I am grateful to the Standard Bearer and to Rev. Kenneth Koole for the editorial “Apostasy Revisited— Reflections on an Analysis of the Apostasy of the CRC in the Last Half-Century” (Vol. 86, p. 316). You have validated concerns I have developed over the last few years. I came to prison 25 years ago as a “backslidden” (i.e., unconverted) Pentecostal. Through God’s grace, I met brothers along the way who taught me the great Reformed doctrines of grace. Since then, most of my contact, fellowship, and instruction have come from the CRC. I completed Crossroads Bible Institute’s 3-Tier program, and college classes...
