{"id":3835,"date":"2024-05-25T07:36:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T07:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/presbyterian-protestant-differences\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T23:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T23:04:45","slug":"presbyterian-protestant-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/presbyterian-protestant-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Presbiteriani vs Protestanti: i presbiteriani sono protestanti governati da anziani"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Presbyterians are Protestant Christians whose churches are governed by elders. Their tradition took shape in Scotland in the 1500s under John Knox, a student of John Calvin, and today it has large churches in South Korea and the United States as well as Scotland. So yes, Presbyterians are Protestants, of the Reformed family. The name tells you most of what is different. It comes from the Greek word presbyteros, &quot;elder&quot;. Elders chosen by the members lead each congregation, and they\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Elders govern their churches; they baptize infants and hold the Westminster Confession.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[],"series":[219],"class_list":["post-3835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-history","series-denominations-compared"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3717,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/presbyterian-vs-roman-catholic\/","url_meta":{"origin":3835,"position":0},"title":"Presbyterian vs Catholic: Every Real Difference, Compared","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Maggio 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Presbyterians are Reformed Protestants, not Roman Catholics. 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