
The Life of Moses (21)
The spies had brought an evil report upon the land. Only two of them, Caleb and Joshua, felt the need to speak the language of faith. For the Lord, there are no impossibilities. Oh, how sad it is when we bring a message that does not give expectations of what the Lord may do but only b ...

Ripe Early for Eternity
The Lord takes home those of His household, some young and some old. That time is never too early or too late. All have to serve out God's counsel. Hell always misses its mark, because God's Church is safe in the hands of a triune God. But in the gathering of His Church it sometimes pleases the L ...

Dr. H. F. Kohlbrugge The Language of Canaan (4)
We have seen that this tried servant of God instructed many by his written works. He published not only expositions of Scripture and several sermons, but also, as we have seen, a book entitled The Language of Canaan, which resembled John Bunyan's famous book, ...

The Work of Man or the Work of God
Acts 5:38 & 39 As witnesses of the gospel which the Lord had entrusted to them, the apostles were speaking of God and His Word, but the effect of their preaching was entirely different from that on the day of Pentecost. There three thousand people were pricked ...

Confession of Faith: Article XXXIV ( 1 )
It is very important that we know something of the meaning of the word “baptism.” The word comes from a Greek word which literally means dipping in, letting down into water. Baptist churches emphasize this very much as their argument or proof for immersion. However, we can ...

Jonah (9)
Rev. C. Vogelaar, Covell Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI The Lord had spared the life of His servant and even given him to be His ambassador and to speak the message He would give unto him. The Lord had also spared the people of Nineveh after they ...

Confession of Faith: Article XXII
— continued —Faith consists of three things: a) of knowledge; b) of assent; and c) of trust, or confidence. We see that the whole man is involved in it.When we speak about knowledge, then we think of the mind, o ...

Rev. E. van het Loo (5)
My own funeral sermon When the seventy-one-year-old Rev. Van het Loo mounted the pulpit on Sunday morning, November 5, 1905, he could look back upon many years of service in the Lord's vineyard. He had proclaimed God's Word countless times, yet this morning he woul ...

Dr. H. F. Kohlbrugge The Language of Canaan (10)
The King of His church takes care of His pilgrims. He feeds them at His table, and He strengthens them. They are dependent on Him in everything. Often they go astray and bring themselves into great troubles, but the King seeks His wandering people and restores them. They are made more like unto H ...

Canons of Dordt (45)
It is a wonder of God’s grace when a sinner is quickened and made willing to bow before the Lord and to serve Him. When He passes by a lost sinner who lies upon the open field and says, “Live,” then he will live. God does not take a sinner captive and drag him, reverently speaking, to Himself, bu ...