William Tyndale (1494-1536)
From EJ Hill & Friends
WILLIAM TYNDALE (1494-1536)
by EJ Hill (1977-)
Contents |
About
Classification
Protestant [1]
Doctrinal Alignment
Conditional Immortality - Psychopannychism [3|4|6]
Affiliation & Association
John Frith (1503-1533) [5]
William Tyndale Says
Concerning The Intermediate State
The British Bible translator, William Tyndale, also defended Conditional Immortality. This, as well as other teachings brought him in direct conflict with the papal champion, Thomas More, who strongly objected against both, Tyndale and Luther, who, in the words of More, said, "all souls lie and sleep till doomsday". In 1530 Tyndale responded vigorously saying:
"And ye, in putting them (the departed souls) in heaven, hell, and purgatory, destroy the arguments wherewith Christ and Paul prove the resurrection ... And again, if the souls be in heaven, tell me why they be not in as good case as the angels be? And then what cause is there of the resurrection?" [3|6|7]
Tyndale pressed his contention even further showing that the papal teaching on the subject is in conflict with that of the apostle Paul:
"Nay, Paul, thou art unlearned; go to Master More, and learn a new way. We be not most miserable, though we rise not again; for our souls go to heaven as soon as we be dead, and are there in a great joy as Christ that is risen again. And I marvel that Paul had not comforted the Thessalonians with that doctrine, if he had wist it, that the souls of their dead should rise again. If the souls be in heaven, in as great glory as the angels, after your doctrine, shew me what cause should be of the resurrection." [3|7]
Bibliography
1 "William Tyndale": Wikipedia. (02/06/2008) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tyndale
2 William Tyndale; NNDB. (04/03/2008) http://www.nndb.com/people/569/000094287/
3 Champions of Conditional Immortality in History. (15/03/2008) http://www.specialtyinterests.net/champions_of_conditional_immortality.html
4 William Tyndale; An Answer to Sir Thomas More's Dialogue [Parker's 1850 Reprint]; Book 4, Chapter 4; p.180-181.
5 J.H. Merle d’Aubigne; History of the Reformation in the time of Calvin (Friends of William Tyndale). (12/06/2008) http://www.williamtyndale.com/0johnfrith1.htm
6 "Soul Sleep": Wikipedia. (16/06/2008) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_sleep
7 William Tyndale; An Answer to Sir Thomas More's Dialogue [Parker's 1850 Reprint]; Book 4, Chapter 4; p.180-181.
