The Church Struggle of the 1960s (part 1)
Fifty years ago, in 1966, an ‘Open Letter’ was published that threatened to undermine the truth of God’s Word and the federation of the...
Women in Office in the RCN
In 2015 the Free Reformed Churches of Australia (FRCA) decided to suspend sister relations with the Reformed Churches of the Netherlands (RCN or, in...
Obeying Those in Authority
The second table of the Law begins with the fifth commandment – honour your father and your mother. This is more than about children...
The Reformed School (4) – its unique purpose
When the Pharisees tried to trap Jesus by asking a question about divorce, the Lord Jesus referred the hearers to how things were in...
The Reformed School (3) – has Reformed Teachers
If the purpose of the school is to help parents to nurture their children so that they know, love and serve the LORD—and so...
The Reformed School (2) – Grounded in Covenant, Church and Antithesis
The reformed school is grounded in the covenant which the LORD has established with believers and their children. As the covenant community of the...
The Reformed School (1) – God’s Word governs all it does
What makes a school reformed? Over the years Christian school teachers have devoted many conferences and staff meetings to this. This is the first...
The Church – Bearer of the Truth
… the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth (1 Timothy 3:15).Christ...
Watchfulness in respect to the doctrine
"If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him…" (2 John :10).Have...
Continual Conversion
Recently I heard a sermon of the late Prof. B Holwerda on Lord’s Day 33 of the Heidelberg Catechism, a sermon about conversion or repentance....
Immediately with Christ in Paradise
One can be full of life one minute and dead the next. A traffic accident, a terrorist attack, heart failure, etc., can snuff out...
True liberty
...so that you do not do the things that you wish (Galatians 5:17c).When I am big I can do what I want. That’s what...
Rejoice Always
“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (Philippians 4.4)
At a recent funeral service of a brother in the Lord, Rev A...
Of Offenses and Woes
“Woe to the world because of offenses!” (Matthew 18:7)
An ordinary day. The sun shining. A little child standing nearby. Jesus talking about the kingdom...