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Yet he was brilliant, dedicated, and gifted as well. He was a tool created and fashioned precisely into the man that God needed him to be, a tool to cut, chisel, and sculpt the Protestant church of the 1500s into the church that God would continue to reform down through the ages. Zacharias Ursinus u
The Lutheran Reformation had penetrated Breslau prior to Ursinus's birth and had influenced his parents. Wittenberg was the center of Lutheran studies. It is not surprising that Ursinus became an ardent Lutheran. But already Melanchthon was having second thoughts about Luther's view of the Lord's Su
ZACHARIAS URSINUS (1534–1583) was a Reformed theologian and professor. Through his works and teaching, and as the main author of the Heidelberg Catechism, by God’s grace Ursinus left an ongoing legacy for Reformed churches worldwide. - 718 pages - Hardcover - ISBN 978-1-959515-41-8 - Release dat
God shaped Zacharias, as a potter shapes clay, to be a vessel unto honor, to fight for and defend the truth, and to call together and comfort God’s people during these apostate times. Zacharias had been a stout Lutheran his whole childhood, but studying under Philip Melanchthon caused him to alter h
Yet, in his infinite wisdom, God chose two men, one twenty-eight years old and the other twenty-six, to write one of the most beautiful statements of faith that has ever been written, a statement of faith which is still in use almost 450 years later. The first man was Zacharias Ursinus. Ursinus was
Zacharias Ursinus, one of the theologians in charge of the writing, also recognized the need for a simple yet comprehensive collection of the fundamental truths of Scripture to teach the people.
Such were Ursinus’ thoughts, but Ursinus was exactly the man God had prepared for the work in Heidelberg, Germany. Zacharius packed his bags. According to the plan of God, such would be the turn of events… Compassion
He was a quiet and gentle boy. He loved books and he loved to study. He was well-suited to be taught in the best of schools. But his father, a tutor, could not afford this. The senate of Breslau, however, noticed how intelligent this boy of their town was. Zacharius Ursinus was sixteen years old whe
By the hand of God, Peter Martyr sent Ursinus on his way to the city of Heidelberg. I myself had requested Peter Martyr to come to Heidelberg, but Peter said concerning Ursinus, Send for him instead of me, for he has the brilliance of a great scholar and the piety of a great servant of God. That is