What deficiency were the covenanters seeking to address in their churches?

• A. The spiritual life lacking in their churches
• B. A lack of liturgical form
• C. Financial mismanagement
• D. A lack of doctrinal unity

Answer: (D)

The main thing being tested is what the covenanters were trying to fix in the churches: a lack of agreement on essential beliefs. They believed that without a shared set of doctrinal standards, churches would drift into divergent teachings and practices, undermining the covenant relationship and the integrity of the gospel. By insisting on confessional standards and Presbyterian-style governance, they aimed to keep preaching, discipline, and worship in line with the same truths across all churches. So the deficiency they sought to address was doctrinal unity, not merely spiritual vitality, liturgical form, or finances.