Saints past

I was blessed to catch a movie on TBN about the Tyndales the other night.(To be accurate it was in the wee hours of the morning due to a bit of insomnia.) They had much to do with why you have a Bible in your own language instead of Latin or not at all.

We who are followers of Christ in the West in these modern times do not always understand fully how priveleged we are. The fact is that many believers went to some very gruesome ends to give us the Bible as it is and the legacy of faith along with it. The Tyndales for example translated the Bible into English, something at the time was considered heresy by the Catholic Church. They would send out tracts with the newly translated Word to hungry believers who were starved for the Scriptures. For doing this work and standing firm in the faith they were both eventually burnt at the stake.

Now I am not mentioning this to stir up factionalism. Each denomination of Christianity has its own skeletons in the closet. No, what I am saying is that men and women of faith died so that we could have the Word as it is. We should never take the gift of having the Bible to read freely lightly or freely. It was paid for in precious blood.

I say this to those of in the West because many in Eastern countries know exactly what I mean. Christianity is forbidden and underground in these lands. They face persecution and death to hear the Word. Pages torn from a single Bible nourish whole communities.

So take a look at your Bible if you have one. Read it like the precious treasure it is. GOD's saints have bled to bring you this book and HIS Son died to keep the promises within.

Take Care and GOD Bless,

Freedom's Scribe