Life of John Knox - M'Crie - V - Period 4 concluded

Required reading
The life of John Knox by Thomas M'Crie (Available from Amazon or free here) - Conclude Period 4.

My summary
Today we finish another period in Knox's life.

Firstly we tidy up the loose end of Knox leaving the English congregation that basically fired him in Frankfort.

Knox then moves back to Geneva and spends an enjoyable time there with his good friend Calvin.

But before long Knox is back in Scotland, preaching, teaching and even writing a letter imploring the queen to support the reformers.

Then he receives a call to pastor an English congregation in Geneva and accepts it.  In his absence the clergy in Scotland pass sentence against him and condemn his body to the flames - but have to settle for burning an effigy.

What grabbed me
Today we were given a tight summary of Knox's theology: 'He taught, that there was no other name by which men could be saved but that of Jesus, and that all reliance on the merits of any other was vain and delusive; that He, having by his one sacrifice, sanctified and reconciled to God those who should inherit the promised kingdom, all other sacrifices which men pretended to offer for sin were blasphemous ; that all men ought to hate sin, which was so odious before God, that no other sacrifice than the death of his Son could satisfy for it; that they ought to magnify their heavenly Father, who did not spare Him who is the substance of his glory, but gave him up to suffer the ignominious and cruel death of the Cross for us ; and that those who have been washed from their former sins are bound to lead a new life, fighting against the lusts of the flesh, and studying to glorify God by good works. In conformity with the certification of his Master, that he would deny and be ashamed of those who should deny and be ashamed of him and his words before a wicked generation, he further taught, that it was incumbent on those who hoped for life everlasting, to avoid idolatry, superstition, and all vain religion ; in one word, every mode of worship which was destitute of authority from the word of God. '

You have to admit that Knox was definitely Reformed in his theology!

Next week's reading
Commence Period 5 by reading up to the paragraph beginning 'Through the exertions of our Reformer, during his residence among them in the beginning of the year 1556...')

Now it's your turn
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