God on the ground explores Biblical Studies, Theology, and Church History to help us figure what God means for real life. This episode is  a Dead Good Dead Guy: Mark Earngey, head of church history at Moore Theological College, introduces us to the English reformer John Ponet. 

There might be some unfamiliar characters and terms in this episode. A couple of tips to help you out: Thomas Cranmer was the first Archbishop of the church of England, "Tyrannicide" means killing a tyrant or lawless ruler and "humanism" in the 16th century was more like studying "humanities" than like modern "secular humansm." 

After the episode read Acts 4:1-22 and Romans 13:1-7. What do those passages, and the lessons learned from John Ponet, mean for your attitude to authority? And are there disputes or contexts where you need to be more flexible on for the sake of the gospel? Or issues where need to take a firmer stand for the sake of the gospel?

For more from Mark on the Reformation, see his book (edited with Jonathan Gibson) Reformation Worship: Liturgies from the Past for the Present. 

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