History of the Church of God: Difference between revisions

Around the 16th century, [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther Martin Luther] and [https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Calvin Jean Calvin] led the Reformation, demanding the renewal of the church that became corrupt by losing the truth. They made efforts for the reformation of faith, crying out for return to pure faith of the [https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-early-Christianity early Church] through repentance and change of the church, but they could not restore the truth of the new covenant Jesus established for the salvation of mankind. Since then, many Protestant churches appeared, but they also followed the vestiges of Gentile religions, such as Sunday worship, cross reverence, and Christmas.