Sir Thomas was a government official in England several hundred years ago, under the reign of Henry VIII. Most everyone knows that Henry wanted to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, (his 1st of 8 wives) to marry Anne Boylen & basically continued this pattern until he found one to conceive a male heir. This obviously put King Henry at odds with the Church. Ultimately, Henry declared himself head of the Church so that he could get divorced without condemnation. Sir Thomas More, was a public servant and a good friend of the king. Sir Thomas found himself in a position where he either had to sign and recognize the legitimacy of the King's actions, or refuse and commit treason. Sir Thomas ultimately committed treason.
Sir Thomas was not a man who sought martyrdom, but he was put in a position where he had to choose between the law or God, and he chose God. He was ultimately executed and dismembered for his crime. Before his death, he is quoted saying... "I die the King's good servant, but God's first."
Some other quotes from the movie:
"I think that when statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties, they lead their country by a short route to chaos."
"Since the Court has determined to condemn me, God knoweth how, I will now discharge my mind concerning the indictment and the King's title. The indictment is grounded in an act of Parliament which is directly repugnant to the law of God, and his Holy Church, the Supreme Government of which no temporal person may by any law presume to take upon him... It is, therefore, insufficient in law to charge any Christian to obey it."
Sir Thomas More: [in his prison cell] "... If we lived in a state where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us saintly. But since we see that abhorrence, anger, pride, and stupidity commonly profit far beyond charity, modesty, justice, and thought, perhaps we must stand fast a little - even at the risk of being heroes..."
So my friends - and I ask this of myself as well - What are we willing to risk? I feel in my heart that we are living in the last days. We are clearly seeing a great falling away where many "Christians" are choosing the world & would rather be accepted by the world than stand for Him who came to save us. We are not of this world and it is a guarantee we will be persecuted for standing steadfast in the faith. Let us always remember Jesus was crucified for being Truth incarnate. I Pray the Holy Spirit speak to all of us who follow Him regardless of the cost. https://youtu.be/zbZfh-5QsAw
