ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Reformation revitalized a personal sense of Christian responsibility by anchoring it in the free forgiveness of sins.

Detailed explanation-2: -The shift toward political and religious freedom in turn, helped spawn the Reformation movement, which caused a divide within the powerful Catholic Church, leading many Europeans to turn to then-new Protestant faith.

Detailed explanation-3: -As the Christian movement began to accept non-Jewish members, it moved further away from the strict rules imposed on Jews. In so doing, it gradually became a new and separate religion. Despite its growing popularity, Christianity was sometimes misunderstood and membership could bring enormous risks.

Detailed explanation-4: -Reformed Christians believe that God predestined some people to be saved and others were predestined to eternal damnation. This choice by God to save some is held to be unconditional and not based on any characteristic or action on the part of the person chosen.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Church promotes the belief that Christians do not earn their salvation, but that it is a wholly unmerited gift from God, and that good works are the Christian response to that gift. Reformed theology as practiced in the CRC is founded in Calvinism.