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...
Denominationalism (3)
Rev Stam, we saw, links denominationalism to the idea of the invisible church made up of all the elect from different types of churches....
Denominationalism (2)
In the previous article we saw that denominationalism originated in America and is the belief that the church of the Lord Jesus Christ consists...
Denominationalism (1)
It’s amazing really: every Sunday we hear and confess the Apostles’ Creed and say in our hearts that we believe in God the Father,...
Everyone Created in God’s Image?
Are all children created in God’s image? Many people who want to serve the LORD say yes. Various books on Christian education use this...
in God’s house
“…it was too painful for me – until I went into the sanctuary of God” (Psalm 73:16b, 17a)
Read Psalm 73 and you can picture...
President Trump’s Declaration on Abortion
Today I want to pass on President Trump’s “Proclamation on National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2020”. Issued just a few days ago (January...
GKv – kissing sister relations goodbye?
You may be aware that presently there’s a GKv (RCN) synod taking place at Goes in the Netherlands and that, despite the FRCA having...
The unchanging Christ in a changing world
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8).
The changing world
The Lord has ushered in a new year and, as Rev R...
May we ask the Lord to forgive others?
We have a family ‘Whatsap’ and the day after Christmas one family member posted a “thought for the day … Job 1:5”. This text...
The Magi from the East and the Word of God
East and west are relative terms. Hence, when we read that the wise men, those magi, came from the east they came from east...
75 years Liberation
75 years Liberation: back to the firm ground of God’s covenant
The Act of Liberation or Return was read out 75 years ago (11 August...
Mixed Courtship
Ministers of the Word and elders have, over the years, stressed that young church members should not court boys and girls outside their church...