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Series: Keys of the Kingdom
Steve Jones
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:10-13
Series Summary: This is an expository sermon series through I Peter. Jesus gave to Peter the ‘‘Keys of the Kingdom’’ (Matthew 16:19). ‘‘Keys’’ will be the uniting theme for the series.
Sermon Summary: This sermon explores the relationship of our salvation to, 1) The prophets of the Old Testament, 2) The preachers of the New Testament and, 3) The Heavenly Angels and 4) Our expected response. The result is our confidence in the message of our salvation.
INTRODUCTION: The story of how we got this (hold up a Bible) is an interesting story. Take William Tyndale, for instance. He was born in England in 1494. He spoke seven languages and was proficient in ancient Hebrew and Greek. Are any of you proficient in ancient Hebrew and Greek? Me neither. So, we should be grateful for Mr. William Tyndale. He was a priest in the Roman Catholic Church whose intellectual gifts and disciplined life could have taken him a long way - had he not had one compulsion - to provide the scriptures to English men and women in their own language. Up to that time it was only available in LATIN. Are any of you fluent in Latin? Me neither. So, again, we should be grateful to Mr. William Tyndale. None of the Englishmen back in HIS time were proficient in Latin either. So, he sought permission and funds from the bishop of London to translate the New Testament into English. The Catholic church didn’t want the common lay-person reading the Bible - they wanted the CLERGY to have a monopoly on Biblical interpretation. So, the bishop denied his request, and further queries convinced Tyndale the project would not be welcomed anywhere in England. Now remember, this was during the time of the Catholic INQUISITIONS. The Catholic church had a lot of power. They could and did KILL people who didn’t tow the party line.
So, Tyndale, being a bit of a rebel, moved to some of the cities in Europe that were a litt ...
Series: Keys of the Kingdom
Steve Jones
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:10-13
Series Summary: This is an expository sermon series through I Peter. Jesus gave to Peter the ‘‘Keys of the Kingdom’’ (Matthew 16:19). ‘‘Keys’’ will be the uniting theme for the series.
Sermon Summary: This sermon explores the relationship of our salvation to, 1) The prophets of the Old Testament, 2) The preachers of the New Testament and, 3) The Heavenly Angels and 4) Our expected response. The result is our confidence in the message of our salvation.
INTRODUCTION: The story of how we got this (hold up a Bible) is an interesting story. Take William Tyndale, for instance. He was born in England in 1494. He spoke seven languages and was proficient in ancient Hebrew and Greek. Are any of you proficient in ancient Hebrew and Greek? Me neither. So, we should be grateful for Mr. William Tyndale. He was a priest in the Roman Catholic Church whose intellectual gifts and disciplined life could have taken him a long way - had he not had one compulsion - to provide the scriptures to English men and women in their own language. Up to that time it was only available in LATIN. Are any of you fluent in Latin? Me neither. So, again, we should be grateful to Mr. William Tyndale. None of the Englishmen back in HIS time were proficient in Latin either. So, he sought permission and funds from the bishop of London to translate the New Testament into English. The Catholic church didn’t want the common lay-person reading the Bible - they wanted the CLERGY to have a monopoly on Biblical interpretation. So, the bishop denied his request, and further queries convinced Tyndale the project would not be welcomed anywhere in England. Now remember, this was during the time of the Catholic INQUISITIONS. The Catholic church had a lot of power. They could and did KILL people who didn’t tow the party line.
So, Tyndale, being a bit of a rebel, moved to some of the cities in Europe that were a litt ...
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