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William Tyndale’s Concept of the Church

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A regular visitor of this website suggested that I post testimonials of the martyrs and saints to inspire us all. The first person that came to mind was William Tyndale. Quotes about Tyndale from https://www.worldhistory.org/William_Tyndale/ William Tyndale (1494-1536) was a talented English linguist, scholar and priest who was the first to translate the Bible into English. Tyndale objected to the Catholic Church’s control of scripture in Latin and the prohibition … Continue reading →

The Reformation and the Peace of Westphalia

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Peace of Westphalia was the treaty that settled the Thirty Years’ War which took place between 1618 and 1648. It was a conflict between Protestants & Catholics.

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666 – The Anti-Christ to Come?

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n 1519 Martin Luther first called the Pope the Antichrist and later wrote to Pope Leo X and with boldness informed him that he, the Pope, was the Antichrist. The Historicist view was held by all the Protestant Reformers – that is, every major preacher of the gospel on the Protestant side of the Reformation. They all believed that the Papacy was the Antichrist.

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October 31, 1517: The Day Which Began The Liberation of Europe from the Tyranny of Rome!

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Martin Luther On October 31, 1517, a little over five hundred years ago, Martin Luther nailed his Ninety Five Thesis on the door of a church in Wittenberg Germany. That day was the beginning of the liberation of the minds and souls of the European peoples from the tyranny of the religious system of Rome! In case you have never heard of the 95 Thesis, Martin Luther wrote them and … Continue reading →

Email to a friend who holds the correct interpretation of Daniel 9:27

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Recently I learned that a Christian brother named Luke, a member of my fellowship, The Family International, came to the same conclusions as I did about Christ fulfilling the prophecy of Daniel 9:27. He shared it with other members and got many favorable responses. But it seems to me he may not know the complete background why the false doctrine of a future Antichrist making a 7 year covenant with … Continue reading →

On the Sacrament of Extreme Unction – By Martin Luther

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To this rite of anointing the sick our theologians have made two additions well worthy of themselves. One is, that they call it a sacrament; the other, that they make it extreme, so that it cannot be administered except to those who are in extreme peril of life. Perhaps— as they are keen dialecticians—they have so made it in relation to the first unction of baptism, and the two following … Continue reading →

Of the Catholic Priesthood Called Holy Orders – By Martin Luther

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Of this sacrament the Church of Christ knows nothing; it was invented by the church of the Pope. It not only has no promise of grace, anywhere declared, but not a word is said about it in the whole of the New Testament. Now it is ridiculous to set up as a sacrament of God that which can nowhere be proved to have been instituted by God. Not that I … Continue reading →

Of Matrimony – By Martin Luther

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It is not only without any warrant of Scripture that matrimony is considered a sacrament, but it has been turned into a mere mockery by the very same traditions which vaunt it as a sacrament. Let us look a little into this. I have said that in every sacrament there is contained a word of divine promise, which must be believed in by him who receives the sign; and that … Continue reading →

Of Confirmation – By Martin Luther

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It is surprising that it should have entered any one’s mind to make a Sacrament of Confirmation out of that laying on of hands which Christ applied to little children, and by which the apostles bestowed the Holy Spirit, ordained presbyters, and healed the sick; as the Apostle writes to Timothy: “Lay hands suddenly on no man.” (1 Tim. v. 22.) Why not also make a confirmation out of the … Continue reading →