Protestantism is one of the directions of Christianity that appeared in the 16th century. The basis of the theology of Protestants are several dogmas, which are immutable truths of the doctrine. To this day, these truths are accepted by the entire Protestant church.
The main doctrinal truths of Protestants are several principles showing the main dogmatic definitions. So, for Protestants it is important to study only the Holy Scriptures. No other sources are authoritative, as there is the concept of Sola scriptura, which in Latin means “only scripture”. The Bible is the exclusive authority for Protestants. All traditions outside the scope of the sacred texts of the Bible are rejected.
Another dogma of Protestantism is the doctrine that a person is saved only by faith. In Protestant theology, this definition sounds like Sola fide ("only faith"). This is an indication that only faith is able to exalt a person in the sight of God. It is faith that is necessary for the practitioner of Protestantism. At the same time, a person's salvation depends only on faith, and not on works. Doing good deeds is common good practice that makes no sense in reaching heaven.
Of particular importance in the doctrine of Protestantism is given to the definition of divine grace. It is she who is able to save the sinner, regardless of his will. Grace is seen as an undeserved gift that God pours out on a believer. In Protestant theology, this dogma sounds like Sola gratia ("only grace"). As a result of this, in many varieties of Protestantism, the doctrine of universal predestination appears, according to which God originally determined some people for salvation, and others for destruction. At the same time, a person can no longer change his destiny.
