The Reformation found Englishmen steeped in ignorance and left them in possession of knowledge. It found them blind and left them seeing. It found them without Bibles and left them with a Bible in every parish. It found them priest-ridden and left them enjoying the liberty which Christ bestows. It found them strangers to saving faith, and grace, and holiness and left them with the key to those things in their hands. It found them slaves and left them free.
– J.C. Ryle
1816 – 1900
Christ Alone Wyoming 
LOVE it!
So profound……
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It breaks my heart to read this. Because that’s no longer the way it is. Instead it has become greatly reversed. From reading so much from those who visit this site, who attack and oppose the Bereans here that uphold God’s truth, God’s holiness, God’s righteousness, the Authority and Sufficiency of the Scriptures, it is glaringly apparent that God Almighty and His word is unknown to them. They claim to be Christians, but the ways of God, as clearly revealed throughout His word, they do not understand. And it breaks God’s heart as well. But what has been prophesied must come to pass. Let us make the most of the time that we have before the Lord’s return. Let us continue to warn of error, expose false teachers, defend God’s word, proclaim His truth, and pray diligently.
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Amen! The reformation was one of the greatest times in church history. So much was accomplished, so many freedoms found that we still enjoy today.
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[Jesus Christ] found Englishmen steeped in ignorance and [gave them] knowledge. [Jesus Christ] found them blind and left them seeing. [Jesus Christ] found them without Bibles and [gave them] a Bible in every parish. [Jesus Christ] found them priest-ridden and [gave them] the liberty which Christ bestows. [Jesus Christ] found them strangers to saving faith, and grace, and holiness and [gave them] the key to those things in their hands. [Jesus Christ] found them slaves and [made] them free.
How easy it is to lose focus on our King, and to magnify tradition.
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Ministry Addict,
AMEN! All glory to our Lord Jesus!
– Jeff H (an LCMS-Lutheran-Church-attending doulos to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ)
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