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Protestantism is one of the three major branches of Christianity which originated in the 16th century Reformation. Protestant theology is different from Christianity in four ways.
1. Protestants believe that people are justified through grace, through faith, not on merit earned through good works.
2. They have the belief that the Bible is the sole source of authority on matters of doctrine.
3. Protestants believe that all Christians are priests. Unlike Roman Catholicism, in which the priest's role is as an intermediary between God and humanity, Protestantism ascribes no special status to the priesthood. All Christians can minister to each other as priests.
4. Protestants only affirm those sacraments which have a biblical basis – baptism and the Lord's Supper.
The Protestant reformation of the 16th century emerged as a protest against certain doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Some of the chief Protestants were Martin Luther, Huldreich Zwingli, John Calvin and John Knox.

• John Calvin- The Father of Calvinism

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