Richard Overton was a Christian who held debates about different church reforms. He came up with pamphlets of how the churches conduct their spiritual life. Richard needed to belong to a certain church but he had not made up his mind yet. He continued reading widely from the Bible to get more knowledge about Christianity.
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.
The general church further preached that all those who died will resurrect when Christ returns the second time. Other churches contradicted with what Richard was telling people through the pamphlets he distributed. The activist studied how the rivaling churches went about church activities and he was very disturbed.
In his pamphlets, he said that in order to be blessed by God, people ought to do what is right. Other churches ignored tithe and offerings. When they offered, the money was diverted to other uses like paying the state officials which was supposed quite unethical. There was a mixed reaction on the comments of Overton by the community. This was not long before he was arrested and jailed.
He said that their faith would make them perish. Tithe offering is not taken serious and it is a practice that is holy. We all survive by the grace of God and once in a while, we should offer tithes to appreciate God for his kindness of protecting us from evil.
God continued giving him strength to overcome the challenges in life. He took his time while in prison to write more pamphlets to inspire people. He indulged in politics to prove to people how the government was corrupt. He argued the corruption is the greatest enemy of the development of a nation. People will continue to get oppressed by the corrupt government if they do not stand up and revolt.
He wanted the human rights be equally administered. Here argued that citizens could not suffer while there were rules and regulations that govern them. Being an activist, he was released from prison. Upon his release, he had gained a lot from prison. In the company of his friends, they went to attend a public meeting by the government that emphasized on the liberalization of citizens.
Richard Overton stood on a political ground and opposed a motion that was being passed. This led to a lot of confusion and the legislative meeting was closed. People dispersed and the officials were annoyed by his step. Overton compiled a book which led to another warrant of arrest. He was finally arrested and jailed while he awaited trial. Not so long from then, he was out of prison and traveled England where he published a new edition of his new book. Whatever transpired in his life later on is unknown.
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.
The general church further preached that all those who died will resurrect when Christ returns the second time. Other churches contradicted with what Richard was telling people through the pamphlets he distributed. The activist studied how the rivaling churches went about church activities and he was very disturbed.
In his pamphlets, he said that in order to be blessed by God, people ought to do what is right. Other churches ignored tithe and offerings. When they offered, the money was diverted to other uses like paying the state officials which was supposed quite unethical. There was a mixed reaction on the comments of Overton by the community. This was not long before he was arrested and jailed.
He said that their faith would make them perish. Tithe offering is not taken serious and it is a practice that is holy. We all survive by the grace of God and once in a while, we should offer tithes to appreciate God for his kindness of protecting us from evil.
God continued giving him strength to overcome the challenges in life. He took his time while in prison to write more pamphlets to inspire people. He indulged in politics to prove to people how the government was corrupt. He argued the corruption is the greatest enemy of the development of a nation. People will continue to get oppressed by the corrupt government if they do not stand up and revolt.
He wanted the human rights be equally administered. Here argued that citizens could not suffer while there were rules and regulations that govern them. Being an activist, he was released from prison. Upon his release, he had gained a lot from prison. In the company of his friends, they went to attend a public meeting by the government that emphasized on the liberalization of citizens.
Richard Overton stood on a political ground and opposed a motion that was being passed. This led to a lot of confusion and the legislative meeting was closed. People dispersed and the officials were annoyed by his step. Overton compiled a book which led to another warrant of arrest. He was finally arrested and jailed while he awaited trial. Not so long from then, he was out of prison and traveled England where he published a new edition of his new book. Whatever transpired in his life later on is unknown.
