Bible Text: John 8:31-32 | Pastor: Pastor Strawn | Series: Trinity Season | Why did the Reformation of the church happen 500 years ago? Because the church had, over time, drifted away from the Word of God, from the words of Jesus. And having done so, church buildings and careers became more important than the proclamation of the very Gospel of Jesus Christ. But it is not that this does not still happen. Whenever any Christian drifts away from the Word of God they too are going to need a reformation, that is, a returning to the Word of God.