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Coming After the Lord
What a difference there is between running ahead and coming after. In the third year of His sojourn upon earth, the Lord Jesus began to emphatically tell His disciples where He must go and what He must suffer. “The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and c ...
Easter Instruction from Christ Himself
The name of the one was Cleopas; we do not know the name of the other one. In any event they were children of God who knew themselves to be bound to the Saviour. Theirs was a deep sorrow. Jesus had been crucified and buried. Their hope had perished with His death. They missed Jesus, an ...
Concerning the Word Preached
Do we prize it in our judgments? Do we receive it into our hearts? Do we fear the loss of the preached Word more than the loss of peace and trade? Is it the removal of the ark that troubles us? Again, do we attend to the Word with reverential devotion? When the judge is giving the char ...
The Life of Daniel (14)
The prophet Daniel has spoken in the previous chapter about the Son of man; His dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. The enemies will not be allowed to pluck one of His subjects out of His almighty hands. He w ...
Self-Knowledge
Dr. H.F. Kohlbrugge who had much self-knowledge once wrote: “When we are speaking of someone else, we have gone too far.” That was also the case with the Pharisee in Luke 18. He saw the publican, but the publican did not see the Pharisee.… When David acknowledged his guilt before God, ...
The Wound of the Lance
On our return to the scene of suffering on Calvary, we find a great change has taken place. Profound silence reigns over the three crosses. Death had spread his sable wings over the sufferers. The gazing crowd which surrounded the place of execution has dispersed—in part deeply affecte ...
Serious Times
We hardly need to mention that we live in serious times. For a year now the coronavirus from China has been spreading around the world, also affecting us in Canada in earnest since March. Many, many people have entered eternity by way of this sickness, and many more have fallen ill. We ...
How God’s Attributes Are Commonly Distinguished (1)
Notes out of the catechism classes of Rev. J. FraanjeOur lessons today in Rev. Hellenbroek’s Catechism pertain to the explaining of the attributes of God. Question: How are God’s attributes commonly distinguished? A ...
Questions from Our Readers
This is a biblical word with a deep, rich meaning. We read in 2 Corinthians 5:18: “And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation.” There are two keywords here: ministry and recon ...
A Wild Hunter Captured (3)
Now,” said his wife, casting her eyes upward—for she had prayed in silence to the Lord—”this morning the Lord will again cause a shoot to spring forth from your dry root; for He is mighty to cause the unfruitful to be a father of a multitude of people. Go, Samuel; I pray thee, the Lord ...
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