John Newton | Biography, Conversion, Hymns, Abolition, & Facts
网页2024年8月27日 · John Newton (born July 24, 1725, London, England—died December 21, 1807, London) was an English slave trader who became an Anglican minister, a hymn writer, and later a noted abolitionist, best known for his hymn “Amazing Grace.” His transformation from a faithless seaman to a man of deep faith is echoed in his work.
Saved by Amazing Grace: The Story of John Newton
网页Saved by Amazing Grace: The Story of John Newton. When John Newton composed the words to what has perhaps become the most widely recognized hymn of our day— “Amazing Grace”—he was the pastor of a growing congregation in Olney, England. Newton loved the country setting. He had a loving wife, a …
Biography of John Newton, Author of Amazing Grace - Learn …
网页2020年5月15日 · John Newton (1725–1807) began his career as a sailor and slave trader. Eventually, he became an Anglican minister and outspoken abolitionist after a dramatic and pivotal conversion to faith in Jesus Christ. Newton is best known for his widely loved and timeless hymn “ Amazing Grace.” Fast Facts: John Newton.
John Newton - Wikipedia
网页John Newton (/ ˈnjuːtən /; 4 August [O.S. 24 July] 1725 – 21 December 1807) was an English evangelical Anglican cleric and slavery abolitionist. He had previously been a captain of slave ships and an investor in the slave trade. He served as a sailor in the Royal Navy (after forced recruitment) and was himself enslaved for a time in West Africa.
When John Newton Discovered Amazing Grace (and Wrote the …
网页2023年8月18日 · Only God's amazing grace could and would take a rude, profane, slave-trading sailor and transform him into a child of God. Newton never ceased to stand in awe of God's work in his life. New Directions - John Newton's Conversion. Though Newton continued in his profession of sailing and slave trading for a time, his life was transformed.
The Incredible True Story Behind ‘Amazing Grace’ - TIME
网页2015年6月28日 · By 1745, Newton was enlisted in the slave trade, running captured slaves from Africa to, ironically, Charleston, S.C. After he rode out a storm at sea in 1748, he found his faith. He was ordained...
The Creation of "Amazing Grace" - Library of Congress
网页Arguably the best-known Christian hymn is "Amazing Grace." Its text, a poem penned in 1772 by John Newton, describes the joy and peace of a soul uplifted from despair to salvation through the gift of grace. Newton's words are also a vivid autobiographical commentary on how he was spared from both physical and spiritual ruin.
The Amazingly Graced Life of John Newton - Christianity Today
网页Newton was born in London, an only child, in 1725. His mother, a pious Dissenter, taught him to read Scripture and memorize Reformed catechisms and hymns. Together they attended an...
John Newton - Christianity Today
网页2008年8月8日 · Newton was nurtured by a Christian mother who taught him the Bible at an early age, but he was raised in his father's image after she died of tuberculosis when Newton was 7. At age 11, Newton...
John Newton - amazing grace - BBC Teach
网页John Newton - amazing grace - BBC Teach. BBC Teach > School Radio > Audio Stories > Historical. Audio Transcript. By Jan Payne. My name is John Newton and I want to tell you my story. I...