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No Rest
No intermission—that is what Jeremiah testified after Jerusalem had been destroyed by King Nebuchadnezzar. There, on Jerusalem’s ruins, Jeremiah wept because of the sad consequences of sin. He wept especially about the cause of Jerusalem’s destruction, namely, Israel’s sins. No, the pr ...
The Life of Moses (20)
The Israelites had been greatly privileged by the Lord. He gave them a solemn promise, “Behold, I make a covenant,” or as it were, I renew the covenant. Israel was to avoid all idolatry and not make covenants with the idolatrous nations or have fellowship with them. How good and faithf ...
Curatorium Meeting Report
The Curatorium of the Netherlands Reformed Theological School met on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. It was with much gladness that, after the final exams of Student P. Kleijer, we were enabled to declare him a Candidate for the holy ministry. May the Lord grant us much prayer for him in the ...
Life Choices in the Final School Year
High school graduation and diploma exams! How many times these words may have been mentioned in the past few months at school, at home, and in peer groups. The final year is a special year in many ways. The atmosphere at school was different f ...
Psalm 139—God’s Omniscience (5)
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprisingAll that the Saviour did and did not do on earth, the Father decreed from eternity. All these things were written in the book of His eternal counsel and were proclaimed by the mouth of the prophets, and much of it ...
A God-Glorifying Exhortation
The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Galatians, severely rebuked the decline in the life of grace. The Galatians had listened to seducing spirits who opposed Paul’s preaching. Consequently, all kinds of follies and abuses of Christian liberty had been adopted. Contention and discord ...
To Our Young People
Dear Friends:We have another question to answer. Kindly excuse the brevity of this answer because we have considered this question in a previous article. Therefore, since we are receiving questions on this same subject repeatedly, we shall endeavor to answer it as pun ...
The Life, Sufferings, and Martyrdom of John Huss (1)
John Huss was a Bohemian by birth, born in the village of Hussinetz, about the year 1380. His parents gave him the best education they could bestow and, having acquired a tolerable knowledge of the classics at a private school, he was sent thence to the University of Prague where he so ...
The Man Born Blind (15)
The healed man was cast out, excommunicated. This act had major consequences—no more association with family, not able to come up to the temple or synagogues anymore. Literally, a person’s life was over. The reason was because this man pointed the Pharisees to the truth. The undeniable ...
Questions from Our Readers
When I started writing for this rubric almost seven years ago, I took it upon myself to try to answer any question, as long as it falls within the perimeters set by the editors, and that the subject matter asked lends itself for the instruction and edification of the entire readership ...
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