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The Burial of Jesus
Good Friday is the message of Christ’s death, and it is also a message of salvation, meaning that the salvation of the Church, as merited by Christ, will now have saving power in the life of all those that are given to Christ by the Father. The bold action of Jo ...
Easter Instruction from Christ Himself
Who better can give instruction concerning the mediatorial work of Christ than Christ Himself? It was He who gave that instruction to the travelers while they were going from Jerusalem to Emmaus. They did not belong to the disciples but to the circle of Jesus’ followers. ...
Curatorium Announcement
On June 5, 2019, the Curatorium of the Netherlands Reformed Theological School hopes to meet in Grand Rapids, Michigan. At this meeting, the Lord willing, both Student H. de Leeuw and Student J. R. Slingerland will receive their examinations. The Curatorium will also hear those who hav ...
The Angel of the LORD (3)
Jehovah testifies of the Angel of the LORD, who revealed Himself in Old Testament times in a human body or in a different manner; “Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way (…) for My name is in Him” (Exodus 23:20&21).With “My name” is meant the ...
Cross-Bearing After Jesus
W hat happened to Simon of Cyrene on the morning of Jesus’ crucifixion did not initially please him. The other evangelists relate that “they compelled him.” Simon’s entire being resisted such an obligation. He had come from afar to celebrate the Passover feast at Jerusalem, and with th ...
The Five Points of Calvinism (5)
4. Irresistible GraceIntroductionIrresistible grace (or efficacious grace) is the doctrine which teaches that the saving grace of God is effectually applied to those whom he has determined to save (the elect) and, in God’s timing, ...
Questions from Our Readers
Having just finished writing the meditation about Joseph of Arimathaea being a disciple of the Lord Jesus, secretly, for fear of the Jews, I consider the above-mentioned question a good example of those that are “afar off but brought nigh.” This is, indeed, often mentioned in prayer or ...
Selcart (28)
As Cors entered the hall, he noted a number of men, sitting upon a slightly raised podium. The members of the Inquisition council included the priests whom we have met before, all clothed in white, surrounding the General of the Inquisition in Holland. Other members were clothed in orn ...
Perhaps You Will Think About It
My thoughts sadly wandered yesterday morning as I sat in the house of God while the minister was preaching his sermon. Do your thoughts wander under the sound of the gospel? What if the messenger of the Most High was sent down to close God’s house and to seal the mouth of His minister? ...
The life of Isaac (1)
The people of God are pilgrims. We read in 1 Peter 2:11, “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul.” A stranger is one who lives in a country other than his fatherland. There he has his work and his house, so he may s ...
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