Volu 102 Issue 06

Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore—Joshua 3:4 Perhaps you find yourself sometimes thinking the words of this meditation’s title. Looking back to what happened in 2025 and what occurred in just the first month of this year, we understand that we did not know certain things would occur. So also, the weeks and months ahead are uncharted waters. Maybe you say today, or will say in...

The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God— Deuteronomy 22:5 INTRODUCTION The church of Christ, especially in Western nations, exists in societies undergoing a moral revolution. The center of that revolution right now concerns whether or not biological sex and gender are one. Historically it has been so, but transgender activism separates the two, teaching that the source of one’s gender ought not necessarily be one’s biological sex. Inward feelings of dysphoria concerning one’s sex may...

CONSERVATIVES CLASH OVER ISRAEL AND THE JEWS In a December 1, 2025 blog post, Kevin DeYoung wrote on his website, “Increasingly, the loudest voices arguing for Christian Nationalism are marked by juvenile insults steeped in online jargon from the dissident right. What’s more, some of these proponents traffic openly in racist ideology, antisemitism, and Neo-Nazi sympathies….” Thus, one question he has for Christian Nationalists is this: “Do you unequivocally renounce antisemitism, racism, and Nazism?”1 What about you? Do you categorically renounce antisemitism (anti-Jewish thinking)? There has been open antisemitism on the political left for a while now, especially since Hamas...

THE WRITER The apostle Paul was directed by the Holy Spirit to write thirteen of the twenty-seven books that constitute the New Testament Scripture. The book of Romans was one of them, as is specifically stated in Romans 1:1. He wrote this book during his missionary labors (along with 1 and 2 Thessalonians, Galatians, and 1 and 2 Corinthians), and not from prison as was the case for most of the others he wrote. Romans itself indicates that Paul wrote this book during his third missionary journey, while he was in Corinth, and prior to his final travels to Jerusalem...

Did God make a gracious covenant with Abraham’s natural descendants? There are many who say that He did. We know that God said He would establish His everlasting covenant with Abraham. Often we quote God’s covenant promise found in Genesis 17: “And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for...

This article concludes the series on the Grammatical- Historical-Spiritual (GHS) method of Bible interpretation by referring the reader to two other books for further reading. Both books are good books, and recommended—although if a person could buy or read only one of the two, I prefer the second, and will explain why. But I restate: both books are good, and recommended. The two books are: How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, 4th ed. by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2014. 301 pages. Softcover. Understanding God’s Word: An Introduction to Interpreting the Bible,...

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you—Ephesians 4:32 As simple as the instruction given in this passage may seem to be, the mere act of being kind is something we all need to be taught and then strive to do. However, being unkind, rude, and even downright cruel at times comes quite naturally for many of us. It begins at a very young age. Some of the first words our children learn to speak are often “Mine!” “It belongs to me!” “You can’t have it! I had...

When reading the title of this article, what came to your mind? For many young people in our Protestant Reformed denomination, confession of faith brings to mind that nerve-racking experience of demonstrating your faith by answering questions before the elders. Some of you are anxiously anticipating this and others have already passed through the consistory room with relief. Closely connected to this exercise is your public profession of faith. During a worship service, you swear before God and His church your commitment to Christ as it relates to sound doctrine, godly living, and church government. This solemn activity is your...

members of Faith PRC in Jenison, Michigan   * A version of this speech was given to the Reformed Free Publishing Association (RFPA), which gathered for its annual meeting at Southwest PRC on the evening of September 25, 2025. The version printed here has been condensed for clarity, but the full speech can be viewed via the RFPA YouTube channel at https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=pbtJO—b_zo. Digital readers can can access a reading list prepared by the authors by using the link here; print readers will have to wait for this issue to be posted on the RFPA-SB website. INTRODUCTION If you have...

Dear brethren, Greetings in His most precious name. I believe that you all are doing well in this winter and Christmas time. I have some good news to report you. The first one is I am now starting to translate into Burmese the book Saved by Grace: A Study of the Five Points of Calvinism by Ronald Cammenga and Ronald Hanko. I had done this last time in my weekly Sunday Digest but did not finish, so, I collected all the documents that I already had, put them in one file, and edited them. With our Burmese computer fonts, whenever...