Rev. DeVries preached his farewell sermon at Southwest Church in Michigan the evening of May 26 and was installed in our Edgerton Church in Minnesota June 6th. Rev. R. Moore was installed in our Hull Church in Iowa the evening of May 26. Rev. Kamps led the church service. Since…
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We have been considering the reformers’ doctrine of Scripture and its interpretation. Rome taught that Scripture was a dark book which would not be understood by the ordinary believer. According to Rome, Scripture needed to be supplemented by the traditions of the church which served as an additional revelation alongside…
Chapter XXI The Mystery Of The Seventy Weeks in Daniel 9 THE SEVENTY YEARS AS PRESENTED IN THE “SEVENTY SEVENS”—Daniel 9:24ff. (continued) All attempts to “read into” this symbolical number definite chronological dates must needs fail. And they have. The Lord will keep the waiting saints in holy suspense until…
The fall of man into sin has had devastating consequences for marriage and the family. The most beautiful and blessed of all human relationships, that of husband and wife in marriage, was thoroughly corrupted and spoiled because of sin. The reason of this is that fallen man’s nature has become…
Jesus said it. And we do well to give heed to it and remember it, if we would rightly understand the message in the book of Esther. What did He say that applies to this book? You will find it in Matthew 7:20where we read: “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall…
The Impurity of Our Souls Signified According to the opening statement of the Baptism form there are three principal parts to the doctrine of holy baptism. A quick survey of the Baptism form reveals that these three principal parts of baptism follow the three-fold division of the Heidelberg Catechism: how…
In this series we are studying I Corinthians 9:19-23. This passage, we believe, has a good deal to teach concerning the proper attitude and conduct of a faithful missionary of the gospel. In the previous two articles we treated I Corinthians 9:19-20. The entire passage reads: “For though I be free from…
Debate on Christ’s Resurrection The Christian News, April 15, 1985, reports on a debate in England within the Church of England in which one of its Bishops, Right Rev. David Jenkins, allegedly casts doubt on the resurrection of Christ from the dead. The article states: Bishop Wood, . . . an…
This year’s synod was off to an early start. On Monday evening the pre-synodical service, at which the Rev. David Engelsma (last year’s president) preached on Judges 6:11-17, was held; and on Tuesday morning Synod of 1985 began. Tuesday was devoted to organization, which includes the election of officers (Rev. J.…
“Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth?” Romans 8:33, 34 In the context, the Lord has chosen a people from before the foundation of the world. And these people rejoice in the midst of the world because of wonderful…