“If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy who drives the plough to know more of the Scriptures than you do.” These were the words William Tyndale hurled at a clergyman of his day. It was a reckless declaration. In that era, translating the Bible into one’s native tongue was… Continue reading Until the Bible Was in Our Hands — Those Who Risked Their Lives to Pass On the Word
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Why Sola Scriptura? The Case for Scripture Alone
There was a thousand years of silence. Ordinary believers in medieval Europe had never held a Bible in their hands. The Scriptures, written in Latin, belonged exclusively to the clergy. Worship was conducted in a language no one could understand, and salvation could only be obtained by following the procedures prescribed by the Church. To… Continue reading Why Sola Scriptura? The Case for Scripture Alone