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Rev. Bruinsma is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The largest share of the body of this article is made up of a personal letter I received from a Protestant Reformed sister in our church in Edmonton, Canada. I am grateful that she has allowed me to print this letter because I believe it reveals what must be in the heart of every godly mother of Zion. Not only must there be peace and contentment in a mother’s labors in the home, but she must see this task as challenging, exciting, and rewarding. All these are revealed...

Rev. Bruinsma is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Unbelief just cannot understand! It posits its own wisdom, tries to come up with its own assessments, and then in books and treatises presents its own propositions. But one can wade through the myriads of books on the subject and still be left scratching his head. Unbelief just has no clue! We refer, of course, to the proper relationship that must exist between a husband and his wife. More particularly, we refer to how a husband must view his wife within the bond of marriage. There are those...

Rev. Bruinsma is pastor of Kalamazoo Protestant Reformed Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Rev. Bruinsma is Eastern Home Missionary of the Protestant Reformed Churches, stationed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This Meditationis the text (abbreviated for publication) of the pre-synodical sermon preached by Rev. Bruinsma on June 12, 2006. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.  Revelation 2:29 Introduction We have in this passage a command of Christ to the church of all ages. It is a command that comes to the church as she becomes manifest in the church institute. It is true that this command was given to a particular congregation or church in Asia...

Rev. Bruinsma is eastern home missionary of the Protesant Reformed Churches, based in Pittsburgh, PA. “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”  Ephesians 6:4 God’s church receives a most reassuring promise from God: I will be a God unto you and to your children after you in your generations (Gen. 17:7). Since the beginning of this world, believing parents have clung to that promise of God as they have brought forth the next generation of the church. Despite their weaknesses as parents, God has been faithful...

Rev. Bruinsma is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Joyful children, sons and daughters, Shall about thy table meet, Olive plants in strength and beauty, Full of hope and promise sweet. —Psalter number 360:3: a versification of Psalm 128:3  We have considered the place of both the father and mother in relation to their children in the home. Father must be with his family as much as possible outside of his secular labors and his labors in the church. He has a calling in the home to lead and instruct his family. Likewise, it is vital for the...

Rev. Bruinsma is Eastern Home Missionary of the Protestant Reformed Churches, stationed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A proper view of the doctrine of the church will have a direct bearing on the work of missions. What the Bible teaches us about the church and its work will determine who is called to do mission work, as well as the way such work is carried out. We began our consideration of this proposition in the last article when we established that it is the calling of the church to carry out mission work. Christ commissioned the church institute to do this work...

Rev. Bruinsma is Eastern Home Missionary of the Protestant Reformed Churches, stationed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Previous article in this series: January 1, 2008, p. 164. To perform the work of missions correctly takes knowledge of the Scriptures. There are right ways and wrong ways to conduct mission work. God demands more of His church and people than the attitude that because other churches are doing it we should be doing it too. Sometimes saints in our churches who take an active interest in missions but are unhappy with the slow results of mission work cast longing eyes on the church...

Rev. Bruinsma is Eastern Home Missionary of the Protestant Reformed Churches, stationed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Previous article in this series: November 15, 2007, p. 89. In the last article we defined missions. We also began our treatment of the biblical foundation on which all mission work must be built. If the church is to be zealous in her mission work, she must understand that the Bible teaches the indispensable need to carry on such work. We concluded our last article stating that the necessity of missions rests upon the truth of the covenant. There are two means that God employs...

Rev. Bruinsma is Eastern Home Missionary of the Protestant Reformed Churches, stationed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is an age-old question. Is the fourth commandment still in effect for the New Testament church? “Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work . . .” (Ex. 20:8-10). Most of the church world no longer concerns itself with this commandment. Most officebearers, as well as lay members, cannot even say which commandment it...