Tuesday, July 16 ~ You will find the knowledge of God.​—Prov. 2:5.

[GrumpysWife]

Tuesday, July 16

You will find the knowledge of God.—Prov. 2:5.

 

At times, very powerful forces have tried to keep the Bible from the common people. However, sincere individuals have stood up to such opposition. For example, consider a 14th-century theologian named John Wycliffe. He strongly believed that everyone should be able to benefit from God’s Word. But in his time, the common people in England had virtually no access to the Bible. In 1382, the English translation later known as the Wycliffe Bible was produced. Desiring to get God’s Word into the mind and heart of ordinary people, itinerant preachers, known as the Lollards, traveled on foot from village to village throughout England. Often the Lollards read portions of the Wycliffe Bible to those whom they met, and they left handwritten copies behind. In the centuries that followed, many in Europe and other parts of the world began to promote translation and distribution of the Bible for the benefit of the common people. w17.09 20-21 ¶10-12

[Bek]

Although I have heard of Wycliffe, I have never heard of the Lollards. So I looked them up and found their "12 conclusions" for the church of their day. I guess we could call them awakening wheatlike Christians who saw the hypocrisycy of Christendom. 

 

Here are their 12 conclusions: 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Conclusions_of_the_Lollards

 

 

[boodles]

 I'd heard of them, but I was just going to look them up for more information. Thanks for sharing a link.