Church unity and the truth
Recently I received an article from G M Boogert, member of the DGK in The Netherlands, titled “Church pluralism and blindness to first sin....
A school skit about the Church Liberation of 1944
The following is a skit between an imaginary primary school boy and his 98-year-old grandmother. I publish it here for the sake of the...
The Snare is Broken
11th August eighty years ago the Lord graciously liberated His church in the Netherlands. We Free Reformed Churches of Australia trace our linage, the...
Part of Br Hagg’s address to FRCA Synod 2024 about joining the ICRC
What is it that compels representatives from overseas sister churches, in addressing FRCA Synod 2024, to take sides in a divisive issue in our...
Part of address by Rev C van Dam to Synod 2024 about joining the ICRC
Membership of the ICRC has been a divisive issue in the Free Reformed Churches. It led us to withdraw our membership in the 1990s....
Being Reformed as Identity: Remaining Faithful to Scripture and Confession
The concept of 'identity' is currently receiving much attention because of gender ideology. But does what you feel and experience as a person (e.g....
Church in Canadian Reformed History: The 1950s
This article, published here with the writer’s kind permission, is from Clarion, May 17 2024. Reading Rev Bouwman’s article we might ask ourselves: Are we...
Church in Canadian Reformed History: The Beginnings
This article, published here with the writer's kind permission, is from Clarion, April 26 2024. It is relevant to FRSA readers, since we share the...
A closed Lord’s Supper Table is not proof of a sectarian spirit but shows ecclesiastical faithfulness
In our contacts with other churches we find differing views about who may attend the Lord’s Supper. The late Prof. J Geertsema (CanRC) identified...
For and against
He who is not against us is for us. He who is not with me is against me.He who does not gather with me...
Coldplay, rock music and Christians
Last November the band Coldplay performed twice in Perth, Western Australia. According to the mass media 120,000 people attended two concerts by what it...
Lord’s Day 38 and Christian day schools
LD 38. What does God require in the fourth commandment?First, that the ministry of the Gospel and schools be maintained…Second, that all the days...
The Dynamics of Christ’s Church-gathering Work
Somebody asked Rev. E. Heres, of the DGK, to write an article about “the dynamics of Christ's church gathering work” in line with Article...
ChatGPT and the Christian
Recently I received a letter from a reader in Canada alerting me to the potential danger of using ChatGPT, particularly for making sermons by...
As churches how do we deal with other churches? 4 (& final)
Can someone who is a member of another church, partake in the celebration of the Holy Supper? If so, what are the conditions?
For...