[Psalms 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.Psalms 118:9 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.—KJV] In the presence of that powerful and titled assembly the lowly born Reformer seemed awed and embarrassed. Several of the princes, observing his emotion,Continue reading “The Great Controversy: Luther Before the Diet—Chapter 8, Part 3”
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The Great Controversy: Luther Before the Diet—Chapter 8, Part 2
[Psalms 23:1 (A Psalm of David.) The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.Psalms 23:2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.Psalms 23:3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.Psalms 23:4 Yea, though I walk throughContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Luther Before the Diet—Chapter 8, Part 2”
The Great Controversy: Luther’s Separation From Rome—Chapter 7, Part 4
Luther’s teachings attracted the attention of thoughtful minds throughout all Germany. From his sermons and writings issued beams of light which awakened and illuminated thousands. A living faith was taking the place of the dead formalism in which the church had so long been held. The people were daily losing confidence in the superstitions ofContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Luther’s Separation From Rome—Chapter 7, Part 4”
The Great Controversy: Luther’s Separation From Rome—Chapter 7, Part 3
[Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:Ephesians 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he (God) is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from allContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Luther’s Separation From Rome—Chapter 7, Part 3”
The Great Controversy: Luther’s Separation From Rome—Chapter 7, Part 2
Luther was ordained a priest and was called from the cloister to a professorship in the University of Wittenberg. Here he applied himself to the study of the Scriptures in the original tongues. He began to lecture upon the Bible; and the book of Psalms, the Gospels, and the Epistles were opened to the understandingContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Luther’s Separation From Rome—Chapter 7, Part 2”
The Great Controversy: Huss and Jerome—Chapter 6, Part 1
The gospel had been planted in Bohemia as early as the ninth century. The Bible was translated, and public worship was conducted, in the language of the people. But as the power of the pope increased, so the word of God was obscured. Gregory VII, who had taken it upon himself to humble the prideContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Huss and Jerome—Chapter 6, Part 1”
The Great Controversy: John Wycliffe—Chapter 5, Part 3
The appearance of the Scriptures brought dismay to the authorities of the church. They had now to meet an agency more powerful than Wycliffe—an agency against which their weapons would avail little. There was at this time no law in England prohibiting the Bible, for it had never before been published in the language ofContinue reading “The Great Controversy: John Wycliffe—Chapter 5, Part 3”