The Bible tells us how the earth came to being and that God is beyond human understanding. A Christian by the name Richard Overton was known for his knowledge and understanding f the Bible. He preached to people the word of God and asked them to follow the teachings of Christ in order to have everlasting life.
Churches contradicted on what they understand the Bible and practice. Prayers were held differently, services executed variously and also clothes meant for church were not uniform. Style varied but Richard chose the General Baptist church where he attended services and went for prayer. He told Christians that the life of a human being is so precious hence when one dies, it only means that it is his human body and soul that have died, but the person will resurrect on the day Jesus is coming again.
He said their faith will fail them if they do not change from what they are practicing. Tithe offering is not taken serious and it is a practice that is holly. We make offerings as a way of giving thanks to God for safeguarding our health.
Richard took a bold Christian step and wrote satirical series that talked about them and published all pamphlets. He criticized the way in which the tithes and offerings were handled. They had abolished tithe offering which is advocated for in the bible. This is a sign of showing appreciation to God for the far he has brought you. Tithe was meant for the purpose of the church.
The activist insisted that it was against the Bible for church members to give tithes only for the money to be used to pay the state official. This led to the officials and the community at large to react differently to some of the comments Overton had put across. This was not easy for him and he later found himself in jail. The arrest came after his defeat.
While in prison, he did not give up. Instead, he continued with his publishing of pamphlets. He argued that the rights of human beings were being abused hence fought for the rights of citizens and the liberty of the nation. He said the government was very corrupt and this pulled back the development of the nation. Other citizens were being oppressed by the army soldiers.
Prison life taught him many lessons which he recalled always. When he finally came out of prison, he and his friends attended a meeting where officials were addressing the nation on matters of the constitution and the nation. Overton stood up and rejected the provisions of the leaders. Commotion was all over and the meeting ended.
This led to Richard Overton forming a group and writing another pamphlet which was contrary to what the government was saying. On the release of his book, he was looked for all over the region to come and defend his book and withdraw it afterwards. Richard was presented before the panel but he denied having owned the book or having access to it. He was arrested again to wait for trail. The court agreed to release him and he flew to England and updated his book. His life history is not known from that time.
Churches contradicted on what they understand the Bible and practice. Prayers were held differently, services executed variously and also clothes meant for church were not uniform. Style varied but Richard chose the General Baptist church where he attended services and went for prayer. He told Christians that the life of a human being is so precious hence when one dies, it only means that it is his human body and soul that have died, but the person will resurrect on the day Jesus is coming again.
He said their faith will fail them if they do not change from what they are practicing. Tithe offering is not taken serious and it is a practice that is holly. We make offerings as a way of giving thanks to God for safeguarding our health.
Richard took a bold Christian step and wrote satirical series that talked about them and published all pamphlets. He criticized the way in which the tithes and offerings were handled. They had abolished tithe offering which is advocated for in the bible. This is a sign of showing appreciation to God for the far he has brought you. Tithe was meant for the purpose of the church.
The activist insisted that it was against the Bible for church members to give tithes only for the money to be used to pay the state official. This led to the officials and the community at large to react differently to some of the comments Overton had put across. This was not easy for him and he later found himself in jail. The arrest came after his defeat.
While in prison, he did not give up. Instead, he continued with his publishing of pamphlets. He argued that the rights of human beings were being abused hence fought for the rights of citizens and the liberty of the nation. He said the government was very corrupt and this pulled back the development of the nation. Other citizens were being oppressed by the army soldiers.
Prison life taught him many lessons which he recalled always. When he finally came out of prison, he and his friends attended a meeting where officials were addressing the nation on matters of the constitution and the nation. Overton stood up and rejected the provisions of the leaders. Commotion was all over and the meeting ended.
This led to Richard Overton forming a group and writing another pamphlet which was contrary to what the government was saying. On the release of his book, he was looked for all over the region to come and defend his book and withdraw it afterwards. Richard was presented before the panel but he denied having owned the book or having access to it. He was arrested again to wait for trail. The court agreed to release him and he flew to England and updated his book. His life history is not known from that time.
