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Paul’s Encouragement
The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea” (Psalm 68:22). It is evident that Paul feared greatly on the way to Rome. The depths of the sea stared him in the face. Ah, who would not fear when all the Lord’s waves and billows g ...
The Life of Moses (8)
The Lord had spoken loudly to the king of Egypt, but the severe plagues had not brought him on his knees. The hail, the locusts, and the thick darkness that came upon the land had not caused him to surrender unto the Lord. Yes, it seemed for a little while, after the plague of the locu ...
Curatorium Announcement
The Curatorium of our Netherlands Reformed Theological School met on Wednesday, June 8, and was gladdened with the help the Lord has given our instructors and students in the past season which was made evident in their examinations. We may announce that Student J. Slingerland received ...
Grace Reigning in Election
For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.” Accordingly, he finds fault with election as a mere system of arbitrary partiality and favoritism and tells us that if there be such a thing as total helplessness in man and sovereign election in God, then man is n ...
The Fruits of Holy Baptism (2)
The washing away of sins We saw last time the precious first fruits of self-abasement, humility, and the seeking of our salvation outside of ourselves. These can be obtained by means of a proper insight into the sacrament of Holy Baptism ...
What Does the Bible Say about Abortion?
It would be, I thought, a very good, indeed, a very necessary thing to place in our church paper this article that appeared in De Saambinder, the weekly church paper of the Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands and North America. It was sent to the governmen ...
Public Library Pitfalls
Growing up forty years ago, my brothers, sisters, and I would often visit our local public library—especially during the summer months when we were not attending school. Usually, our parents were not with us during these visits as we lived within biking distance of the library. At that ...
The Fruits of Our Life
W hen the Lord starts to work in our hearts, it becomes evident to others. We must be very clear here that people often do not clearly notice this fruit in their own lives. The more God works in our heart the more we are aware of our sinfulness and can often question fruit in our own l ...
The Spread of Christianity (6)
Christians in the Early ChurchAssembling together on Sunday (continued) Since the earliest days, Sunday was the day whereupon the congregation gathered together. Paul’s command to gather ...
The Man Born Blind (4)
The means that are spoken of here are such as we would bypass for healing blind eyes. The eye, where this clay is applied, is the most sensitive part of the body. The clay has no nice smell like the anointing oil prescribed in Exodus 30:23-25. Yet, if we notice the hands that the clay ...
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