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The Morning Star of the Reformation
When talking about the Protestant Reformation, names like Luther, John Huss, Jerome, among others, come to mind, of course. Indeed, these were great reformers. But it is also necessary to remember the pioneering work of John Wycliffe in England in the 14th century AD.
Known as the Morning Star of the Reformation, John Wycliffe was the herald of the Reformation not only for England, but for all of Christendom.
“The character of Wycliffe is a testimony to the educating, transforming power of the Holy Scriptures. It was the Bible that made him what he was. The effort to grasp the great truths of revelation imparts freshness and vigor to all the faculties. It expands the mind, sharpens the perceptions, and ripens the judgment. The study of the Bible will ennoble every thought, feeling, and aspiration as no other study can. It gives stability of purpose, patience, courage, and fortitude; it refines the character and sanctifies the soul. An earnest, reverent study of the Scriptures, bringing the mind of the student in direct contact with the infinite mind, would give to the world men of stronger and more active intellect, as well as of nobler principle, than has ever resulted from the ablest training that human philosophy affords.”
John Wycliffe spent his life translating the Word of God into English for two reasons alone: the living Christ changed Him through the Word, and the love of Christ motivated him to share what he had learned with others. Indeed, translating the scriptures into English was Wycliffe's most valuable contribution to the truth. The value of the human instrument is evaluated according to the heart's capacity to know and understand God.
Before Wycliffe, very little of the Bible existed in English. Though he died before Rome got to him, the papacy, undeterred, dug up his remains, burned them, and threw his ashes into a river. But just as those ashes were dispersed by the water, so God’s Word, the water of life, spread far and wide as a result of His work. Thus God used Wycliffe, the “Morning Star of the Reformation.”
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When talking about the Protestant Reformation, names like Luther, John Huss, Jerome, among others, come to mind, of course. Indeed, these were great reformers. But it is also necessary to remember the pioneering work of John Wycliffe in England in the 14th century AD.
Known as the Morning Star of the Reformation, John Wycliffe was the herald of the Reformation not only for England, but for all of Christendom.
“The character of Wycliffe is a testimony to the educating, transforming power of the Holy Scriptures. It was the Bible that made him what he was. The effort to grasp the great truths of revelation imparts freshness and vigor to all the faculties. It expands the mind, sharpens the perceptions, and ripens the judgment. The study of the Bible will ennoble every thought, feeling, and aspiration as no other study can. It gives stability of purpose, patience, courage, and fortitude; it refines the character and sanctifies the soul. An earnest, reverent study of the Scriptures, bringing the mind of the student in direct contact with the infinite mind, would give to the world men of stronger and more active intellect, as well as of nobler principle, than has ever resulted from the ablest training that human philosophy affords.”
John Wycliffe spent his life translating the Word of God into English for two reasons alone: the living Christ changed Him through the Word, and the love of Christ motivated him to share what he had learned with others. Indeed, translating the scriptures into English was Wycliffe's most valuable contribution to the truth. The value of the human instrument is evaluated according to the heart's capacity to know and understand God.
Before Wycliffe, very little of the Bible existed in English. Though he died before Rome got to him, the papacy, undeterred, dug up his remains, burned them, and threw his ashes into a river. But just as those ashes were dispersed by the water, so God’s Word, the water of life, spread far and wide as a result of His work. Thus God used Wycliffe, the “Morning Star of the Reformation.”
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