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The '''Bevindelijk Gereformeerde''' movement is a very [[conservative]] movement in [[Dutch]] [[Calvinism]], that emphasizes the importance the necessity of being [[born again]], in order to be [[salvation|saved]], as well as the necessity of experiencing your [[faith]] [[emotion]]ally. Emphases is also placed on living a very conservative lifestyle and the movement strongly opposes [[secularism]]. 

Bevindelijke Calvinists are often criticized by [[Orthodox]] Calvinists for overemphasizing emotional experience in faith, and thus undermining the doctrines of Calvinism and showing tendencies towards [[Pentecostal]]ism. Orthodox Calvinists also claim that, whereas man's main goal should be [[God]]'s glorification, it is considered to be salvation in "Bevindelijke" Calvinism.

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