Worship: For Heaven’s Sake In 1512, before Luther or Swingli became reformers, Lefevre of France discovered the grace of God. He abandoned his project on saints and began to devote himself to the study and teaching of God’s word. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, shared an article about the dangers of drugs given to transgenders: chemical hormone blockers. They block the normal hormonal processes and change the normal chemical makeup in the body. It is chemical castration. As a result, the risk for cancer is greatly increased. Particularly giving such drugs to children, the article quotes pediatricians, is “child abuse.” “Drugs used to treat chronic conditions that can be corrected with lifestyle changes,” adds Pastor Flemons, “is drug abuse.” “If you choose to do something that unnecessarily puts you on drugs for the rest of your life, you’re shortening your life.”
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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
Jude 1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
For Heaven’s Sake…
An aged professor and zealous papist, Lefevre wrote: “It is God who gives us, by faith, that righteousness which by grace alone justifies to eternal life.”—Wylie, b. 13, ch. 1. Dwelling upon the mysteries of redemption, he exclaimed: “Oh, the unspeakable greatness of that exchange,—the Sinless One is condemned, and he who is guilty goes free; the Blessing bears the curse, and the cursed is brought into blessing; the Life dies, and the dead live; the Glory is whelmed in darkness, and he who knew nothing but confusion of face is clothed with glory.”—D’Aubigne, London ed., b. 12, ch. 2. {GC 212.3}
“And while teaching that the glory of salvation belongs solely to God, he also declared that the duty of obedience belongs to man. ‘If thou art a member of Christ’s church,’ he said, ‘thou art a member of His body; if thou art of His body, then thou art full of the divine nature…. Oh, if men could but enter into the understanding of this privilege, how purely, chastely, and holily would they live, and how contemptible, when compared with the glory within them,—that glory which the eye of flesh cannot see,—would they deem all the glory of this world.'”—Ibid., b. 12, ch. 2. {GC 213.1}
Like the Apostle Paul, there was one student of Lefevre who was so devoted to Rome that he “burned with zeal to destroy all who should dare to oppose the church. ‘I would gnash my teeth like a furious wolf, . . . when I heard anyone speaking again the pope.'” William Farel then heard the words of his teacher and was convicted of these words: “Salvation is of grace.” “The Innocent One is condemned, and the criminal is acquitted.” “It is the cross of Christ alone that openeth the gates of heaven, and shutteth the gates of hell.”—Ibid., b. 13, ch. 2. {GC 213.2}
“. . . ‘Instead of the murderous heart of a ravening wolf,’ he came back, he says, ‘quietly like a meek and harmless lamb, having his heart entirely withdrawn from the pope, and given to Jesus Christ.'”—D’Aubigne, b. 12, ch. 3. {GC 214.1}
“. . . A dignitary of the church, the bishop of Meaux, soon after united with them. Other teachers who ranked high for their ability and learning joined in proclaiming the gospel, and it won adherents among all classes, from the homes of artisans and peasants to the palace of the king. The sister of Francis I, then the reigning monarch, accepted the reformed faith. The king himself, and the queen mother, appeared for a time to regard it with favor, and with high hopes the Reformers looked forward to the time when France should be won to the gospel. {GC 214.2}
“But their hopes were not to be realized. Trial and persecution awaited the disciples of Christ. This, however, was mercifully veiled from their eyes. A time of peace intervened, that they might gain strength to meet the tempest; and the Reformation made rapid progress. The bishop of Meaux labored zealously in his own diocese to instruct both the clergy and the people. Ignorant and immoral priests were removed, and, so far as possible, replaced by men of learning and piety. The bishop greatly desired that his people might have access to the word of God for themselves, and this was soon accomplished. Lefevre undertook the translation of the New Testament; and at the very time when Luther’s German Bible was issuing from the press in Wittenberg, the French New Testament was published at Meaux. The bishop spared no labor or expense to circulate it in his parishes, and soon the peasants of Meaux were in possession of the Holy Scriptures. {GC 214.3}
“The light kindled at Meaux shed its beams afar. Every day the number of converts was increasing. The rage of the hierarchy was for a time held in check by the king, who despised the narrow bigotry of the monks; but the papal leaders finally prevailed. Now the stake was set up. The bishop of Meaux, forced to choose between the fire and recantation, accepted the easier path; but notwithstanding the leader’s fall, his flock remained steadfast. Many witnessed for the truth amid the flames. By their courage and fidelity at the stake, these humble Christians spoke to thousands who in days of peace had never heard their testimony. {GC 215.2}
“As in apostolic days, persecution had ‘fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel.’ Philippians 1:12. Driven from Paris and Meaux, ‘they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word.’ Acts 8:4. And thus the light found its way into many of the remote provinces of France. {GC 219.2}
(This study is based on chapter 12, “The French Reformation,” in the book The Great Controversy (GC), by Ellen G. White.)