Spare No Arrows: The Life & Legacy of John Knox

Historian Thomas Carlyle once observed that “

[John Knox] is the one Scotchman to whom all others, his country and the world owe a debt.” These words ring true. After a disastrous defeat to England at the Battle of Flodden, Scotland lost its national identity. Yet, within a year, a boy was born who restored this land to greatness. A man born for battle, Knox’s motto was “spare no arrows,” and this prophet of God roared fearlessly against vice and idolatry. As a young man, Knox wielded a two-handed broadsword as personal body to Reformer George Wishart. After Wishart’s martyrdom, he was made a galley slave before leading Scotland back to the true faith. Knox’s confrontations with Mary, Queen of Scots, personal role in translating the Geneva Bible, and much more are told in this inspirational message by Wesley Strackbein.