Jelte Numan

A century ago, in 1926, a Rev. Dr J. G. Geelkerken, at the time minister of the church of our Lord Jesus Christ in The Netherlands, was rightly and...

True catholicity: unity in the truthSome claim that the church’s catholicity refers simply to believers scattered across the world, regardless of whether they belong to true or false churches....

These days you hear differing opinions about the church, says Rev. Simon de Marie. For example, it is said that you have to feel at home in the church;...

Christians often hear the question, “If God is just, why does He allow so much injustice?” People look at the world — wars, oppression, suffering — and conclude that...

 Synods make decisions that affect the churches, but they must not rule over the churches. Christ has entrusted that authority to the local consistory, whose office bearers publicly promised...