John Knox And The Reformation

Giles, and he held that position for 13 years, until rather shortly before his death. Amidst the religious animosities of the day, though, her conciliatory behavior angered many. The Catholics still in Scotland were enraged at her tolerance of Protestantism, while Knox fiercely denounced her from the pulpit for attending Catholic mass in her private chapel. He boasted that when they met, his harsh language toward her reduced her to tears.

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Then, having been forced to abdicate the throne and flee Scotland in , she was captured and brought to England. Knox demanded that she be executed — which, after many years of imprisonment, she was. She was 44 years old at her death in Knox had already died in and was unable to enjoy his triumph. With Calvin, Knox remains a major figure in Presbyterian tradition.

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You can call John Knox crude and rude as many have done. And undoubtedly his personality was not such that all men were attracted to him. He was indeed very outspoken. Bluntly he declared what he believed to be the truth. He did not couch his condemnations in beautiful language.

But, after all, what matters all of that when a man steadfastly maintains the truth? Often the same charge has been made against others who likewise insisted upon the truth without compromise. By such men as Knox God has also maintained His Church. A second feature of this man Knox was his fearlessness. It is true that several times he was forced to flee from one place to another. Yet Knox never fled because he was fearful of man. It was at the urging of friends who pointed out that he could serve no useful purpose by placing his life in jeopardy that John Knox would finally agree to remove to another place.

His courage is plainly seen in many things during his life. Once he had been captured and made a galley-slave. Doubtless he could have avoided that by forsaking his calling in Scotland. In the latter part of his life, no less than five times, he was summoned to appear before Mary, queen of the Scots.

When he stood before the reigning monarch, it was not he, but she, who trembled. He condemned her to her face for her worldly lusts for she was one who craved the corrupt fashions of the day , and for her false and hypocritical worship of God. At least on one occasion Knox left the queen who copiously shed tears of anger and humiliation at his rebukes. She, who could have given the order to take away his life, was afraid of this man of God. God so preserved Knox that the Queen of Scots dared not to touch him. John Knox himself was confident of God's care and guidance; there was then no reason for him to fear.

When viewing the life of this man; one cannot help but recall the word and promise of Christ, "They shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist" Luke John Knox was noted also for his eloquence of speech. Eloquence of speech in itself means nothing, but when this gift is used in the service of the Word of Christ, it is a marvelous thing to hear.

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So forceful was he in his preaching that it is even said that on occasions, pulpits would be splintered. The story is that at the end of his life, when he was so weak that he had to be assisted to the pulpit, after he began to preach his old strength and vigor seemed to return. What was his impact upon the Reformation?

One must certainly acknowledge that he was not a Calvin or a Luther. Surely he was not as learned a man as either, nor was his influence as great. But God so used him that the country of Scotland became strongly Protestant. Without him, humanly speaking, this seemed impossible. Even today Scotland, has the reputation of being Calvinistic.

John Knox and the Reformation

The influence of Knox was also felt in England itself. He assisted in formulating some of their creeds, but his influence goes further than that. Then Scotland could have been, used as a base for forces of Spain and France which were Roman Catholic to advance against England itself. The Pope could have directed armies friendly to himself to march against England and force Roman Catholicism upon that country.

That was the desire of the Pope. But God had determined otherwise. God used this man to lead Scotland from Roman Catholicism and thus also to preserve Protestantism as it existed in England. If one man must be pointed out as the one who was most influential in propagating the views of Calvin among English-speaking peoples, that man would doubtless be John Knox.

Also in our country the influence of Knox is in evidence. Especially with the Puritans the teachings of Knox were transported to this country. And the fact that this country is not bound under the yoke of Romanism can also be traced back to Knox. England, more than any other country, influenced the development of this country.

If England had remained Roman Catholic, there is the strong possibility that today the United States would also be dominantly Roman Catholic. All of the above presents a large number of suppositions, nevertheless it may show how that God used John Knox at the time of the Reformation to stand up for the truth; and that the effect of that work in which God directed him is yet in evidence today. Here was a man of God. May we also receive of God grace that, as Knox, we too stand firm in the truth regardless of all of the opposition of man with the confidence that God will preserve His own in all adversity.

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