Early Puritan Beliefs

Discouraged by the Church of England and the king, the early Puritans came to America to escape persecution and to establish religious, moral, and societal reforms. The government and religious authority are virtually inseparable and the individuals who question the local authority are accused of questioning the divine authority. The church dominates the Puritan community. The church provides individuals with common shared experiences, scriptures, and a communal source of morality based on shared values. Thy believed that the Bible and its messages were above man’s law and therefore it was the key to salvation. The Puritans community and its inhabitants live in an extremely restrictive society. The early Puritans religion and beliefs to today’s world is different but the same. The religion and beliefs of the Puritans that compare to my own. The Puritans attempted to “purify” the church and their lives, in the way they attempted to purify means to free from guilt or moral or ceremonial blemish. There attempting to purify their lives is similar to mines because who lives a life full …show more content…
The Puritans society discourages individuality and individual desires. In the 20th Century many people like me act on our own now we do stuff that benefits us and it’s considered okay to go and find what interests you. Some other things that are different between the Puritans and me is the Puritans consider material and sexual desires unnatural and evil; the Devil’s work, it is a threat to the society. The society will punish whomever pursues material or sexual gratification. The puritans never had the time to enjoy the beauty of life because vanity is considered a sin. The Puritans views on nature and animals. Some of the ways the Puritan lived and how I live that is differently is by the Puritans never fully enjoying life, drama, religious music, hair styles, and excessive alcohol