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In this special episode, Chris describes the extraordinary and courageous lives of the "pre-reformers" John Wycliffe and Jan Huss. He notes the main parallels between their day and our own, and how believers can learn from their superb examples of faithfulness, holiness, courage, and leadership in the face of societies and organizations that hated them. Specifically, he points out how believers should imitate their examples of devotion to Scripture, boldness in teaching, diligence in leading, and wisdom in dealing with government authority.
Main sources used in this episode:
Faith of Our Fathers: Scenes from Church History, from "Wycliffe and Huss: Forerunners of the Reformation" by Craig Jennings
History of the Christian Church by George Park Fisher
In this special episode, Chris describes the extraordinary and courageous lives of the "pre-reformers" John Wycliffe and Jan Huss. He notes the main parallels between their day and our own, and how believers can learn from their superb examples of faithfulness, holiness, courage, and leadership in the face of societies and organizations that hated them. Specifically, he points out how believers should imitate their examples of devotion to Scripture, boldness in teaching, diligence in leading, and wisdom in dealing with government authority.
Main sources used in this episode:
Faith of Our Fathers: Scenes from Church History, from "Wycliffe and Huss: Forerunners of the Reformation" by Craig Jennings
History of the Christian Church by George Park Fisher