1521 - The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw (Source)
R.C. Sproul put it this way in his wonderful book, Faith Alone: An Evangelical Doctrine of Justification by Faith:
"Does saving faith require a trust in the righteousness of Christ alone as the grounds of our justification? Or may a person have a different view of the gospel and still be a Christian?"
"The Reformation was waged, not over the issue of justification by faith, but over the issue of justification by faith alone. It was the Sola of Sola Fide that was the central point of dispute."
Luther, Relics, and Indulgences, by Dr. James White
1659 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England (Source)
1660 - Charles II lands at Dover at the invitation of the Convention Parliament, which marks the end of the Cromwell-protected Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and begins the Restoration of the British monarchy (Source)
I think it was Oliver Cromwell who said:
"You need not hope in order to undertake, and you need not succeed in order to persevere." The following sermons and podcasts are on Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War:
1925 - Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
2020 - George Floyd, a black man, is murdered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest when he is restrained in a prone position face-down on the ground for more than nine minutes, provoking protests across the United States and around the world (Source)
Recommended reading:
