4-Transmission & Preservation of the Text,pt1

William Tyndale was ordained to the ministry in 1521. In a day when the Scriptures were in Latin, he became convinced of the need for an English translation. He stated that "it was impossible to establish the lay people in any truth except the Scripture were plainly laid before their eyes in their mother tongue, that they might see the process, order, and meaning of the text." He was refused permission for this from the bishop of London, so he traveled to Germany where he translated the NT from Greek to English. King Henry VIII and the religious authorities were furious. He continued his work, translating the first 5 books of the OT, but was betrayed and arrested near Brussels in 1535. In 1536, Tyndale was condemned to death as a heretic, to be strangled and then burned. His last words were, "Lord, open the king of England's eyes." Tyndale gave his life for God's Word, and his prayer was answered. After his death the king authorized the publishing of the Bible in English for public use. Tyndale was willing to seal his convictions of the Word of God with his own death. In our ongoing study of the doctrine of Scripture, having looked at its inspiration and inerrancy, we'll now connect the conviction over the "Transmission and Preservation of Scripture."