1886: Birth
Arthur Walkington Pink was born to a corn-merchant's family in Nottingham on 1 April 1886. His father was a devout non-conformist, probably a Congregationalist.
Read moreLuther examined the seven sacraments of Roman Catholicism in the light of Bible teaching. He repudiated mass as a ‘sacrifice’ and the doctrine of transubstantiation. On baptism, Luther wrote that it must be followed by saving faith in order to be effective. Luther also affirmed a form of penance. The other four (confirmation, matrimony, holy orders and extreme unction) were rejected as sacraments by Luther. The tract marked further radicalisation of Luther’s views; he now fiercely attacked the papacy as antichrist.