Jelte Numan
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Jude’s epistle and us (1)
Some prophets and apostles use powerful language. Take Jude. You stand amazed at such a passionate, thunderous denunciation of men “marked out” for “condemnation”. Apparently some bad fellows had...
The injustice of Israel’s ‘justice’ in Judges 20&21
To avoid being sodomised by sexual perverts, a Levite hands them his concubine (Judges 19). She is raped and abused through the night and left to die. The Levite,...
The horror event of Judges 19
There is this shockingly macabre event in the Bible about an Israelite who gives his concubine to a band of wicked men. They pack rape her and leave her...
Why each Free Reformed church council’s RCNZ decision ought to be appealed
Following each synod, each church council—as the highest governing body in our churches—checks synod’s decisions and approves (ratifies) them if they are in accordance with God’s Word. If a...
Providence: God’s fatherly care for each of us
In times of calamities, social upheavals, accidents, sickness, war, and other disruptions to our lives, we find great comfort in what we confess about the providential care of our...