“The Heart of the Gospel – rediscovered, or lost?” by S de Marie

In 2012 the well-known Anglican theologian NT (Tom) Wright wrote a book titled How God became King with as subtitle ‘The core of the gospel...

“Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin” by J Numan

I recently heard a sermon by Rev M Retief on Daniel 5 which is very pertinent to the time in which we live. Daniel...

“The Mosque and Terror” by Dr Cornelis Van Dam

The instances when a Muslim murders non-Muslims are adding up. Most recently at the time of writing, four American marines were killed in Chattanooga,...

“Two Decisions” by T L Bruinius

General Synod of the Free Reformed Churches of Australia (FRCA) met at Baldivis from 22 June to 1 July 2015. For our churches ...

“North Korea’s Christians Continue to Suffer” by Dr Cornelis Van Dam

The suffering North Korean Christians endure defies one’s imagination. We are simply unable to fully comprehend what these believers go through. The All Party...

The push for ‘gay marriage’ and the role of government

‘Gay marriage’ has received prime space in much of Australian secular media lately. That will no doubt please the pro-homosexual lobbyists who reason that...

FRCA’s 2015 Synod decision on the RCNZ

Synod Baldivis 2015 of the Free Reformed Churches of Australia (FRCA) decided to offer a sister church relationship to the Reformed Churches of New...

Sola Scriptura (4) by Rev R M Retief

The Bible is God’s WordThere are still many theologians who will acknowledge, at least in a first encounter, that the Bible is God’s Word.  ...

The President Killed My Son (or How Spanking Saved Him) by Rev Ken Wieske

Under Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff children now have a “right to be educated without the use of corporal punishment.” That means no spanking. Our...

Sola Scriptura 3

Hermeneutics and epistemologyThere is such a thing as Reformed epistemology (study of knowledge).   We believe that God, who is the truth, has revealed the...

Observations on FRCA Synod Baldivis in Coming to a Decision on the RCN

In their report to Synod Baldivis 2015, Deputies for Sister Relations submitted two alternative recommendations in relation to the Reformed Churches of the Netherlands...

“In Loco Parentis – Covenantal Schools in Action” by Russel Dijkstra

Parents who send their children to schools providing reformed education have, over the decades, understood that teachers at these schools operate “in loco parentis”...

“Covenantal Education” by Rev Clarence Stam

What follows is a speech Rev Clarence Stam held on Professional Development Day to Canadian Reformed principals in Burlington, Canada, 26th January 1979. It...

Sola Scriptura (2) by Rev M Retief

Sola Scriptura Scripture is the only source and norm for Reformed theology The whole concept of theology has undergone a metamorphosis in our day, also in...

“Homosexual relations and the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated)” by Rev Wes Bredenhof

I find it difficult to write the following without sounding alarmist.  It is so alarming that it’s challenging to say anything about it as...