Which of the Following Statements Was Not True of Calvinism

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements was not true of Calvinism?

• A) By about 1570, Calvinists had gained control of most of Europe, including France and England.
• B) Calvinists believed that the church body could choose as well as change their pastors at will.
• C) Calvinists did not develop a clerical hierarchy, but there were elected elders.
• D) Calvinists believed that they must defy secular laws if those laws conflicted with God's word.
• E) The governing body of the church included both clerical leaders and ordinary members.

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