Which of the following does NOT describe John Calvin's conception of Predestination?
a. faith is a gift from God, freely given and not something that can be earned
b. the choices one makes in life do not improve one's chances of entering heaven
c. an individual's actions accord with God's will
d. the elect are chosen by God
e. election can be gained through good works
Answer: e. election can be gained through good works
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a. prohibited sex between Jews and non-Jews, and excluded Jews from the civil service. b. prohibited sex between Jews and non-Jews, while allowing Jews to work in the civil service. c. defined anyone with at least one Jewish grandparent as Jewish, and denied Jews citizenship. d. defined anyone with at least two Jewish grandparents as Jewish, and denied Jews citizenship.
The Arabic word ________ literally meant the “struggle for the path of God (fi sabil Allah)”, and this could range from a personal struggle for faith to war in the name of Islam.
a. Mahdi. b. Amir. c. Jihad. d. Hijra.
The Black Panthers advocated
a. establishment of a separate state exclusively for African Americans. b. extermination of the white power structure. c. destruction of the capitalist system. d. that African Americans rely on the American legal system to secure equality under the law.
Queen Nzinga resisted the Portuguese conquest of Angola
A) through a marriage to Dutch aristocracy. B) by mobilizing military resistance to the Portuguese. C) by entering into a trading alliance with Portugal. D) by forging a military alliance with neighboring Kongo. E) None of these answers is correct.