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You can weep over your sin and still love it.
You can fear its consequences while secretly longing to commit it again.
You can confess it with your lips while keeping it enthroned in your heart.
In his 1668 book The Doctrine of Repentance, the Puritan Thomas Watson l ingredients of true repentance:
1. SIGHT OF SIN: You must see your own wickedness, not merely the sins of others. You must recognize what you are before a holy God.
2. SORROW FOR SIN: You must grieve not merely because your sin has brought you suffering, but because you have offended the God who made you.
3. CONFESSION OF SIN: You must stop excusing, minimizing, and concealing your transgressions. You must accuse yourself and acknowledge your guilt before God.
4. SHAME FOR SIN: You must learn to blush at what you once boasted of. What once delighted your corrupt heart must now humble you.
5. HATRED OF SIN: You must hate what you once loved. Not merely because sin threatens your happiness, reputation, or eternal safety, but because it is hateful to God.
6. TURNING FROM SIN: You must forsake your wicked ways and turn to God with your whole heart. You cannot claim to have abandoned sin while secretly reserving a place for its return.
You have not truly repented merely because you regret what sin has cost you.
The question is whether you now hate the sin you once cherished, and whether your heart and life are being turned toward God.
Repentance is not merely sorrow over sin.
It is a Spirit-wrought change of heart that produces a change of life.
You can fear its consequences while secretly longing to commit it again.
You can confess it with your lips while keeping it enthroned in your heart.
In his 1668 book The Doctrine of Repentance, the Puritan Thomas Watson l ingredients of true repentance:
1. SIGHT OF SIN: You must see your own wickedness, not merely the sins of others. You must recognize what you are before a holy God.
2. SORROW FOR SIN: You must grieve not merely because your sin has brought you suffering, but because you have offended the God who made you.
3. CONFESSION OF SIN: You must stop excusing, minimizing, and concealing your transgressions. You must accuse yourself and acknowledge your guilt before God.
4. SHAME FOR SIN: You must learn to blush at what you once boasted of. What once delighted your corrupt heart must now humble you.
5. HATRED OF SIN: You must hate what you once loved. Not merely because sin threatens your happiness, reputation, or eternal safety, but because it is hateful to God.
6. TURNING FROM SIN: You must forsake your wicked ways and turn to God with your whole heart. You cannot claim to have abandoned sin while secretly reserving a place for its return.
You have not truly repented merely because you regret what sin has cost you.
The question is whether you now hate the sin you once cherished, and whether your heart and life are being turned toward God.
Repentance is not merely sorrow over sin.
It is a Spirit-wrought change of heart that produces a change of life.
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@BerithPressChristi Americana, Cotton Mather reports that powaws' rites failed during droughts while Christian prayers brought gentle rain that spared the corn, leading Indians to call the English God good. Opponents of the Gospel near Weymouth were swept by smallpox. A dying Indian lad recovered after prayer when powaws had given him up. On Martha's Vineyard, Hiacoomes publicly despised the idols, survived the powaws' threats, and many (including former powaws) forsook their gods.
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Happy Reformation Day, and Lord's Day tomorrow.
To celebrate, we have a free download on our website for today & tomorrow.
It's a biography of Martin Luther by Melchior Adam, a 17th century German Calvinist.
Go to our website > Resources > Downloads, and scroll to the end.
To celebrate, we have a free download on our website for today & tomorrow.
It's a biography of Martin Luther by Melchior Adam, a 17th century German Calvinist.
Go to our website > Resources > Downloads, and scroll to the end.
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⚠️*太陽は暗くなった。皇帝は震え上がった。そして、天から来た一人の男が死んだ。*
️⭕️約2,000年前、イエス・キリストが十字架にかけられたまさにその年に、
⚠️中国の帝国史料に驚くべき出来事が記録されている。
西暦31年、漢王朝の光武帝の下で、太陽は日食となった。
古代中国の記録はこう述べている：
「癸亥の日、月の最後の日に、日食があった。[皇帝は] 謁見の間を避け、すべての軍事活動を停止し、五日間公務を扱わなかった。」
— 『後漢書』、光武帝紀、七年。
その光景を想像してみてほしい。
地上で最も偉大な文明の一つである皇帝が、軍隊、大臣、帝室の華やかさに囲まれながら、天の暗闇にこれほど動揺し、謁見の間から退いたのだ。
五日間、彼の帝国の事柄はすべて停止した。
彼は天の前で震え上がり、自らの不值得さを告白した。
そして、驚くべき帝室の布告が下された：
「陰陽が誤って入れ替わり、太陽と月が食となった。すべての民の罪は今、一人の男に置かれた。天の下すべてに赦しが宣せられる。」
— 『後漢書』、第一巻。
これらの言葉をもう一度読んでみてほしい。
*すべての民の罪は今、一人の男に置かれた。*
*天の下すべてに赦しが宣せられる。*
そして、さらに驚くべきことがある。
中国の歴史注釈に残された古代の予兆テキストには、これらの驚異的な言葉が含まれている：
「癸亥の日に日食、天から来た男が死んだ」。
— 『後漢書』、天文志、十八。
今、視線を中国からエルサレムへ移してみてほしい。
そこに、主イエス・キリスト、神の永遠の御子が、暗くなった天の下で十字架にかけられている。
六時から九時まで、闇が大地を覆った。
大地は揺れ、岩は裂け、神殿の幕は二つに裂けた。
そして、そこに、呪われた木の上に、神の選民の罪が一人の男に置かれた。
天の裁きの下で震える地上の皇帝ではなく、民の代わりに神の裁きを負う王の中の王。
恐れおののいた支配者が発する帝室の赦しではなく、キリストの尊い血によって買い取られた永遠の赦し。
まさに十字架の世代に、古代中国の史料にこれほど驚くべき言葉が見つかるとは！
神の主権的な摂理を考えてみてほしい。
キリストの死の時刻を定めた方が、太陽、月、星をも支配なさる。一つの天体もそのみ命なくして動かず、一人の皇帝もその御心なくして支配しない。
地上の王たちが天の下で震え上がる中、天と地の主は御教会の贖いを成し遂げておられた。
そして、カルバリで買い取られた赦しは、やがて諸国に宣せられ、遠き中国の岸辺にまで届くことになる。
*「主は我々のすべての不義を彼に負わせた。」 — イザヤ書 53:6。*
天は神の栄光を語る。
そして、歴史そのものがその永遠のみ定めに従って展開する。
️⭕️約2,000年前、イエス・キリストが十字架にかけられたまさにその年に、
⚠️中国の帝国史料に驚くべき出来事が記録されている。
西暦31年、漢王朝の光武帝の下で、太陽は日食となった。
古代中国の記録はこう述べている：
「癸亥の日、月の最後の日に、日食があった。[皇帝は] 謁見の間を避け、すべての軍事活動を停止し、五日間公務を扱わなかった。」
— 『後漢書』、光武帝紀、七年。
その光景を想像してみてほしい。
地上で最も偉大な文明の一つである皇帝が、軍隊、大臣、帝室の華やかさに囲まれながら、天の暗闇にこれほど動揺し、謁見の間から退いたのだ。
五日間、彼の帝国の事柄はすべて停止した。
彼は天の前で震え上がり、自らの不值得さを告白した。
そして、驚くべき帝室の布告が下された：
「陰陽が誤って入れ替わり、太陽と月が食となった。すべての民の罪は今、一人の男に置かれた。天の下すべてに赦しが宣せられる。」
— 『後漢書』、第一巻。
これらの言葉をもう一度読んでみてほしい。
*すべての民の罪は今、一人の男に置かれた。*
*天の下すべてに赦しが宣せられる。*
そして、さらに驚くべきことがある。
中国の歴史注釈に残された古代の予兆テキストには、これらの驚異的な言葉が含まれている：
「癸亥の日に日食、天から来た男が死んだ」。
— 『後漢書』、天文志、十八。
今、視線を中国からエルサレムへ移してみてほしい。
そこに、主イエス・キリスト、神の永遠の御子が、暗くなった天の下で十字架にかけられている。
六時から九時まで、闇が大地を覆った。
大地は揺れ、岩は裂け、神殿の幕は二つに裂けた。
そして、そこに、呪われた木の上に、神の選民の罪が一人の男に置かれた。
天の裁きの下で震える地上の皇帝ではなく、民の代わりに神の裁きを負う王の中の王。
恐れおののいた支配者が発する帝室の赦しではなく、キリストの尊い血によって買い取られた永遠の赦し。
まさに十字架の世代に、古代中国の史料にこれほど驚くべき言葉が見つかるとは！
神の主権的な摂理を考えてみてほしい。
キリストの死の時刻を定めた方が、太陽、月、星をも支配なさる。一つの天体もそのみ命なくして動かず、一人の皇帝もその御心なくして支配しない。
地上の王たちが天の下で震え上がる中、天と地の主は御教会の贖いを成し遂げておられた。
そして、カルバリで買い取られた赦しは、やがて諸国に宣せられ、遠き中国の岸辺にまで届くことになる。
*「主は我々のすべての不義を彼に負わせた。」 — イザヤ書 53:6。*
天は神の栄光を語る。
そして、歴史そのものがその永遠のみ定めに従って展開する。
*THE SUN WAS DARKENED. AN EMPEROR TREMBLED. AND A MAN FROM HEAVEN DIED.*
Nearly 2,000 years ago, during the very years in which Jesus Christ was crucified, something extraordinary was recorded in the imperial chronicles of China.
In AD 31, under Emperor Guangwu of the Han lipsed.
The ancient Chinese record declares:
“In the day of Gui Hai, the last day of the month, there was a solar eclipse. [The emperor] avoided the Throne Room, suspended all military activities and did not handle official business for five days.”
— History of the Later Han Dynasty, Chronicles of Emperor Guangwu, Year 7.
Imagine the scene.
The emperor of one of the greatest civilizations on earth, surrounded by his armies, ministers, and imperial splendour, was so shaken by the darkening of the heavens that he withdrew from his throne room.
For FIVE DAYS, the affairs of his empire were suspended.
He trembled before Heaven, confessing his own unworthiness.
Then came an astonishing imperial proclamation:
“Yin and Yang have mistakenly switched, and the sun and moon were eclipsed. The sins of all the people are now on one man. Pardon is proclaimed to all under heaven.”
— History of the Later Han Dynasty, Vol. 1.
Read those words again.
*The sins of all the people are now on one man.*
*Pardon is proclaimed to all under heaven.*
And there is something still more extraordinary.
An ancient omen text preserved in the Chinese historical commentary contains these amazing words:
“Eclipse on the day of Gui Hai, Man from Heaven died”.
— History of the Later Han, Astronomical Annals, No. 18.
Now turn your thoughts from China to Jerusalem.
There hangs the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, crucified beneath a darkened heaven.
From the sixth hour until the ninth, darkness covered the land.
The earth shook. The rocks were rent. The veil of the temple was torn in two.
And there, upon that accursed tree, the sins of God's elect were laid upon ONE MAN.
Not an earthly emperor trembling beneath Heaven's judgment, but the King of kings bearing divine judgment in the place of His people.
Not an imperial pardon issued by a frightened ruler, but everlasting forgiveness purchased by the precious blood of Christ.
What extraordinary words to find in the chronicles of ancient China during the very generation of the crucifixion!
Consider the sovereign providence of God.
He who appointed the hour of Christ's death also governs the sun, moon, and stars. Not one heavenly body moves without His decree. Not one emperor reigns independently of His will.
While the kings of the earth trembled beneath the heavens, the Lord of heaven and earth was accomplishing the redemption of His Church.
And the pardon purchased at Calvary would eventually be proclaimed throughout the nations, even to the distant shores of China.
*“The LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” — Isaiah 53:6.*
The heavens declare the glory of God.
And history itself unfolds according to His eternal decree.
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“Christ's human nature cannot be the principle by which He performs everything He does and can do. Christ performs both divine and human things because He is God and man and possesses the two forms of God and man.” @BerithPress
-Jerome Zanchi
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.@grok What strange & extraordinary providences does Cotton Mather report occurring among the Indian tribes living in America, leading them to abandon their idols as the Gospel spread among them?
@BerithPress Cool story bro. What about all the indians living in the Americas? Did they get the bat signal too?
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You are probably familiar with the story in the Babylonian Talmud (Yoma 39b), where four extraordinary signs are listed as having begun 40 years before the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.
The lot for the Lord ceased coming up in the high priest's right hand; the scarlet the scapegoat no longer turned white; the western lamp of the Temple no longer burned continually; and the doors of the Temple began opening by themselves.
This was brought about by Christ's death and resurrection. The Old Covenant waxed old (Hebrews 8:13) before it was brought an end to by Titus and his Roman soldiers.
What is lesser known, however, is what was happening in the Gentile world.
For centuries, the pagan nations had consulted oracles: supposedly supernatural voices that communicated through priests and priestesses at temples dedicated to Apollo and other false gods. Demonic power seemed to reign supreme.
Kings consulted these oracles before going to war, cities sought their guidance in times of calamity, and the common people lived in fear of their pronouncements.
Yet now the ancient oracles began falling silent.
The Roman writer Cicero openly questioned why the famous oracle at Delphi had ceased delivering its former prophecies. The Greek geographer Strabo likewise observed that the once-celebrated oracle of Ammon had become almost deserted.
Plutarch, himself a pagan Greek philosopher and priest at Delphi, devoted an entire treatise to this extraordinary phenomenon, entitled On the Cessation of Oracles (Περὶ τῶν ἐκλελοιπότων χρηστηρίων).
He observed that places once renowned for their supernatural pronouncements had become utterly silent. In some regions, nearly every oracle had disappeared. The pagans were perplexed, and various explanations were proposed for this remarkable decline.
But perhaps the most astonishing account preserved by Plutarch concerns an event during the reign of Emperor Tiberius—the very emperor under whom our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified.
A ship was sailing through the Mediterranean when, near the island of Paxi, a mysterious voice called out to an Egyptian pilot named Thamus. After calling him three times, the voice commanded: “When you come to Palodes, announce that Great Pan is dead.”
Pan was one of the deities worshiped by the ancient Greeks.
The passengers were terrified; Thamus nevertheless resolved to deliver the message if the sea remained calm.
When the ship approached Palodes, he turned toward the shore and cried out: “GREAT PAN IS DEAD!”
Plutarch records a tremendous groaning was heard, not from one voice, but from many, accompanied by cries of astonishment.
When Emperor Tiberius heard about this in Rome, he ordered an investigation into the matter.
This matters theologically, of course.
The prophets had expressly foretold that the coming of the Messiah would bring about the overthrow of idolatry.
Isaiah 2:18 declares: “And the idols he shall utterly abolish.”
And Zechariah 13:2: “I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered.”
Throughout His earthly ministry, Jesus Christ demonstrated His absolute authority over the powers of darkness. The demons trembled at His presence, confessed His divine identity, and obeyed His commands. But His victory did not end at Jerusalem; it went beyond Judaea and Samaria to the ends of the earth.
Following His death, resurrection, and ascension, the Gospel began spreading throughout the nations. The strongholds of pagan superstition were shaken. Ancient temples were deserted. The worship of idols was overthrown, and those who had formerly lived in darkness were brought to the knowledge of the true and living God.
In the Jewish world, the signs of the Temple were changing. In the Gentile world, the ancient oracles were being silenced. The pagan philosophers recognized that something extraordinary was happening, but they could not explain its true cause. By God's grace however, we Christians can.
The crucified and risen Christ had triumphed over the principalities and powers of darkness. The nations that had so long been held captive by idolatry were now being summoned to worship the Son of God.
As we read in Psalm 2:8: “Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.”
The coming of Jesus Christ marked the beginning of the overthrow of paganism and the gathering of the Gentile nations into His kingdom.
The oracles of the false gods fell silent, while the Gospel of the risen Christ went forth into all the earth.
The lot for the Lord ceased coming up in the high priest's right hand; the scarlet the scapegoat no longer turned white; the western lamp of the Temple no longer burned continually; and the doors of the Temple began opening by themselves.
This was brought about by Christ's death and resurrection. The Old Covenant waxed old (Hebrews 8:13) before it was brought an end to by Titus and his Roman soldiers.
What is lesser known, however, is what was happening in the Gentile world.
For centuries, the pagan nations had consulted oracles: supposedly supernatural voices that communicated through priests and priestesses at temples dedicated to Apollo and other false gods. Demonic power seemed to reign supreme.
Kings consulted these oracles before going to war, cities sought their guidance in times of calamity, and the common people lived in fear of their pronouncements.
Yet now the ancient oracles began falling silent.
The Roman writer Cicero openly questioned why the famous oracle at Delphi had ceased delivering its former prophecies. The Greek geographer Strabo likewise observed that the once-celebrated oracle of Ammon had become almost deserted.
Plutarch, himself a pagan Greek philosopher and priest at Delphi, devoted an entire treatise to this extraordinary phenomenon, entitled On the Cessation of Oracles (Περὶ τῶν ἐκλελοιπότων χρηστηρίων).
He observed that places once renowned for their supernatural pronouncements had become utterly silent. In some regions, nearly every oracle had disappeared. The pagans were perplexed, and various explanations were proposed for this remarkable decline.
But perhaps the most astonishing account preserved by Plutarch concerns an event during the reign of Emperor Tiberius—the very emperor under whom our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified.
A ship was sailing through the Mediterranean when, near the island of Paxi, a mysterious voice called out to an Egyptian pilot named Thamus. After calling him three times, the voice commanded: “When you come to Palodes, announce that Great Pan is dead.”
Pan was one of the deities worshiped by the ancient Greeks.
The passengers were terrified; Thamus nevertheless resolved to deliver the message if the sea remained calm.
When the ship approached Palodes, he turned toward the shore and cried out: “GREAT PAN IS DEAD!”
Plutarch records a tremendous groaning was heard, not from one voice, but from many, accompanied by cries of astonishment.
When Emperor Tiberius heard about this in Rome, he ordered an investigation into the matter.
This matters theologically, of course.
The prophets had expressly foretold that the coming of the Messiah would bring about the overthrow of idolatry.
Isaiah 2:18 declares: “And the idols he shall utterly abolish.”
And Zechariah 13:2: “I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered.”
Throughout His earthly ministry, Jesus Christ demonstrated His absolute authority over the powers of darkness. The demons trembled at His presence, confessed His divine identity, and obeyed His commands. But His victory did not end at Jerusalem; it went beyond Judaea and Samaria to the ends of the earth.
Following His death, resurrection, and ascension, the Gospel began spreading throughout the nations. The strongholds of pagan superstition were shaken. Ancient temples were deserted. The worship of idols was overthrown, and those who had formerly lived in darkness were brought to the knowledge of the true and living God.
In the Jewish world, the signs of the Temple were changing. In the Gentile world, the ancient oracles were being silenced. The pagan philosophers recognized that something extraordinary was happening, but they could not explain its true cause. By God's grace however, we Christians can.
The crucified and risen Christ had triumphed over the principalities and powers of darkness. The nations that had so long been held captive by idolatry were now being summoned to worship the Son of God.
As we read in Psalm 2:8: “Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.”
The coming of Jesus Christ marked the beginning of the overthrow of paganism and the gathering of the Gentile nations into His kingdom.
The oracles of the false gods fell silent, while the Gospel of the risen Christ went forth into all the earth.
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@BerithPress1819, months after Kamehameha I died, his son Liholiho (Kamehameha II), with Kaʻahumanu, Keōpūolani and high priest Hewahewa, abolished the kapu system by publicly eating with women. They ordered heiaus dismantled and wooden idols burned across the islands. Hewahewa himself lit the first fires. Resistance ended at the Battle of Kuamoʻo that December. Missionaries arrived in March 1820 to find the old state religion already gone.
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.@grok What happened to the idols of Hawaii in the year or so preceding the arrival of Christian missionaries?
@BerithPress Cool story bro. What about all the indians living in the Americas? Did they get the bat signal too?
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This is perhaps one of my favorite stories in all of human history.
“The sins of all mankind have been laid upon one man.”
Praise God for his glorious grace to all who have faith in his Son Jesus Christ!
“The sins of all mankind have been laid upon one man.”
Praise God for his glorious grace to all who have faith in his Son Jesus Christ!
*THE SUN WAS DARKENED. AN EMPEROR TREMBLED. AND A MAN FROM HEAVEN DIED.*
Nearly 2,000 years ago, during the very years in which Jesus Christ was crucified, something extraordinary was recorded in the imperial chronicles of China.
In AD 31, under Emperor Guangwu of the Han lipsed.
The ancient Chinese record declares:
“In the day of Gui Hai, the last day of the month, there was a solar eclipse. [The emperor] avoided the Throne Room, suspended all military activities and did not handle official business for five days.”
— History of the Later Han Dynasty, Chronicles of Emperor Guangwu, Year 7.
Imagine the scene.
The emperor of one of the greatest civilizations on earth, surrounded by his armies, ministers, and imperial splendour, was so shaken by the darkening of the heavens that he withdrew from his throne room.
For FIVE DAYS, the affairs of his empire were suspended.
He trembled before Heaven, confessing his own unworthiness.
Then came an astonishing imperial proclamation:
“Yin and Yang have mistakenly switched, and the sun and moon were eclipsed. The sins of all the people are now on one man. Pardon is proclaimed to all under heaven.”
— History of the Later Han Dynasty, Vol. 1.
Read those words again.
*The sins of all the people are now on one man.*
*Pardon is proclaimed to all under heaven.*
And there is something still more extraordinary.
An ancient omen text preserved in the Chinese historical commentary contains these amazing words:
“Eclipse on the day of Gui Hai, Man from Heaven died”.
— History of the Later Han, Astronomical Annals, No. 18.
Now turn your thoughts from China to Jerusalem.
There hangs the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, crucified beneath a darkened heaven.
From the sixth hour until the ninth, darkness covered the land.
The earth shook. The rocks were rent. The veil of the temple was torn in two.
And there, upon that accursed tree, the sins of God's elect were laid upon ONE MAN.
Not an earthly emperor trembling beneath Heaven's judgment, but the King of kings bearing divine judgment in the place of His people.
Not an imperial pardon issued by a frightened ruler, but everlasting forgiveness purchased by the precious blood of Christ.
What extraordinary words to find in the chronicles of ancient China during the very generation of the crucifixion!
Consider the sovereign providence of God.
He who appointed the hour of Christ's death also governs the sun, moon, and stars. Not one heavenly body moves without His decree. Not one emperor reigns independently of His will.
While the kings of the earth trembled beneath the heavens, the Lord of heaven and earth was accomplishing the redemption of His Church.
And the pardon purchased at Calvary would eventually be proclaimed throughout the nations, even to the distant shores of China.
*“The LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” — Isaiah 53:6.*
The heavens declare the glory of God.
And history itself unfolds according to His eternal decree.
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The Guanabara Confession of Faith was the first Protestant writing in the Americas (1558), by French Huguenots.
12 hours later, the authors of it were hanged:
The Confession of Guanabara
According to the doctrine of St. Peter, the apostle, in his first letter, all Christians n answer of the hope that they possess, with all meekness and benevolence; we, the undersigned, Mr. Villegagnon, unanimously (according to the measure of grace upon us bestowed by the Lord), are giving an answer, point by point, as you have thus requested and ordained, beginning with the first article:
I. We believe in one God, immortal, invisible, creator of heaven and earth, and of all things, visible and invisible, who is identified in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit; who constitute nothing else but the same substance in essence, eternal and of the same will; the Father, source and beginning of all good; the Son, eternally generated by the Father, who, in the fullness of time, manifested Himself in the flesh to the world, being conceived by the Holy Spirit, was born of the Virgin Mary, made under the law to rescue those that were under it, in order that we would be received by adoption as God’s own sons; the Holy Spirit, proceeding from the Father and the Son, teacher of all truth, speaking through the mouths of the prophets, bringing the things that were said by our Lord Jesus Christ to the apostles. He is the only comforter in affliction, imparting steadfastness and perseverance in all good.
We believe that it is necessary to worship solely, perfectly love, cry to and call upon the majesty of God in faith, and in a personal manner.
II. Worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ, we are not separating one nature from the other, but confess both natures, namely: the inseparable divine and human natures.
III. We believe, concerning the Son of God and concerning the Holy Spirit, that which the Word of God and apostolic doctrine and the symbol teach us.
IV. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will come to judge the living and the dead, in a visible and human form, as He ascended to heaven, executing such judgment in the form which has been predicted in the 25th chapter of Matthew; and that the Father has given Him, being man, all power to judge.
And concerning what we say in our prayers, that the Father will come at last in the Person of the Son, we understand, by that, that the power of the Father, given to the Son, will be manifested in this judgment; nevertheless we do not want to confuse the persons, knowing that they are distinct one from another.
V. We believe in the holy sacrament of the Supper, as corporal figures of bread and wine, and that faithful souls are actually fed with the very substance of our Lord Jesus, as our bodies are fed by food; thus, we do not understand the saying that the bread and wine are actually transformed or transubstantiated in their body, because the bread continues with its nature and substance; likewise the wine, there is no change or alteration.
We differentiate, nevertheless, this bread and wine from other bread and wine dedicated to the common usage, understanding that these are, for us, sacramental signs, under which truth is infallibly received. The reception of this truth, however, is not possible except by faith, and it is not proper to imagine anything carnal, nor to prepare the teeth to eat, as we learn from Saint Augustine, when he says, “Why do you prepare the teeth and the stomach? Believe, and you have eaten.”
The sign, therefore, does not give us the truth nor the signified thing; but our Lord Jesus Christ, by His power, virtue and goodness, feeds and preserves our souls and makes them share in His own flesh and blood, and all His benefits.
Let us see the interpretation of the words of Jesus Christ: “This is my body.” Tertullian, in his fourth book Against Marcion, explains these words: “this is the sign and the figure of my body.”
St. Augustine says, “The Lord didn’t avoid saying—’This is my body,’ when he was merely giving a sign of his body.”
Therefore (as it is ordained in the first canon of the Nicene Council), in this holy sacrament, we should not imagine anything fleshly, nor distract ourselves with the bread and wine, which are in them proposed as signs, but lift our spirits to heaven so that we can contemplate, by faith, the Son of God, our Lord Jesus, who sits at the right hand of God, His Father.
In this sense we could subscribe to the article of the Ascension, alongside many other statements of Saint Augustine, which we omit for we fear they are too lengthy.
VI. We believe that if it was necessary to add water to the wine, the gospel writers and Saint Paul would not have omitted such an important matter.
And as what the earlier doctors have observed (concerning the blood mixed with water that flowed from Jesus Christ’s side, considering that such an observance has no basis in Scripture, and seeing that this happened after the institution of the Lord’s Supper), we cannot necessarily admit this practice today.
VII. We believe that there is no other consecration except that which is performed by the minister, when he celebrates communion, when he speaks to the people, in a known tongue, the literal institution of this Supper, as per the form prescribed by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, admonishing the people as to the death and passion of our Lord. Even as it is taught by St. Augustine, consecration is the word of faith that is preached and received in faith. Therefore, it follows that the words secretly pronounced about the signs cannot be their consecration, as it appears from the institution that our Lord left to His apostles, speaking His words to His disciples who were there, present, whom He ordered to take and eat.
VIII. The Holy Sacrament of the Supper is not food for the body as it is for the souls (for we cannot conceive anything fleshly about them, as we declared in the fifth article) which receives them by faith, which is not carnal.
IX. We believe that baptism is a sacrament of repentance, and is an entry into the Church of God, so that we can be incorporated in Jesus Christ. It represents to us the remission of all our sins, past and future, which is fully acquired only through the death of our Lord Jesus.
Moreover, the mortification of our flesh is there represented, and the washing, represented by the water sprinkled on the child, is the sign and seal of the blood of our Lord Jesus, who is the true purification of our souls. Its institution is taught to us in the Word of God, which the saints have observed, using water in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. As to exorcisms, abjurations of Satan, confirmation, spit and salt, we record these as traditions of men, and we are pleased, only, with the form and institution left by our Lord Jesus.
X. As to free will, we believe that the first man, created in the image of God, had freedom and will, both to do good as well as evil. Only he knew what was free will, for he was possessed of full abilities. Nevertheless, he did not even keep this gift of God, for it was taken away from him on account of his sin, and from all that descend from him, such that no one from the seed of Adam has a spark of good.
For this reason, Saint Paul says that the natural man does not understand the things of God. And Hosea cries to the children of Israel: “You have fallen by your iniquity.” And we understand that this is true about the man that is not regenerated by the Holy Spirit.
As to the Christian man, baptized in the blood of Jesus Christ, who walks in newness of life, our Lord Jesus Christ restores to him free will, and reforms his will for all good works; nevertheless, not in perfection, for the performing of good will is not in his power, but comes from God, as fully this holy Apostle declares, in the seventh chapter of Romans, saying, “but to will is present with me, but to perform that which is good, I find not.”
The man predestined to eternal life, even though he sins on account of his human frailty, nevertheless cannot fall into impenitence.
Speaking about this, St. John says that he does not sin because His seed remains in him.
XI. We believe that forgiveness of sins belongs only to the Word of God, of which, says St. Ambrose, man is just the minister; therefore, if he condemns or absolves, it is not him, but that which is announced by the Word of God.
St. Augustine, in this area, says that it is not by merits of men that sins are forgiven, but by virtue of the Holy Spirit. For the Lord said to his apostles, “Receive ye the Holy Spirit,” and he adds, “whosoever sins you remit, they are remitted unto them, etc.”
Cyprian says that a servant cannot forgive an offence against the Lord.
XII. As to imposition of hands, this has served its time, and there is no need of preserving it now, for through the imposition of hands one cannot bestow the Holy Spirit, for this belongs only to God.
As to ecclesiastical orders, we believe that which has been written by St. Paul in the first letter to Timothy and in other places.
XIII. The separation between a man and a woman legitimately united by marriage cannot be done, except on account of adultery, as is taught by our Lord (Matthew 19:5). And not only is this cause for separation, but also, with the cause properly examined by authorities, the non-guilty party, if cannot contain himself, should marry, as it is taught by St. Ambrose, on the seventh chapter of the first letter of Corinth. The authority, however, must proceed in this matter with mature counsel.
[NB. Remarriage while one’s spouse is living is forbidden (e.g., Rom. 7:2-3; I Cor. 7:39). For more, click here.]
XIV. St. Paul, when teaching that the overseer must be the husband of one wife, is not saying that another marriage is not proper, but he is condemning bigamy, which attracted many in those days; nevertheless, we will leave the concluding judgment on this matter to ones more knowledgeable in the Holy Scriptures, and we will not base our opinion in this matter solely on our faith.
XV. It is not right to vow a promise to God, unless it is that which He approves. In this way the monastic vows tend to corrupt the true service to God. It is also a fearful thing for a man in presumption to vow something beyond the measure of his calling, seeing that Scripture teaches us that continence is a special gift (Matthew 19 and I Corinthians 7). Therefore, it follows that those who impose on themselves this necessity, renouncing matrimony throughout all their lives, cannot be excused of extreme temerity and excessive and insolent confidence in themselves.
And through this means, they tempt God, considering that the gift of continence is, in some, merely temporal, and that which is temporal does not last throughout a whole life. Thus, monks, priests, and others who oblige themselves to live in chastity, tempt God, for it is not in themselves to fulfill what they have promised. St. Cyprian, in his chapter eleven, says, “If virgins dedicate themselves in good will to Christ, they persevere in chastity without defect; if they so remain, strong and constant, they can expect the reward prepared for their virginity; if they do not want or cannot persevere in their vow, it is better for them to marry than to be thrown into the fire of luxury, on account of its pleasures and delights.” As to the passage written by St. Paul, it is true that the widows separated to take care of the church would submit to a vow of not marrying again while they would be engaged in those duties; not because this would impart to them, or because it would be attributed to them, any holiness, but because they would not be able to perform those duties, if they were married; and, if they felt like marrying, they should renounce that calling to which God had led them; nevertheless, fulfilling the promises made in the church, without breaking the promises made at baptism, in which this is included: “Every one should serve God in the place where he has been called.” Widows, therefore, did not vow continence, for marriage was unbecoming to their duties, and they had no other choice but to observe that. They were not so constrained to the point that they were forbidden to marry and burn themselves, falling into infamy or dishonesty.
But, to avoid such inconvenience, the Apostle Paul, in the aforementioned chapter, forbids that they be allowed to vow such vows unless they reached sixty years of age, which is an age generally considered outside of the incontinence bracket. And he adds that the elect should be married only once, so as in this manner they receive already an approval of continence.
XVI. We believe that Jesus Christ is our only mediator, intercessor and advocate, by whom we have access to the Father, and that, justified by His blood, we will be free from death; and reconciled by Him we will have full victory against death.
As to the saints who died, we say that they desire our salvation and the fulfilment of the kingdom of God, and that the number of elect is completed; nevertheless, we must not direct ourselves to them, as intercessors to obtain something, because we would be disobeying the commandment of God. As to us, the living, while we are united as members of one body, we should pray one for another, as we are taught by many passages of Scriptures.
XVII. As to the dead, St. Paul, in the first letter to the Thessalonians, in its fourth chapter, forbids us to mourn for them [excessively], for this is a pagan custom, who have no hope of a resurrection. The Apostle does not command nor teach us to pray for them, something which he would not have forgotten, if it would be convenient. St. Augustine, speaking about Psalm 48, says that the spirits of the dead receive according to what they have done in life; and that if they have not done anything, and are still living, they will receive nothing, when dead.
12 hours later, the authors of it were hanged:
The Confession of Guanabara
According to the doctrine of St. Peter, the apostle, in his first letter, all Christians n answer of the hope that they possess, with all meekness and benevolence; we, the undersigned, Mr. Villegagnon, unanimously (according to the measure of grace upon us bestowed by the Lord), are giving an answer, point by point, as you have thus requested and ordained, beginning with the first article:
I. We believe in one God, immortal, invisible, creator of heaven and earth, and of all things, visible and invisible, who is identified in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit; who constitute nothing else but the same substance in essence, eternal and of the same will; the Father, source and beginning of all good; the Son, eternally generated by the Father, who, in the fullness of time, manifested Himself in the flesh to the world, being conceived by the Holy Spirit, was born of the Virgin Mary, made under the law to rescue those that were under it, in order that we would be received by adoption as God’s own sons; the Holy Spirit, proceeding from the Father and the Son, teacher of all truth, speaking through the mouths of the prophets, bringing the things that were said by our Lord Jesus Christ to the apostles. He is the only comforter in affliction, imparting steadfastness and perseverance in all good.
We believe that it is necessary to worship solely, perfectly love, cry to and call upon the majesty of God in faith, and in a personal manner.
II. Worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ, we are not separating one nature from the other, but confess both natures, namely: the inseparable divine and human natures.
III. We believe, concerning the Son of God and concerning the Holy Spirit, that which the Word of God and apostolic doctrine and the symbol teach us.
IV. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will come to judge the living and the dead, in a visible and human form, as He ascended to heaven, executing such judgment in the form which has been predicted in the 25th chapter of Matthew; and that the Father has given Him, being man, all power to judge.
And concerning what we say in our prayers, that the Father will come at last in the Person of the Son, we understand, by that, that the power of the Father, given to the Son, will be manifested in this judgment; nevertheless we do not want to confuse the persons, knowing that they are distinct one from another.
V. We believe in the holy sacrament of the Supper, as corporal figures of bread and wine, and that faithful souls are actually fed with the very substance of our Lord Jesus, as our bodies are fed by food; thus, we do not understand the saying that the bread and wine are actually transformed or transubstantiated in their body, because the bread continues with its nature and substance; likewise the wine, there is no change or alteration.
We differentiate, nevertheless, this bread and wine from other bread and wine dedicated to the common usage, understanding that these are, for us, sacramental signs, under which truth is infallibly received. The reception of this truth, however, is not possible except by faith, and it is not proper to imagine anything carnal, nor to prepare the teeth to eat, as we learn from Saint Augustine, when he says, “Why do you prepare the teeth and the stomach? Believe, and you have eaten.”
The sign, therefore, does not give us the truth nor the signified thing; but our Lord Jesus Christ, by His power, virtue and goodness, feeds and preserves our souls and makes them share in His own flesh and blood, and all His benefits.
Let us see the interpretation of the words of Jesus Christ: “This is my body.” Tertullian, in his fourth book Against Marcion, explains these words: “this is the sign and the figure of my body.”
St. Augustine says, “The Lord didn’t avoid saying—’This is my body,’ when he was merely giving a sign of his body.”
Therefore (as it is ordained in the first canon of the Nicene Council), in this holy sacrament, we should not imagine anything fleshly, nor distract ourselves with the bread and wine, which are in them proposed as signs, but lift our spirits to heaven so that we can contemplate, by faith, the Son of God, our Lord Jesus, who sits at the right hand of God, His Father.
In this sense we could subscribe to the article of the Ascension, alongside many other statements of Saint Augustine, which we omit for we fear they are too lengthy.
VI. We believe that if it was necessary to add water to the wine, the gospel writers and Saint Paul would not have omitted such an important matter.
And as what the earlier doctors have observed (concerning the blood mixed with water that flowed from Jesus Christ’s side, considering that such an observance has no basis in Scripture, and seeing that this happened after the institution of the Lord’s Supper), we cannot necessarily admit this practice today.
VII. We believe that there is no other consecration except that which is performed by the minister, when he celebrates communion, when he speaks to the people, in a known tongue, the literal institution of this Supper, as per the form prescribed by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, admonishing the people as to the death and passion of our Lord. Even as it is taught by St. Augustine, consecration is the word of faith that is preached and received in faith. Therefore, it follows that the words secretly pronounced about the signs cannot be their consecration, as it appears from the institution that our Lord left to His apostles, speaking His words to His disciples who were there, present, whom He ordered to take and eat.
VIII. The Holy Sacrament of the Supper is not food for the body as it is for the souls (for we cannot conceive anything fleshly about them, as we declared in the fifth article) which receives them by faith, which is not carnal.
IX. We believe that baptism is a sacrament of repentance, and is an entry into the Church of God, so that we can be incorporated in Jesus Christ. It represents to us the remission of all our sins, past and future, which is fully acquired only through the death of our Lord Jesus.
Moreover, the mortification of our flesh is there represented, and the washing, represented by the water sprinkled on the child, is the sign and seal of the blood of our Lord Jesus, who is the true purification of our souls. Its institution is taught to us in the Word of God, which the saints have observed, using water in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. As to exorcisms, abjurations of Satan, confirmation, spit and salt, we record these as traditions of men, and we are pleased, only, with the form and institution left by our Lord Jesus.
X. As to free will, we believe that the first man, created in the image of God, had freedom and will, both to do good as well as evil. Only he knew what was free will, for he was possessed of full abilities. Nevertheless, he did not even keep this gift of God, for it was taken away from him on account of his sin, and from all that descend from him, such that no one from the seed of Adam has a spark of good.
For this reason, Saint Paul says that the natural man does not understand the things of God. And Hosea cries to the children of Israel: “You have fallen by your iniquity.” And we understand that this is true about the man that is not regenerated by the Holy Spirit.
As to the Christian man, baptized in the blood of Jesus Christ, who walks in newness of life, our Lord Jesus Christ restores to him free will, and reforms his will for all good works; nevertheless, not in perfection, for the performing of good will is not in his power, but comes from God, as fully this holy Apostle declares, in the seventh chapter of Romans, saying, “but to will is present with me, but to perform that which is good, I find not.”
The man predestined to eternal life, even though he sins on account of his human frailty, nevertheless cannot fall into impenitence.
Speaking about this, St. John says that he does not sin because His seed remains in him.
XI. We believe that forgiveness of sins belongs only to the Word of God, of which, says St. Ambrose, man is just the minister; therefore, if he condemns or absolves, it is not him, but that which is announced by the Word of God.
St. Augustine, in this area, says that it is not by merits of men that sins are forgiven, but by virtue of the Holy Spirit. For the Lord said to his apostles, “Receive ye the Holy Spirit,” and he adds, “whosoever sins you remit, they are remitted unto them, etc.”
Cyprian says that a servant cannot forgive an offence against the Lord.
XII. As to imposition of hands, this has served its time, and there is no need of preserving it now, for through the imposition of hands one cannot bestow the Holy Spirit, for this belongs only to God.
As to ecclesiastical orders, we believe that which has been written by St. Paul in the first letter to Timothy and in other places.
XIII. The separation between a man and a woman legitimately united by marriage cannot be done, except on account of adultery, as is taught by our Lord (Matthew 19:5). And not only is this cause for separation, but also, with the cause properly examined by authorities, the non-guilty party, if cannot contain himself, should marry, as it is taught by St. Ambrose, on the seventh chapter of the first letter of Corinth. The authority, however, must proceed in this matter with mature counsel.
[NB. Remarriage while one’s spouse is living is forbidden (e.g., Rom. 7:2-3; I Cor. 7:39). For more, click here.]
XIV. St. Paul, when teaching that the overseer must be the husband of one wife, is not saying that another marriage is not proper, but he is condemning bigamy, which attracted many in those days; nevertheless, we will leave the concluding judgment on this matter to ones more knowledgeable in the Holy Scriptures, and we will not base our opinion in this matter solely on our faith.
XV. It is not right to vow a promise to God, unless it is that which He approves. In this way the monastic vows tend to corrupt the true service to God. It is also a fearful thing for a man in presumption to vow something beyond the measure of his calling, seeing that Scripture teaches us that continence is a special gift (Matthew 19 and I Corinthians 7). Therefore, it follows that those who impose on themselves this necessity, renouncing matrimony throughout all their lives, cannot be excused of extreme temerity and excessive and insolent confidence in themselves.
And through this means, they tempt God, considering that the gift of continence is, in some, merely temporal, and that which is temporal does not last throughout a whole life. Thus, monks, priests, and others who oblige themselves to live in chastity, tempt God, for it is not in themselves to fulfill what they have promised. St. Cyprian, in his chapter eleven, says, “If virgins dedicate themselves in good will to Christ, they persevere in chastity without defect; if they so remain, strong and constant, they can expect the reward prepared for their virginity; if they do not want or cannot persevere in their vow, it is better for them to marry than to be thrown into the fire of luxury, on account of its pleasures and delights.” As to the passage written by St. Paul, it is true that the widows separated to take care of the church would submit to a vow of not marrying again while they would be engaged in those duties; not because this would impart to them, or because it would be attributed to them, any holiness, but because they would not be able to perform those duties, if they were married; and, if they felt like marrying, they should renounce that calling to which God had led them; nevertheless, fulfilling the promises made in the church, without breaking the promises made at baptism, in which this is included: “Every one should serve God in the place where he has been called.” Widows, therefore, did not vow continence, for marriage was unbecoming to their duties, and they had no other choice but to observe that. They were not so constrained to the point that they were forbidden to marry and burn themselves, falling into infamy or dishonesty.
But, to avoid such inconvenience, the Apostle Paul, in the aforementioned chapter, forbids that they be allowed to vow such vows unless they reached sixty years of age, which is an age generally considered outside of the incontinence bracket. And he adds that the elect should be married only once, so as in this manner they receive already an approval of continence.
XVI. We believe that Jesus Christ is our only mediator, intercessor and advocate, by whom we have access to the Father, and that, justified by His blood, we will be free from death; and reconciled by Him we will have full victory against death.
As to the saints who died, we say that they desire our salvation and the fulfilment of the kingdom of God, and that the number of elect is completed; nevertheless, we must not direct ourselves to them, as intercessors to obtain something, because we would be disobeying the commandment of God. As to us, the living, while we are united as members of one body, we should pray one for another, as we are taught by many passages of Scriptures.
XVII. As to the dead, St. Paul, in the first letter to the Thessalonians, in its fourth chapter, forbids us to mourn for them [excessively], for this is a pagan custom, who have no hope of a resurrection. The Apostle does not command nor teach us to pray for them, something which he would not have forgotten, if it would be convenient. St. Augustine, speaking about Psalm 48, says that the spirits of the dead receive according to what they have done in life; and that if they have not done anything, and are still living, they will receive nothing, when dead.
@BerithPresshat established Fort Coligny near modern-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was known as La France Antarctique. It started well and deserves it claim as the first Protestant colony in the New World. But it ended tragically, in part because of Villegagnon, who was a Roman Catholic. After what happened, he was known as the "Cain of America." It was his persecution of the Huguenots in this colony that led to the first Protestant confession of faith in the New World, as well as the first Protestant martyrs in the New World.
Jean du Bourdel, Matthieu Verneuil, Pierre Bourdon and André la Fon, produced a 1559 Confession of Faith in response to queries from Villegaignon, known as the Guanabara Confession, or Martyrs' Confession. Within 12 hours after it was written, its authors were executed by Villegaignon. A few years later, the colony itself was wiped out by the Portuguese.
But Jean de Léry wrote a book about his experience in Brazil which has been translated into English and has influenced many missionaries and anthropologists as well.
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Happy Reformation Day!
Did you know that John Calvin helped establish the Reformed Protestant religion in the Americas more than SIXTY YEARS before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth?
In the middle of the 16th century, as Protestants were being persecuted across Europe, a began under the patronage of the great French Huguenot leader, Admiral Gaspard de Coligny.
A French knight named Nicolas de Villegagnon sailed across the Atlantic with several ships and established a settlement on the shores of Brazil.
His vision was extraordinary: to establish a refuge in the New World where persecuted Protestants might find shelter and where Reformed churches might flourish.
But they needed ministers.
And so a request was sent across the ocean to Geneva, asking that pastors be supplied to establish the Reformed religion in America.
John Calvin answered the call.
Together with his colleagues, Calvin commissioned two ministers, Pierre Richier and Guillaume Chartier, to cross the Atlantic and assist in planting the Church of Christ in Brazil.
Others joined the expedition, including Jean de Léry, under the leadership of Philippe de Corguilleray.
Three ships carried these Protestants across the vast Atlantic to the shores of South America.
And there, in the New World, they established an evangelical church order, bringing the doctrines and worship of the Reformation into a land thousands of miles from Geneva.
Consider the significance!
While the fires of persecution burned against the Reformed churches of Europe, Calvin was helping to extend those very churches across the ocean.
Before Jamestown. Before Plymouth. Before the Puritan settlements of New England. The Reformed faith had already crossed the Atlantic under the direct influence of John Calvin himself.
Cotton Mather preserved this remarkable history in his Magnalia Christi Americana (1702), describing how these pioneers established Reformed worship in those distant regions of the earth.
Did you know that John Calvin helped establish the Reformed Protestant religion in the Americas more than SIXTY YEARS before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth?
In the middle of the 16th century, as Protestants were being persecuted across Europe, a began under the patronage of the great French Huguenot leader, Admiral Gaspard de Coligny.
A French knight named Nicolas de Villegagnon sailed across the Atlantic with several ships and established a settlement on the shores of Brazil.
His vision was extraordinary: to establish a refuge in the New World where persecuted Protestants might find shelter and where Reformed churches might flourish.
But they needed ministers.
And so a request was sent across the ocean to Geneva, asking that pastors be supplied to establish the Reformed religion in America.
John Calvin answered the call.
Together with his colleagues, Calvin commissioned two ministers, Pierre Richier and Guillaume Chartier, to cross the Atlantic and assist in planting the Church of Christ in Brazil.
Others joined the expedition, including Jean de Léry, under the leadership of Philippe de Corguilleray.
Three ships carried these Protestants across the vast Atlantic to the shores of South America.
And there, in the New World, they established an evangelical church order, bringing the doctrines and worship of the Reformation into a land thousands of miles from Geneva.
Consider the significance!
While the fires of persecution burned against the Reformed churches of Europe, Calvin was helping to extend those very churches across the ocean.
Before Jamestown. Before Plymouth. Before the Puritan settlements of New England. The Reformed faith had already crossed the Atlantic under the direct influence of John Calvin himself.
Cotton Mather preserved this remarkable history in his Magnalia Christi Americana (1702), describing how these pioneers established Reformed worship in those distant regions of the earth.
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Presidential Message on Reformation Day:
From the earliest days of our Republic, prayer and faith in Almighty God have stood as the foundation of our strength, the source of our unity, and the fount of our greatness. This Reformation Day, I send my best wishes to the countless Christians across our country commemorating the Protestant Reformation and its enduring message of salvation by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ.
Five hundred years ago, William Tyndale — inspired by the work of Martin Luther — advanced the Protestant Reformation’s devotion to Holy Scripture through the publication of the first New Testament printed in English, shaping the language of the Bibles that would fortify the faith and resolve of America’s founding generation.
The Sacred Scriptures helped form the religious convictions that formed our young Nation’s founding ideals of God-given rights and individual liberty, a spiritual inheritance we honor as we continue to reflect on 250 glorious years of American Independence. The Bible remains a cornerstone of our Nation’s character and upholds our steadfast devotion to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Guided by an unwavering faith in Jesus Christ, my Administration is working to restore the moral and religious foundations that have sustained our Republic for generations. As President, I will always support citizens of faith and defend their place in the public square, honoring the enduring role of our churches in strengthening families, serving communities, and preserving the core values that have anchored us across the centuries.
As Christians across our country unite in faith and fellowship this Reformation Day, I send my heartfelt prayers for a meaningful celebration and encourage each of you to draw renewed strength from God’s Word as we carry forward the blessings of faith and freedom throughout our beloved Nation.
whitehouse.gov/briefings-stat…
From the earliest days of our Republic, prayer and faith in Almighty God have stood as the foundation of our strength, the source of our unity, and the fount of our greatness. This Reformation Day, I send my best wishes to the countless Christians across our country commemorating the Protestant Reformation and its enduring message of salvation by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ.
Five hundred years ago, William Tyndale — inspired by the work of Martin Luther — advanced the Protestant Reformation’s devotion to Holy Scripture through the publication of the first New Testament printed in English, shaping the language of the Bibles that would fortify the faith and resolve of America’s founding generation.
The Sacred Scriptures helped form the religious convictions that formed our young Nation’s founding ideals of God-given rights and individual liberty, a spiritual inheritance we honor as we continue to reflect on 250 glorious years of American Independence. The Bible remains a cornerstone of our Nation’s character and upholds our steadfast devotion to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Guided by an unwavering faith in Jesus Christ, my Administration is working to restore the moral and religious foundations that have sustained our Republic for generations. As President, I will always support citizens of faith and defend their place in the public square, honoring the enduring role of our churches in strengthening families, serving communities, and preserving the core values that have anchored us across the centuries.
As Christians across our country unite in faith and fellowship this Reformation Day, I send my heartfelt prayers for a meaningful celebration and encourage each of you to draw renewed strength from God’s Word as we carry forward the blessings of faith and freedom throughout our beloved Nation.
whitehouse.gov/briefings-stat…
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From the White House on the occasion of Reformation Day:
From the earliest days of our Republic, prayer and faith in Almighty God have stood as the foundation of our strength, the source of our unity, and the fount of our greatness. This Reformation Day, I send my best wishes to the countless Christians across our country commemorating the Protestant Reformation and its enduring message of salvation by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ.
Five hundred years ago, William Tyndale—inspired by the work of Martin Luther—advanced the Protestant Reformation’s devotion to Holy Scripture through the publication of the first New Testament printed in English, shaping the language of the Bibles that would fortify the faith and resolve of America’s founding generation. The Sacred Scriptures helped form the religious convictions that formed our young Nation’s founding ideals of God-given rights and individual liberty, a spiritual inheritance we honor as we continue to reflect on 250 glorious years of American Independence. The Bible remains a cornerstone of our Nation’s character and upholds our steadfast devotion to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Guided by an unwavering faith in Jesus Christ, my Administration is working to restore the moral and religious foundations that have sustained our Republic for generations. As President, I will always support citizens of faith and defend their place in the public square, honoring the enduring role of our churches in strengthening families, serving communities, and preserving the core values that have anchored us across the centuries.
As Christians across our country unite in faith and fellowship this Reformation Day, I send my heartfelt prayers for a meaningful celebration and encourage each of you to draw renewed strength from God’s Word as we carry forward the blessings of faith and freedom throughout our beloved Nation.
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From the earliest days of our Republic, prayer and faith in Almighty God have stood as the foundation of our strength, the source of our unity, and the fount of our greatness. This Reformation Day, I send my best wishes to the countless Christians across our country commemorating the Protestant Reformation and its enduring message of salvation by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ.
Five hundred years ago, William Tyndale—inspired by the work of Martin Luther—advanced the Protestant Reformation’s devotion to Holy Scripture through the publication of the first New Testament printed in English, shaping the language of the Bibles that would fortify the faith and resolve of America’s founding generation. The Sacred Scriptures helped form the religious convictions that formed our young Nation’s founding ideals of God-given rights and individual liberty, a spiritual inheritance we honor as we continue to reflect on 250 glorious years of American Independence. The Bible remains a cornerstone of our Nation’s character and upholds our steadfast devotion to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Guided by an unwavering faith in Jesus Christ, my Administration is working to restore the moral and religious foundations that have sustained our Republic for generations. As President, I will always support citizens of faith and defend their place in the public square, honoring the enduring role of our churches in strengthening families, serving communities, and preserving the core values that have anchored us across the centuries.
As Christians across our country unite in faith and fellowship this Reformation Day, I send my heartfelt prayers for a meaningful celebration and encourage each of you to draw renewed strength from God’s Word as we carry forward the blessings of faith and freedom throughout our beloved Nation.
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A statement from the White House on Reformation Day. As a Christian and an American, I am thankful for this. I could qualify it with criticisms of the current administration (which I do have), but I will not. This acknowledgement is a good thing, whatever the motivation.
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