Iustitia Protestant Church
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| Iustitian Protestant Church | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Scripture | The Holy Bible |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Archbishop | James Bradley |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Iustitia City, Libertas Omnium Maximus |
| Origin | 1669 Iustita |
| Branched from | Church of Valahandia |
| Members | 19,400,000 baptized members |
| Tax status | Church |
| Other name(s) | Protestant Church of Iustitia |
The Iustitian Protestant Church (often abbreviated to IPC) is a trinitarian Protestant Christian communion primarily localized in Libertas Omnium Maximus. Nearly 1/3 of Maximusian citizens are baptized members of the church (though actual attending membership is fewer than 1/4 of the population). Founded in the late 17th century in what was at the time the Valahandian Royal Colony of Iustitia, the Iustitian Protestant Church would go on to be named the state-church of the Republic of Iustitia in 1802 and would maintain this status until January 1, 1841. The Iustitian Protestant Church is an offshoot of the Church of Valahandia, founded in 1568 after the nation's theological break-away from the Catholic Church.
History
Doctrine
Iustitian Protestants hold the Holy Bible to be their highest and only divinely-inspired authority on all matters of morality and faith. This doctrine is known as sola scriptura. Iustitian Protestants practice infant baptism and maintain that, in receiving Eucharist, they are consuming the physical body and blood of Christ through transubstantiation, rather than in a symbolic sense. Iustitian Protestants do not venerate the saints, but do affirm the distinct tripartite nature of the holy trinity, the duality of Christ (that he has two natures, one entirely human, one entirely divine), and every other element of the Nicene Creed.