August 2 -1533 = Theodore Zwinger a prominent physician born in Basel. John 8:32 “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” The Reformation brought about not just a return to the Bible, but a growth in other areas of knowledge... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
August 1 – 1540 = Marriage of Calvin and Idelette de Bures. Genesis 2:23 “And the man said, ‘This at last is bone of by bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman because she was taken out of man’.” One thing that can be said of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
July 31 – 1833 = Kohlbrugge is converted (a second time?) with an understanding of Romans 7:14. Romans 7:14 “For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin” Hermann Kohlbrugge was a pastor in the Reformed church. ... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
July 30 – 1522 = Zwingli letter to Rheanus against Invocation of Saints Mark 2:10 “’But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins ‘ he said to the paralytic.” One of the major debates of the Reformation that... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
July 29 – 1921 = death of Herman Bavinck Acts 7:59 “And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, ‘Lord Jesus receive my spirit’.” Herman Bavinck was a Dutch Reformed thinker, teacher, and writer. He was part of the secession of Calvinist... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
July 28 – 1590 = birth of John Crocius Romans 16:9 “Greet Urbanus our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.” John Crocius was born on July 28, 1590. He was the son of Paul Crocius a reformed believer and author. John was a gifted... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
July 27 -1681 = Donald Cargill is hanged for his Covenanter faith in Edinbourgh. Proverbs 1:7 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Donald Cargill was a Scottish Covenanter. The Covenanter’s had... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
July 26 -1581 = Northern Provinces of Netherlands sign the Act of Abjuration declaring their independence. 1 Samuel 8:6 “But the thing displeased Samuel when they asked ‘Give us a king to judge us.’ And Samuel prayed to the LORD.” The Act of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
July 25 – 1712 = Second Battle of Vilmergen. Oppression leads to war, Protestants defeat the blessed bullets of Rome. Psalm 20:7 “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.” On July 25, 1712, the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
July 24 – 1550 = Dutch Stranger Church royal charter founded in London A’Lasco Exodus 6:4 “I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, wherein they sojourned.” During the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
