Enhanced by God

“X” has a God-Given,

Humanly-Cultivated talent.

David’s sling-shot shot was the result of practical practice,

Enhanced by God. 

 

– eab, 10/5/12

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Sonnet to Watch

 

Once they wanted heaven,

Now they’re happy with earth.

Once liked holy laughter,

Now seek out cheap mirth.

Once saints were their company,

Now saints they seem to shun.

Once they were in the race,

Now have forgotten how to run.

Be watchful little pilgrim,

Be humble in your own sight,

Be loving to your neighbor,

One near, one out of sight.

Work, walk, be awake, watch.

Day soon turns to dark night.

               – eab, 9/6/09

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Wm. Tyndale – strangled / burned

 

ON THIS DATE

William Tyndale could not work in England so he translated and printed in Germany and the Low Countries.  He did the entire NT & about ½ of the OT.  His Bible translations were smuggled into England where they were sought, confiscated, and destroyed BY THE CHURCH.  On 9/6/1536 Tyndale was strangled and burned outside Brussels.  A great deal of his work found its way into the King James Version, aka Authorised Version.  He was born ca. 1494.

“If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy who drives the plough to know more of the scriptures than you do.”

“The church of Christ is the multitude of all those who believe in Christ for the remission of sins, and who are thankful for that mercy and who love the law of God purely, and who hate the sin in this world and long for the life to come.”

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