Happy Reformation Day
October 31 should be Bible Appreciation Day. While the world’s children appreciate candy and playing dress up, we Christians ought to appreciate those who shed their blood in order for us to hold the Bible. If only Wycliffe, Hus, and Tyndale could have seen a vision of my iPhone as they were being killed for their hard work! They would have seen the dozens of translations I hold in my Bible gateway app, or my Logos app, that allows me to have access to so many tools, including the ability to parse Greek words at the drop of a hat! I think it is proper for us to spend a little time tomorrow thanking God for His Word, and for emboldening men and women to be willing to die for the sake of the possibility to hold our Bibles. It is also imperative that you realize the ramifications of their actions. The Roman Catholic Church hates the fact that you have your Bible. They made that very clear when they dug up John Wycliffe’s bones in order to burn them and scatter them in the river Swift.