Reformator Scotland

At the time Scotland is still a feudal country with a pattern of corrupt government, a tool used by the church authorities to divert the truth and his stick. The people who are called to uphold the truth in the Bible that they are trying with the determination and indomitable spirit of abstinence to combat the betting life. John Knox was born in the midst of such a condition in Haddinton, near Edinburg in the year 1513. Knox protestanisme interest in starting at the age of 13 years because respect the sermon-preaching John Wishart punished the fuel in the year 1546.


Reformator Scotland



At the time Scotland is still a feudal country with a pattern of corrupt government, a tool used by the church authorities to divert the truth and his stick. The people who are called to uphold the truth in the Bible that they are trying with the determination and indomitable spirit of abstinence to combat the betting life. John Knox was born in the midst of such a condition in Haddinton, near Edinburg in the year 1513. Knox protestanisme interest in starting at the age of 13 years because respect the sermon-preaching John Wishart punished the fuel in the year 1546.



Knox completed a study at the University of Glasgow, after the inaugurated the church. In teaching he delivered many defend Wishart-outs before the opponent teaching. When the orientation of the church only on the physical development, luxury buildings, places of worship idols everywhere. It is the spirit in the heart cause Knox to establish the truth according to the Word of God. But because of this attitude and power opponent, Knox the entries in prison ago for 19 months.

Out of prison, Knox cross over to England. There, he was a priest, one of the kingdom by King Edward VI. But when Mary Tudor ascended the throne he cross over to Germany and Switzerland. In this place, he involved in activities against the church. Together with friends he introduce more academic reform as the pattern of worship, but he got a loud opposition from the conservative.

Year 1559 Knox returned to Scotland. He found a condition of a society that concern him. Patterns of worship that are not in accordance with the teachings of the Bible and various forms of abuse by church officials handed. This originally in place, he immediately attacked the practices idolatry and menghancurkannya. Many people respond to what he continues to submit to the light, and without fear that. He invites people to re-formulate teachings such as the Bible teach. Sermon-khotbahnya power and influence the listener to make large-scale renovation.

For Knox, Christianity can not be measured by the many magnificent buildings. However, growth in spirituality and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. Knox is the influence of the system began diberlakukannya Presbyterian church in Scotland. Another thing is that the more education terbinanya previously not tergarap well. Knox is to put focus on the knowledge of Jesus and the Gospel in every corner of Scotland. With firm and without fear he calls a bit academic reform. Scotland have won for him for God, the church must move with the basic services such as the Bible teach.

Knox is a masterpiece of reform in the history of Scotland and challenges. This paper has not been successfully completed until he was in 1644. In the essay entitled "The Confession Scot 15" it together with other reformator writing: "Even if we are born again, when we say that we have not sinned, we deceive ourselves and the truth of God is not at all on us ... Like Father, we see the body of His Son, Jesus Christ. He received our imperfection, when we are able to give up perfectly, and we cover all the weaknesses of His Son. "

John Knox called the Father in heaven in the year 1572, but the paper and pengabdiannya keep talking to at this time as one of the leaders forming Protestant doctrine of the church and the pattern of worship. In the cemetery where the last peristirahatannya, graven with a beautiful sentence: "Here lie a man who never knew fear in humans. John Knox. "



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