SOLA SCRIPTURA, SOLA FIDE, SOLA GRATIA
October 31 is again Reformation Day. I assume you are all familiar with the history of the Great Reformation, an event that set in...
Being Reformed – What it is not
Concluding a recent series of 12 articles on “Being Reformed”, Rev. S. de Marie writes about what is not being reformed. In the last...
Stay? Or leave? The ‘concerned’ prophet who stayed in the false church.
At every church reformation there are those who share concerns about the way things are going in the church but when the critical decision...
NO NAPPING NOW!
The last number of years have left me with an unsettled feeling. Feelings, I know, do not always accurately reflect reality. That said, allow...
Whose honour has priority: the LORD’s, or man’s?
A glance through Church History reveals a series of crisis situations which the LORD has graciously used to reform His church, to bring about...
Why object to ‘pluriformity of the church’?
Pluriformity of the church is a view of the church that has been promoted particularly by Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920), a gifted theologian who later...
An urgent letter to those who plan to marry outside the church from one who did.
The late Prof. J Geertsema once published the following heartrending letter from a young woman who had married outside the church. She had written...
Do what’s right and don’t look at the consequences
During the World War 2, while Prof. Klaas Schilder was in hiding from the Nazis seeking to arrest him, a synod was in the...
Baptism with the Spirit and with fire
“He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire” (Luke 3:16).
One morning, some years ago, I was sitting in my study when...
Ascension … and the Marks of the Church
It is important that we do not overlook the great significance of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. First, the Ascension was important...
Of Snakes and Doves
On 10 May 1940 German troops invaded The Netherlands. Four days later German bombers, in what came to be known as Blitzkrieg (lightning war),...
The Church – a Matter of Faith
Perhaps there’s no part of our confession that causes as much controversy as the part about the church. Yet our confession is very clear:...
Remembering God’s goodness toward us after WW2
Here in Australia, we celebrate ANZAC Day to remember those Australian and New Zealand people who died and who served in wars. This commemoration...
Resurrection Joy
Every Lord’s Day we have the opportunity and privilege to celebrate the resurrection of our Saviour. The first day of the week is the...
A new reformed website: “Building and Preserving”
There is a new website of interest in the Netherlands. It commenced 1st April 2023 and has reformed articles both in Dutch and English.Those...