In the autumn of 1526, Cuthbert Tunstall ,the Bishop of London had a large bonfire in which he burned as many copies of William Tyndale's NT as he could ccontain.It appears a strange thing to do,why did he do that ?,well there were a number of reasons,such as a 'Fear of heresy and misinterpretation: Catholic authorities believed that putting the Bible directly into the hands of ordinary people without clerical guidance would lead to false teachings'.The Catholic Church has until recently discoursged people from reading the Bible.An elderly friend of mine who was a Catholic asked his priest why RC's were forbidden to read the Bible,he replied ,'When people read the Bible they become Protestants'. One may smile at this but there is a degree of truth in those words. Psalm 119 v130 reads,' The entrance of your words;it gives understanding to the simple',one person comments,' It makes deep wisdom and guidance to ordinary,teachable,or humble people,regardless of human status or high scholarship'.
'Read and understand God's word
it brings great reward'
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