The injustice of Israel’s ‘justice’ in Judges 20&21
To avoid being sodomised by sexual perverts, a Levite hands them his concubine (Judges 19). She is raped and abused through the night and...
The horror event of Judges 19
There is this shockingly macabre event in the Bible about an Israelite who gives his concubine to a band of wicked men. They pack...
Ascension – Christ, the Head of his congregation
"And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body"...
Salvation Issues?
Have you ever been involved in a disagreement over something the Bible teaches when suddenly someone exclaims, “But that’s not a salvation issue!” And...
Why each Free Reformed church council’s RCNZ decision ought to be appealed
Following each synod, each church council—as the highest governing body in our churches—checks synod’s decisions and approves (ratifies) them if they are in accordance...
The wisdom of God vs the wisdom of the world
“… but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and...
Providence: God’s fatherly care for each of us
In times of calamities, social upheavals, accidents, sickness, war, and other disruptions to our lives, we find great comfort in what we confess about...
Two Kingdoms
Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Prove yourselves by working a miracle,’ then you shall say to...
Christ rose—believe the Scriptures
“But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him … And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to...
Church Services – the new (ab)normal
Unsurprisingly our Canadian sister churches have also moved to live-streaming the church services. I pass on (below and slightly updated) a pertinent pastoral letter...
Lack Wisdom? Ask God.
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him” (James...
Pastoral Encouragement
The federal government’s decision to ban gatherings of people in public buildings has meant that churches have had to resort to livestreaming church services....
The coronavirus and prayer for repentance
Revelation 9:20,21 shows that the plagues God unleashes upon the world have as purpose the repentance of mankind. So, we should pray that, if...
Psalm 91 and the Coronavirus
“A thousand may fall at your side,And ten thousand at your right hand;But it shall not come near you…No evil shall befall you,Nor shall...
Denominationalism (4)
Rev C Stam concluded his series of articles on ‘Denominationalism’ with the following article. It’s all so pertinent and fluent that, rather than summarise...