Lord’s Day 38 and Christian day schools
LD 38. What does God require in the fourth commandment?First, that the ministry of the Gospel and schools be maintained…Second, that all the days...
The Dynamics of Christ’s Church-gathering Work
Somebody asked Rev. E. Heres, of the DGK, to write an article about “the dynamics of Christ's church gathering work” in line with Article...
ChatGPT and the Christian
Recently I received a letter from a reader in Canada alerting me to the potential danger of using ChatGPT, particularly for making sermons by...
As churches how do we deal with other churches? 4 (& final)
Can someone who is a member of another church, partake in the celebration of the Holy Supper? If so, what are the conditions?
For...
As churches how do we deal with other churches? 3
What are the dangers of pluriformity and denominationalism?
Definitions
Pluriformity of the church is the idea that different churches may coexist beside each other while worshipping...
As churches how do we deal with other churches? 2
Seeking unity
Unity with other existing churches
In addition to continually examining our own church in light of God’s Word, we must, over time, also look...
As churches how do we deal with other churches? 1
What makes you a church of Jesus Christ?
Christ and His churchWe believe in Christ as our Savior and the Head of His Church....
Anger over sin
READ: Joshua 7:1-12
So the LORD said to Joshua: ‘Get up! Why do you lie thus on your face? Israel has sinned, and they have...
The Child with the Two Names
"And you shall call His name Jesus... And you shall give Him the name Immanuel" (Matt. 1:21,23).
The Child, whose birth we commemorate coming Monday...
KLAAS SCHILDER – THE EARLY YEARS
Today 133 years ago a child was born into a poor Christian family who was to be used by God for great things. He...
Response to a minister’s questions
A few months ago, I published an article in Una Sancta (1 July 2023) titled “Blurring the Boundaries”. In it I said that while...
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...