TRUE CHRISTIANITY vs ROMAN CATHOLICISM: February 2010

Sunday, February 28, 2010

MARTIN LUTHER: A MASTER OF DECEIT AMONG MASTER DECEIVERS

Time and again, I hear Martin Luther being referred to as a Christian. He was not! He did a very commendable thing by nailing the 95 Theses to the Roman Catholic Church's door,... but that is where it ended!

Although for it he was persecuted and had a death warrant issued by the Pope, he never left the Roman Catholic Church. Yes, he was kicked out as a priest, subsequently having married (an ex-nun, if I am not mistaken) and had children, but he died a Roman Catholic!

According to Dr. Younce whose videos are posted below, "The Pope was able to get Martin Luther out of the Catholic Church - but not even God, Himself, could get the Catholic Church out of Luther!"

Erroneously, even Lutherans ascribe to him the founding of their church! At the time, when his "reformation" sped like a fire through Europe, he was mortified that what he had actually caused was a split within his beloved Roman Catholic Church. THIS HAD NEVER BEEN HIS INTENTION! YES, he did want reformation, but WITHIN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH!
The comment prompted by that gentleman, Gabriel Wilensky (my earlier posts: Why the Jews; and Fifty Million Crucifixions), is what is prompting me to expose Martin Luther for what he really was: A MASTER DECEIVER, whose writings are constantly used by Roman Catholics for bolstering their beliefs! After all, wasn't he a protester, who founded the Protestant Church? NO, HE WAS NOT! HE NEVER CEASED TO BE A ROMAN CATHOLIC!!

It is sad that such INACCURATE publications simply perpetuate the false reality that Christianity as a whole be blamed for the prejudices experienced in the past, AND SYSTEMATICALLY CONTINUED IN THE PRESENT, by the Roman Catholic Church, which is ABSOLUTELY NOT CHRISTIAN!

Just look at the banners that the Roman Catholic Churches have hanging outside their churches! They read "WE ARE CATHOLIC..." in BIG BOLD LETTERS, and at the very end they mention Jesus Christ, in very small letters!

http://www.heritagebbc.com/

Videos posted by BereanBeacon on YouTube

Dr. Younce has been in the ministry 34 years, having been ordained in 1970. He is a graduate of Florida Bible College and holds a Doctorate in Theology. He has pastored churches in Ohio, Indiana, Florida, and Minnesota. He is the founding pastor of Heritage Bible Church in Ohio and Heritage Baptist Bible Church in Walnut Grove, Minnesota. He and his wife, Marge, have made Walnut Grove their home since 1991.

Dr. Younce's ministry has always been motivated by a caring evangelistic outreach. Thirty-four years of radio and recently television, bear this out. An active print ministry is another part of Dr. Younce's efforts. He is the author of several books, many articles, most of which can be found, bi-weekly, on the Web Site, www.heritagebbc.com. Four of Dr. Younce's books are also available on this site: "A Doctrinal Examination of Hell," "A Biblical Examination of Baptism," "Not Chosen to Salvation" (A refutation of the false doctrine of predestination for salvation.), and "Face to Face with Tongues" (Scholarly "proof positive" that the ecstatic speaking in the so-called "tongues" is not for today.).

Teaching is another characteristic of Dr. Younce's ministry. This is evidenced by the many Bible institute courses he has taught over the years.

Dr. Younce's style of writing in Bible-centered, direct, and inspiring. He "pulls no punches" to tickle the ears. He believes now, more than ever, people need to know what the Bible says...and they need not to be deceived by the "vain traditions" of men!
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MARY WORSHIP? A Study of Catholic Practice and Doctrine, by Former Catholic Nun, Mary Ann Collins. - http://rainhadocanto10-evangelicalchristian.blogspot.com/2009/12/mary-worship-study-of-catholic-practice.html

Catechism of the Catholic Church (1994) by former Cardinal Ratzinger
http://hosted.homeserver.com/warneveryone/new_catechism.htm

Books by Dr. Younce
http://www.heritagebbc.com/resources.booksbydryounce.htm
The Truth About Evolution Or; Dont Let Satan Make A Monkey Out of You!
http://www.heritagebbc.com/library/evobookweb.pdf

A BIBLICAL Examination of Hell
http://www.heritagebbc.com/library/biblicalexamhellweb.pdf

Who is Dr. Max D. Younce?
Dr. Younce has been in the ministry 34 years, having been ordained in 1970. He is a graduate of Florida Bible College and holds a Doctorate in Theology. He has pastored churches in Ohio, Indiana, Florida, and Minnesota. He is the founding pastor of Heritage Bible Church in Ohio and Heritage Baptist Bible Church in Walnut Grove, Minnesota. He and his wife, Marge, have made Walnut Grove their home since 1991.

Dr. Younce's ministry has always been motivated by a caring evangelistic outreach. Thirty-four years of radio and recently television, bear this out. An active print ministry is another part of Dr. Younce's efforts. He is the author of several books, many articles, most of which can be found, bi-weekly, on the Web Site, www.heritagebbc.com. Four of Dr. Younce's books are also available on this site: "A Doctrinal Examination of Hell," "A Biblical Examination of Baptism," "Not Chosen to Salvation" (A refutation of the false doctrine of predestination for salvation.), and "Face to Face with Tongues" (Scholarly "proof positive" that the ecstatic speaking in the so-called "tongues" is not for today.).

Teaching is another characteristic of Dr. Younce's ministry. This is evidenced by the many Bible institute courses he has taught over the years.

Dr. Younce's style of writing in Bible-centered, direct, and inspiring. He "pulls no punches" to tickle the ears. He believes now, more than ever, people need to know what the Bible says...and they need not to be deceived by the "vain traditions" of men! http://www.heritagebbc.com/

Heritage Baptist Bible Church
Attn: Internet Book Order
P.O. Box 573
Walnut Grove, MN 56180

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www.heritagebbc.com

PLEASE, VIEW BELOW THE WEALTH OF INFORMATION ON MARTIN LUTHER, by clicking on any link(s).

Radio Messages on Special Topics

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We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. This was necessary due to space limitations.

In remembrance of our dear friends, Pastor Dan and Barney Adams, we have included two short messages which Pastor Dan himself made. This was to be a new ministry in which he used these short tapes in the same way as a tract.

These are the first two messages he made and one is entitled "The Gospel," and the other is entitled "The Rapture." This was to be called "A Voice In The Wilderness." Until we meet again...

The Gospel - Pastor Dan Adams

mp3 Version for Download

The Rapture - Pastor Dan Adams

mp3 Version for Download

Roman Catholicism and Mary Worship mp3

Roman Catholicism and the Priesthood mp3

Homosexuality In The Priesthood Today mp3

There Are No Priests Today mp3

Priests Are To Be Married mp3

About The Priesthood Today mp3

"Call No Man Father," Peter Was Not A Pope mp3

Purgatory And The Roman Catholic Church mp3

There Is No Transubstantiation mp3

"Opportunities" 4/5/09, Rev. David A. Thomas mp3

(Slight pause until beginning.)

Acts 2:38 And Martin Luther's Heresies mp3

An Exposition of Acts 22:16 mp3

Martin Luther, Master of Deceit (Part 1) mp3

Martin Luther, Master of Deceit (Part 2) mp3

Martin Luther's Philosophy (Part 1) mp3

Martin Luther's Philosophy (Part 2) mp3

Martin Luther's Philosophy (Part 3) mp3

Martin Luther's 10 Commandments mp3

Infant Baptism (Part 1) mp3

Infant Baptism (Part 2) mp3

Women Pastors, True or False? mp3

"Women Preachers" mp3

Human Wisdom vs Divine Wisdom, The Bible mp3

Am I Going to Heaven?

Founding of the Church

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Karl Keating, a Catholic apologist, Debates a Baptist Preacher

AH! But this is no ordinary preacher!!

This is Dr. Peter S. Ruckman, himself!!

OH! What pride one feels in watching this "Bible-toting preacher" who KNOWS THE WORD OF GOD, and DELIVERS IT WITH SURGICAL PRECISION!!

Poor Mr. Keating sounds like a blade of grass wavering in the wind, his voice LITERALLY QUIVERING, most uncertain of what he says, giving the MOST DISPARATE EXAMPLES AND ANALOGIES, and repeating in AN EQUALLY UNDIGNIFIED MANNER that "everyone knows it"!
Really? Is that why these Catholics have so many doubts?
It is truly physically painful to listen to his pathetic rambling!

Other than instructional, I found these videos hilarious for the image it presented to me of Mr. Karl Keating: that of a dog going in circles, chasing his own tail! And, of course, he had no need for a Bible: HE HAD HIS NOTES!!

Notice, PARTICULARLY, how it is that Dr. Ruckman, STRICTLY USES SCRIPTURE TO COMPARE TO SCRIPTURE! As commanded in Scripture!

Acts 17:10-12 (King James Bible)

¹⁰And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
¹¹ These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
¹²Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

THANK YOU, MY GREAT GOD, THAT YOU SHOULD PROVIDE AMUSEMENT ALSO!!

I literally have tears in my eyes just recalling listening to this "debate!"

Please, Catholics, listen well: You tell me just who it is that truly exemplifies that which the word of God demands?!

Listen to the response when someone points out that Mr. Keating does not have a Bible.

Listen to where you may find a Bible in the Catholic Church: the rectory! Gathering dust on a shelf, I have no doubt!

"COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues!" Revelation 18

Notice where at 53 minutes of the second part, a PURPOSEFUL change from what the Bible truly says is made to accommodate the "Catholic view!"

The above videos posted by BereanBeacon.

Karl Keating Debates a Baptist Preacher - Parts 1 and 2
At the Bayview Baptist Church
1116 West 7th St.
San Pedro CA 90731
amelia1611@juno.com

Karl Keating Debates a Baptist Preacher - Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yWc1C...

Video available at Bible Baptist Bookstore
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Debate overview text (no space keating) - http://www.excatholicsforchrist.com/a...

Identifing the Early Church by Richard Bennett - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbC9I0...

Is the Catholic Church in the book of Acts? If so where?
The book of Acts - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfHDc6...

Quotes by Evolutionary Scientists Against Evolution - http://www.warneveryone.com/evolution...

Download videos - http://www.warnlive.com

WE ARE AMERICANS - http://www.resistnet.com/forum/topics...

We Want America Back! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4HQiA...

1935 Photos Slide Show
http://www.resistnet.com/photo/photo/

We Are Americans - http://hosted.homeserver.com/warneveryone/we_are_americans.htm

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A FOLLOW-UP TO THE ABOVE DEBATE:
THIS REALLY MAKES YOU CRY!!

The above video posted by random331.

Roman Catholic lay apologist Karl Keating's advice to Catholics is reviewed by Baptist Minister Dr. Peter S. Ruckman, President of Pensacola Bible

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Catholic apologist Karl Keating's book on Catholicism vs. Bible Fundamentalism is discussed by Baptist Minister Dr. Peter S Ruckman, the President of Pensacola Bible Institute, Pensacola Florida.

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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Just Shut Up and Get On the Ark!

By David J. Stewart

Luke 17:27 “They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.”

Noah and his family were saved from the flood by getting on the ark, period. The ark is a symbol of salvation. They didn't have to amend their ways, promise to do better in the future, give up the world, make a commitment to Christ nor reform. No, they simply got on the ark before the door was shut and the rains began to fall. This is the simplicity of salvation which is in Christ Jesus. So many religious scholars and pastors make salvation hard, but it's as simple as getting on the ark. Jesus has paid for our ticket to Heaven with His own literal blood. A person simply needs to acknowledge their guilt of sin and believe on Jesus as the Savior for forgiveness. Salvation is as simple as getting on the ark.

John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

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Genesis 6 (King James Version)

¹And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

²That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

³And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

⁴There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

⁵And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

⁶And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

⁷And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

⁸But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

⁹These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

¹⁰And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

¹¹The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

¹²And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

¹³And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

¹⁴Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

¹⁵And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

¹⁶A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

¹⁷And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

¹⁸But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

¹⁹And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

²⁰Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

²¹And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

²²Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

Matthew 24:36-38 (King James Version)
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

1 Peter 3:19-20 (King James Version)
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

ONLY 8 (EIGHT) SOULS WERE SAVED! ONLY EIGHT!! The year of the Flood to be 1656 from Creation. Anyone care to guess just how many MILLIONS died in the flood?
"the rate of reproduction - using conservative figures of population growth based on the information provided in the Biblical record, then the figure arrived at would be around 7 Billion people." - Source: http://wiki.answers.com

ALL SOULS LOST FOR EVER AND EVER!

Matthew 7:13-15 (King James Version)

¹³ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

¹⁴Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

¹⁵Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Ye Must Be Born Again! |

You Need HIS Righteousness!

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A TIME WHEN THE BIBLE WAS BANNED AND BURNED

"When the early church departed from God and imbibed pagan errors, she became Babylon."
--Quoted From -- the International Sabbath School Quarterly, Feb. 29, 1896.

"It was by departure from the LORD, and alliance with the heathen that the...church became a harlot."
--Quoted From--The Great Controversy, Pg 382

The Latin language, as the language of prayer and worship in churches, was imposed by Pope Gregory I, 600 years after Christ

The Word of God forbids praying and teaching in an unknown tongue.

Thus, two Scripture verses to be kept in mind when reading this post:

1 Corinthians 14:9 (King James Version)

So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

2 Timothy 3:16 (King James Version)

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

A TIME WHEN THE BIBLE
WAS BANNED AND BURNED -
By The Apostate Christian Church

[The church of Rome was NEVER Christian!]

A TIME WHEN THE BIBLE
WAS BANNED AND BURNED -
By The Apostate Christian Church

Many people are unaware of the fact that there

was a long period of time, when the Church of

Christendom - forbid the reading of the Bible.

Not only did she forbid the reading of the Bible,

but she also forbid having possession of a Bible

in one's own home.

These were called the "Dark Ages" for obvious

reasons. The Apostate Church of Christendom was

at the peak of her power, and was afraid that if

her subjects owned and read Bibles, that they might

question some of the Church's actions and teachings.

"During the Dark Ages (A.D. 500-1500),

Rome burned Bibles along with their owners."

-The Baptist Pillar

CANADA'S ONLY TRUE BAPTIST PAPER

Published by Bible Baptist Church

This was a time, when not only was the Bible banned,

but literacy in general was prohibited and frowned

upon. Very few people during this time knew how to

read or write. Again, the Apostate Church was

determined that the less knowledge that people had,

the more easy it would be to rule them.

"Only ten percent of people

in the Roman Empire could read...

and those were generally in the wealthy

upper classes."

-River of God,

Gregory J. Riley, pp. 66

The Church admits this in her own Laws :

"Canon 14. We prohibit also that the laity should

not be permitted to have the books of the Old or

New Testament; we most strictly forbid their having

any translation of these books."

- The Church Council of Toulouse 1229 AD

Source: Heresy and Authority in Medieval Europe,

Scolar Press, London, England

copyright 1980 by Edward Peters,

ISBN 0-85967-621-8, pp. 194-195

The Council of Tarragona of 1234,

in its second canon, ruled that:

"No one may possess the books of the Old

and New Testaments, and if anyone possesses

them he must turn them over to the local bishop

within eight days, so that they may be burned..."

- The Church Council of Tarragona 1234 AD;

2nd Cannon - Source : D. Lortsch,

Historie de la Bible en France, 1910, p.14.

"Opened on Thursday alongside the Inquisition

archives was the infamous Index of Forbidden Books,

which Roman Catholics were forbidden to read

or possess on pain of excommunication. They showed

that even "the Bible" was once on the blacklist.

Translations of the holy book ended up on the bonfires

along with other ``heretical'' works...The Index

of Forbidden Books and all excommunications relating

to it were officially abolished in 1966. The Inquisition

itself was established by Pope Gregory IX in 1233...."

-Vatican archives reveal Bible was once banned book

By Jude Webber

ROME, Jan 22, 1998 (Reuters)

"Canon 14. We prohibit also that the laity should be

permitted to have the books of the Old or New Testament;

...we most strictly forbid their having any translation

of these books."

- ITEM #2 COUNCIL OF TOULOUSE - 1229 A.D.

Heresy and Authority in Medieval Europe,

Edited with an introduction by Edward Peters,

Scolar Press, London, copyright 1980

by Edward Peters, ISBN 0-85967-621-8, pp. 194-195

--After the death of Innocent III, the Synod of Toulouse

directed in 1229 its fourteenth canon against the misuse

of Sacred Scripture on the part of the athari:

"prohibemus, ne libros Veteris et Novi Testamenti

laicis permittatur habere"

(Hefele, "Concilgesch", Freiburg, 1863, V, 875).

ITEM #3 THE COUNCIL OF TARRAGONA - 1234 A.D.

The Council of Tarragona of 1234, in its second canon,

ruled that:

"No one may possess the books of the Old and New

Testaments in the Romance language, and if anyone

possesses them he must turn them over to the local

bishop within eight days after promulgation of

this decree, so that they may be burned...."

- D. Lortsch, Historie de la Bible en France, 1910, p.14.

ITEM #6 THE BIBLE PROHIBITED BY

THE INDEX LIBRORUM PROHIBITORUM

Pope Pius IV had a list of the forbidden books compiled

and officially prohibited them in the Index of Trent

(Index Librorum Prohibitorum) of 1559.

This is an excerpt :

"Whoever reads or has such a translation in his

possession... cannot be absolved from his sins

until he has turned in these Bibles...Books in the

vernacular dealing with the controversies between

Catholics and the heretics of our time are not to be

generally permitted, but are to be handled in the

same way as Bible translations..."

- Rule IV & Rule VI

Die Indices Librorum Prohibitorum des sechzehnten

Jahrhunderts (Tübingen, 1886), page 246f.

Source: The Reformation, by Hans J. Hillerbrand,

copyright 1964 by SCM Press Ltd and Harper and Row,Inc.,

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 64-15480,

pages 474, 475.

History's Most Indestructible Book

Many dictators have attempted to wipe

the Bible from existence. Yet it has

withstood all these attacks, remaining

the most popular book in the world.

More copies of the Bible are sold every year

than any other book, despite its image as

being "out of date."

Christendom Becomes - An Enemy of the bible

Christendom - as a political power

Unfortunately, this ultimately led to

persecution again as the church quickly

became a powerful political force, used to

control public opinion and political ambitions.

The Bible continued to be attacked, now from

within the church. Bibles in common languages

such as Greek were outlawed. The Latin Vulgate

Bible was produced and carefully controlled,

readable only by specially trained representatives

of the church. Laws were issued making it illegal

for any Christian to possess a Bible. Penalties

included burning at the stake. During the Dark Ages

even priests were unable to read the Scriptures

for themselves. As a result, they were unable to

compare the false doctrines sweeping through the

Roman church against the doctrines of the

Word of God. In Italy, it was still illegal to

own a Bible until 1870!

Political ambitions led to such crimes as the

Crusader Wars, purported to be in the name of

Christ but having no relationship with any

Christian doctrine. Christianity was primarily

an excuse used to give them credibility. Since

the people had no Bibles to check such things for

themselves, they were at the mercy of the corrupt

religious leaders behind these efforts.

"The Roman Catholic Church has traditionally

suppressed, opposed, and forbidden the open use

of the Bible. It was first officially forbidden

to the people and placed on the index of Forbidden

Books List by the Council of Valencia in 1229 A.D.

The Council of Trent (1545-63 A.D.) also prohibited

its use and pronounced a curse upon anyone who would

dare oppose this decree. Many popes have issued

decrees forbidding Bible reading in the common

language of the people, condemning Bible societies

and banning its possession and translation under

penalty of mortal sin and death. The Roman Catholic

Church has openly burned Bibles and those who

translated it or promoted its study, reading, and use.

(John Hus, 1415 A.D.; William Tyndale, 1536 A.D.)"

-Christian Equippers International,

2941 Lake Tahoe Blvd,

South Lake Tahoe 96150

1525: Six thousand copies of William Tyndale’s

English translation of the New Testament were

printed in Cologne, Germany, and smuggled into

England—and then burned by the English church.

"Tyndale wrote that the Church authorities

banned translation into the mother tongue

“to keep the world still in darkness,

to the intent they might sit through vain

superstition and false doctrine, to satisfy

their filthy lusts, their proud ambition,

and insatiable covetousness, and to exalt their

own honour... above God himself.” "

--William Tyndale’s New Testament.

Worms (Germany), 1526

British Library C.188.a.17

Copyright © The British Library Board

ONLINE GALLERY

LANDMARKS IN PRINTING

"Tyndale’s New Testament was the first to be

printed in English. There are only two complete

copies surviving from the 3,000 or more printed

in 1526 by Peter Schoeffer in the German city

of Worms. Tyndale’s translation was pronounced

heretical in England, so his Bibles were smuggled

into the country in bales of cloth. Those discovered

owning them were punished. At first only the books

were destroyed, but soon heretics (those found with

the Bibles) would be burned too - including Tyndale

himself in 1536."

-William Tyndale’s New Testament.

Worms (Germany), 1526

British Library C.188.a.17

Copyright © The British Library Board

ONLINE GALLERY

LANDMARKS IN PRINTING

"For 600 years the Roman Catholic Church

attempted to keep translations of the Bible

out of the hands of the people. Bible-believing

people were mercilessly persecuted and their

Scriptures were destroyed. Those who possessed

Bibles without a license were commanded to

deliver them up to the Catholic authorities

under threat of inquisition terrors. Booksellers

were forbidden to sell any Bibles except to

people who possessed a license from the Catholic

church. Huge quantities of Scriptures in English,

German, Italian, French, Spanish, and in other

languages, were confiscated and destroyed

throughout the 13th to the 19th centuries.

Bible translators and distributors were imprisoned

and burned. Even after the Catholic inquisition

was outlawed in many lands in the 18th and 19th

centuries, the popes continued to condemn the free

distribution of Scripture."

-ROME AND THE BIBLE:

TRACING THE HISTORY

OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

AND ITS PERSECUTION OF THE BIBLE

AND OF BIBLE BELIEVERS, by David W. Cloud,

Way of Life Literature, copyright 1996.

"In Roman-dominated lands, the Bible was almost

an unknown book among the common people. The Bible

in Rome is a strange and rare book. Indeed very few

of the common people know what we mean by the Bible."

-ROME AND THE BIBLE:

TRACING THE HISTORY

OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

AND ITS PERSECUTION OF THE BIBLE

AND OF BIBLE BELIEVERS, by David W. Cloud,

Way of Life Literature, copyright 1996.

"Book burnings which included Bibles

were common after 1521. Sometimes the

translators and publishers themselves

were also burned. Possession of Bibles became

criminal offenses and often resulted in the

execution of the accused. There are cases on

record of people executed by order of church

for the "crime" teaching their children

the Lord's Prayer or the Ten Commandments

in their own native tongue."

-What Happened this Day in Church History

June 13, 1757 • The Bible in Many Tongues.

Christian History Institute

"In the two decades after Wycliffe’s death,

many Lollards were burned at the stake,

some even with their Bibles hanging from

their necks to be burned with them."

-Ron Minton,

The Making and Preservation of the Bible

(n.p.; November, 2000) 216.

"By 1408 even reading the Bible in English

was outlawed."

- F. F. Bruce, PP 20-23

History of the Bible in English, 3rd ed.

(New York: Oxford University Press, 1978)

"One of Wycliffe’s followers, John Hus,

actively promoted Wycliffe’s ideas:

that people should be permitted to read

the Bible in their own language,

and they should oppose the tyranny

of the Roman church that threatened

anyone possessing a Bible with execution.

Hus was burned at the stake in 1415,

with Wycliffe’s manuscript Bibles used

as kindling for the fire. The Catholic

Church excommunicated Hus in 1411 and

burned him at the stake in Constance on

July 6, 1415, having condemned him by

the Council of Constance, in an unfair trial."

-English Bible History; "John Hus"

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Burned at the Stake
For Owning A Bible

"During the Dark Ages (A.D. 500-1500),

Rome burned Bibles along with their owners."

-The Baptist Pillar

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Published by Bible Baptist Church

"In the two decades after Wycliffe’s death,

many Lollards were burned at the stake,

some even with their Bibles hanging from

their necks to be burned with them."

-Ron Minton,

The Making and Preservation of the Bible

(n.p.; November, 2000) 216.

"October 6, 1998 marks 462 years since another

Christian was burned at the stake for his

translation and distribution of the English Bible."

-The Bible Gateway;

Topic : "William Tyndale"

Bible.Org.com

Tom White and Steve Cleary,

“The Smuggler,” The Voice of the Martyrs,

October, 1998, pp. 3-4

"Owning a Bible in English,

or even quoting Scripture in English,

meant death for countless men and women of God."

-1376-Indestructible Book: Story of the Bible

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in English and Spanish Languages

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"Many people died at the stake

for owning a Bible, or for helping

to translate one, or for distributing

them to others."

- Sermon of

Rev. Orland Wolfram (1912-1987)

Pillar of Fire Church

Missionary to Guatemala

"The principal accusation against those

who are subject to... (the inquisition)

is heresy...of such who read the Bible

in the common language...

Upon all occasions the inquisitors carry on

their processes with the utmost severity,

and punish those who offend them

with the most unparalleled cruelty."

-Fox's Book of Martyrs; Chapter 5

An Account of the Inquisition

Author: John Foxe (1516-1587)

Taking the Bible for Granted

Many people today, ridicule those who search

the scriptures for truth. And even many of

my readers make fun of me and say that I should

not take the Bible so seriously. I am told

to lighten up. But I know that Jesus replied

to almost all of the questions that were

presented to him, by quoting from the Bible's

Old Testament (Hebrew Scriptures). I know too,

that the apostles and early Christians died for

their belief in the Bible's laws and principals.

Through the centuries, courageous men and women

have treasured the Scriptures and have struggled

to preserve and disseminate them amid great

opposition. Some, as we have seen, have even died

to get the Bible into the hands of the common

person. Their sacrifices should inspire us to a

greater study and application of the Bible’s

teachings. Yet many today take owning a Bible

for granted. Nevertheless, surveys reveal that

fewer than half of Americans can even name the

first four books of the New Testament.

The words of the Bible are of no value as mere

letters on paper. They must live in the minds

of people through the Spirit of God.

The Bible is a precious heritage and a priceless

gift. It reveals the true God and his Son,

Jesus Christ, the Savior of all humanity.

Realizing that God inspired many dedicated

Christians to great personal sacrifices should

motivate us to value the precious heritage of

the Bible. The once-forbidden book now lies open

— to you!