Reformation to Restoration

Death by drowning or being burned at the
stake. In the days of the Reformation, many Christians
suffered this horrible fate. What was their crime? Simply
being baptised, immersed into Christ as believing adults.
Why did they endure death? They preferred death to
compromising their faith. Today we are beneficiaries of the
stand they took and the spiritual heritage they passed on.
Thank God that after 150 years of these 'killing times' a
more enlightened age came in. This was the age of religious
discussion and discovery as men sought the truth in
religion. It was not easy to go against over 1500 years of
human tradition. Where was truth to be found? In that which
existed from the days of the apostles, the Word of God.
Their spiritual quest also blesses our lives if we are but
willing to listen. A further 100 years would elapse before
Restoration principles produced fruit. Again, we are blessed
with the fruit of their labours. However, every generation
has to decide what to believe and why. That challenge
remains and it is a challenge that confronts each one of us:
'What are we going do about it?'