Yet another stake was to be set up at Constance. The blood of another witness must testify for the truth. Jerome, upon bidding farewell to Huss on his departure for the council, had exhorted him to courage and firmness, declaring that if he should fall into any peril, he himself would fly to his assistance.Continue reading “The Great Controversy: Huss and Jerome—Chapter 6, Part 4”
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The Great Controversy: Huss and Jerome—Chapter 6, Part 3
The schism in the church still continued. Three popes were now contending for the supremacy, and their strife filled Christendom with crime and tumult. Not content with hurling anathemas, they resorted to temporal weapons. Each cast about him to purchase arms and to obtain soldiers. Of course money must be had; and to procure this,Continue reading “The Great Controversy: Huss and Jerome—Chapter 6, Part 3”
The Great Controversy: Huss and Jerome—Chapter 6, Part 2
[Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. KJV] From Bohemia the light extended to Germany, for disturbances in the University of Prague caused the withdrawal of hundreds of German students. Many of them had receivedContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Huss and Jerome—Chapter 6, Part 2”
The Great Controversy: The Waldenses—Chapter 4, Part 4
[“Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28.] The teachings of popes and priests had led men to look upon the character of God, and even of Christ, as stern, gloomy, and forbidding. The Saviour was represented as so far devoid of sympathy with man inContinue reading “The Great Controversy: The Waldenses—Chapter 4, Part 4”
The Great Controversy: An Era of Spiritual Darkness—Chapter 3, Part 4
The advancing centuries witnessed a constant increase of error in the doctrines put forth from Rome. Even before the establishment of the papacy the teachings of heathen philosophers had received attention and exerted an influence in the church. Many who professed conversion still clung to the tenets of their pagan philosophy, and not only continuedContinue reading “The Great Controversy: An Era of Spiritual Darkness—Chapter 3, Part 4”
The Great Controversy: An Era of Spiritual Darkness—Chapter 3, Part 3
[2 Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. KJV.]Continue reading “The Great Controversy: An Era of Spiritual Darkness—Chapter 3, Part 3”