Post by MikeV on Jul 12, 2022 19:07:30 GMT
Jan Hus, also referred to as John Hus was a Czech Priest, philosopher and early Christian reformer. Given he lived before Luther, Calvin and Zwingli; he is considered the first Church reformer. He played a pivotal role as a predecessor to Protestantism, and His teachings influenced Western Europe, and had a major influence on Martin Luther himself. He was burned at the stake for heresy against the doctrines of the Catholic Church, particularly related to those on ecclesiology, the Eucharist and other theological topics. Moments before his death, the imperial marshal asked Jan one final time to recant and save his life. Jan responded “God is my witness that…the principal intention of my preaching…and all my other acts or writings are solely that I might turn people from sin. And in that truth of the gospel that I wrote, taught, and preached in accordance with the sayings and expositions of the holy doctors, I am willingly glad to die today.” The executioner then started the fire.
