Wilberforce and the Sermon That Demanded Action
In 1785, William Wilberforce was a twenty-five-year-old member of British Parliament — charming, wealthy, and politically ambitious. After his conversion to Christianity, he sought counsel...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on James 1:22.
In 1785, William Wilberforce was a twenty-five-year-old member of British Parliament — charming, wealthy, and politically ambitious. After his conversion to Christianity, he sought counsel from John Newton, the former slave trader turned pastor who wrote "Amazing Grace." Newton didn't just offer Wilberforce theological comfort. He pointed him toward Scripture's unrelenting call to act on behalf of the oppressed. Wilberforce could have become the most devout man in Parliament's pews — attending services, nodding at sermons, underlining verses in his Bible.…
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