Ulrich Zwingli (1484 - 1531)

A character sketch of Ulrich Zwingli

A Swiss Reformer born to a well-to-do home at Wildhaus, Switzerland.

Received a good education, attending schools at Basel, Berne, and Vienna.

Developed remarkable gifts as a preacher.

On January 1, 1519, became chief pastor in the Great Minister Church in Zurich, where he expounded the Scriptures. His sermons were fearless, scriptural, and evangelical.

Had a near death experience with the plague and he dedicated his life anew to the will of God. He became a Reformer.

In 1523 his Sixty-Seven Articles rejected the Catholic coordination of Scripture and tradition. He maintained that the Bible was the only infallible authority which a Christian can accept.

In 1525 he replaced the Catholic mass with the first Reformed communion service in the Great Minster Church.

Personal Application.

Zwingli was another man who took an active role in the Reformation. He was brilliant in the rejection of mass. It is by getting rid of the Catholic sacraments that we as Christians can have a better fellowship with Christ.

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