Vol 99 Issue 3

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Matthew 4:7 Take heed and harden not your heart, As did your fathers, nor depart From God to follow in their ways; For with complaints instead of praise, With doubt instead of faith confessed, They put His mercy to the test. (Psalter 254, st. 4) Beloved young people of the church, beware of the devil who brings strong temptation to tempt God. Imagine this scene: The devil, as an angel of light, flies you to Jerusalem and sets you on the pinnacle of the...

Previous article in this series: October 15, 2022, p. 45. “Male and female created he them” So much of our learning is distinguishing things from other things. As children, we learn what things are in part by learning what they are not. My first grader had a hard time reading the word “where,” but it became easier for her when she learned to distinguish it from “wear.” Who knew that there were three types of fire trucks? But when a fireman distinguishes a fire engine from a fire truck, and both of those from a fire rescue vehicle, you understand...

September 14, 2022 Classis East convened at Byron Center Protestant Reformed Church on Wednesday, September 14 at 8:00 a.m. Rev. J. Maatman served as chairman and capably led the thirty- eight delegates (from the nineteen member churches) in all of the work of classis. Seven elder delegates and one minister (Rev. E. Guichelaar) delegate served Classis East for the first time and therefore signed the Formula of Subscription. Routine matters treated on Wednesday morning included asking and answering the questions of Article 41 of the Church Order, approving the work of the stated clerk and of the classical committee, and...