Worship: For Heaven’s Sake “One of the noblest testimonies ever uttered for the Reformation was the Protest offered by the Christian princes of Germany at the Diet of Spires in 1529. The courage, faith, and firmness of those men of God gained for succeeding ages liberty of thought and of conscience. Their Protest gave to the reformed church the name of Protestant . . . —D’Aubigne, b. 13, ch. 6. {GC 197.1} (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Leave the table when you are satisfied and go for a little walk. Take a stroll, not a power walk, says Pastor Flemons, who is a doctor of biblical wellness. Eating slowly and chewing until your food becomes liquified, he says, will help curb overeating. Also, don’t allow your eyes to be bigger than your stomach. Begin with small portions, and replenish your plate if necessary. Eating first, whole foods that have bulk and fiber will also curb overeating cooked food. Try having all of your food set before you at once, rather than in courses. Doing that will give you a better barometer of what and how much you are consuming.
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – October 15 – 21
Worship Sunday – Luther’s Separation From Rome; Monday – Luther Before the Diet; Tuesday – The Swiss Reformer; Wednesday – Progress of Reform in Germany; Thursday – Protest of the Princes; Friday – The French Reformation; Saturday, the Sabbath – The Netherlands and Scandinavia [All topics per The Great Controversy by Ellen G. White.]
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Words of Encouragement
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, I a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
John 3:30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
For Heaven’s Sake…
“The principles contained in this celebrated Protest … constitute the very essence of Protestantism. Now this Protest opposes two abuses of man in matters of faith: the first is the intrusion of the civil magistrate, and the second the arbitrary authority of the church. Instead of these abuses, Protestantism sets the power of conscience above the magistrate, and the authority of the word of God above the visible church. In the first place, it rejects the civil power in divine things, and says with the prophets and apostles, ‘We must obey God rather than man.’ In presence of the crown of Charles the Fifth, it uplifts the crown of Jesus Christ. But it goes farther: it lays down the principle that all human teaching should be subordinate to the oracles of God.”—Ibid., b. 13, ch. 6. The protesters had moreover affirmed their right to utter freely their convictions of truth. They would not only believe and obey, but teach what the word of God presents, and they denied the right of priest or magistrate to interfere. The Protest of Spires was a solemn witness against religious intolerance, and an assertion of the right of all men to worship God according to the dictates of their own consciences. {GC 203.4}
“The reformed princes had determined upon having a statement of their views in systematic form, with the evidence from the Scriptures, to present before the Diet; and the task of its preparation was committed to Luther, Melanchthon, and their associates. This Confession was accepted by the Protestants as an exposition of their faith, and they assembled to affix their names to the important document. It was a solemn and trying time. The Reformers were solicitous that their cause should not be confounded with political questions; they felt that the Reformation should exercise no other influence than that which proceeds from the word of God. As the Christian princes advanced to sign the Confession, Melanchthon interposed, saying: ‘It is for the theologians and ministers to propose these things; let us reserve for other matters the authority of the mighty ones of the earth.’ ‘God forbid,’ replied John of Saxony, ‘that you should exclude me. I am resolved to do what is right, without troubling myself about my crown. I desire to confess the Lord. My electoral hat and my ermine are not so precious to me as the cross of Jesus Christ.’ Having thus spoken, he wrote down his name. Said another of the princes as he took the pen: ‘If the honor of my Lord Jesus Christ requires it, I am ready … to leave my goods and life behind.’ ‘I would rather renounce my subjects and my states, rather quit the country of my fathers staff in hand,’ he continued, ‘than receive any other doctrine than that which is contained in this Confession.’—Ibid., b. 14, ch. 6. Such was the faith and daring of those men of God. {GC 206.2}
“The appointed time came to appear before the emperor. Charles V, seated upon his throne, surrounded by the electors and the princes, gave audience to the Protestant Reformers. The confession of their faith was read. In that august assembly the truths of the gospel were clearly set forth, and the errors of the papal church were pointed out. Well has that day been pronounced ‘the greatest day of the Reformation, and one of the most glorious in the history of Christianity and of mankind.’—Ibid., b. 14, ch. 7. {GC 207.1}
(This study is based on chapter 11, “Protest of the Princes,” in the book The Great Controversy (GC), by Ellen G. White.)