The organizational meeting of the Byron Center Protestant Reformed Church took place Thursday, October 20, in the Byron Center Christian Junior High School. Prof. Hoeksema was the speaker. May God bless this new church. The consistory of Hope Protestant Reformed Church held a meeting on August 18 for all those…
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Classis East met in regular session on September 14, 1983 at the Southeast Protestant Reformed Church. With the exception of Kalamazoo, each church was represented by two delegates. Rev. G. Van Baren presided over this session. Classis East met in regular session on September 14, 1983 at the Southeast Protestant…
The Word of God lays down the principle that the ministers of the Gospel must be supported by the churches which they serve. This principle was established already in the Old Testament era. When God gave to Israel the land of Canaan as a type of the heavenly Canaan each…
In this letter, the author to the Hebrews (Jewish Christians) sets forth Jesus as the true fulfillment of the law and the old covenant. Though there was a temptation to abandon faith in Him, this letter was written to encourage all, especially Jews, to consider the true ministry of Jesus…
The Reformation Reviewed There are ongoing discussions between Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Greek Orthodox, and Lutherans. One gathers from reports that the men involved in discussions find fewer and fewer reasons for remaining separate. Recently, reports have appeared in newspapers and magazines describing basic accord between Lutheran and Roman Catholic theologians…
With the penning of the last book of Holy Scriptures, the written record of the revelation of God was finished. The work of the Spirit of Christ by which “Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” was brought to a close. God had given…
“Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness” (Ps. 30:4). “Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness” (Ps. 30:4). Today, popular “singers,” as they are euphemistically called, and far too charitably,…
The doctrine of election, it is claimed by those who despise and reject this truth, makes men careless, indifferent, and profane. This, of course, does not and should not surprise us. This charge against the truth of divine sovereign predestination is not new. The enemies of the truth have always…
(Transcript of an address delivered at the annual meeting of the R.F.P.A., Sept. 22, 1983) (Transcript of an address delivered at the annual meeting of the R.F.P.A., Sept. 22, 1983) The Standard Bearer, besides being a defender of the truth, has always been a controversial paper. This is not strange, especially…
By the order of worship we mean two things: 1) Those elements which ought to be included in (or excluded from) the worship service; 2) In what order these elements ought to be arranged. Both of these we want to discuss in these articles. But both these questions which arise…
The reproduced advertisement and accompanying note were inserted in an article by the Rev. Dirk J. Hart, minister of evangelism for the Christian Reformed Church. Sometimes one hardly knows whether to laugh or to cry about things that are said about our Protestant Reformed Churches and their activities. The problem…
Ques. 69. How art thou admonished and assured by holy baptism that the one sacrifice of Christ upon the cross is of real advantage to thee? Ans. Thus: that Christ appointed this external washing with water, adding thereto this promise, that I am as certainly washed by His blood and…