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A Serious Admonishment at the End of the Year
Again, a year lies behind us—a year filled with blessings and sorrow but also full of God’s mercy and goodness. Is it not His goodness that we—compared to so many others who have been taken away by the cold hand of death— may still be in the day of grace? What a labor of love the Lord ...
The Names of the Mediator (1)
IntroductionOne of the key questions in Rev. Hellenbroek’s question book is: “Wherein must the Mediator be known?” Many of us will know the answer: “In His names, in His offices, in His natures, in His states, in His benefits.” Often our thoughts are limited ...
A Blessed Anticipation
We are again at the beginning of a new year. What this year will bring us we do not know. What we do know is that one generation is coming while another is going. Perhaps there are some among us whose thread of life will be cut off this year. Perhaps you are among those for whom this y ...
David’s Prayer Standing upon the Threshold of a New Year
We, as The Banner of Truth Committee, want to wish for you, our readers, the Lord’s indispensable blessing for this newly begun year. We do that by drawing your attention to the above-quoted Scripture verse. For a moment we ask you to glance back upon the year 2 ...
Divine Contentment
There was never any man or woman so contented as a self-denying man or woman. No one ever denied himself as much as Jesus Christ did. He gave His cheeks to the smiters; He opened not His mouth; He was as a lamb when He was led to the slaughter; He made no noise in the street. He denied ...
Coming to Christ
Is the expression “coming to Christ” a scriptural expression? We believe it is. In God’s Word we read the invitation, the call to come to Christ.We call the familiar words in which that invitation sounds, both the general, indefinite invitation as well as the addresse ...
The Man Born Blind (20)
The healed man has uttered his confession. “Who is He, Lord, that I might believe on Him?” It has been heard by the Lord Jesus Himself. Now the time has come to reveal Himself to one of His. The time was appointed; the healed man was guided upon the way to Christ. The fruits of his hea ...
Never Leave Your Place Vacant
Beloved Congregation,This time I should like to direct a personal word to the parents and the children of the congregation.The regular catechism classes have again begun. May God’s richest blessing rest upon the instructions which are being given. Go ...
Questions from Our Readers
The answer to this question is not as difficult as it sounds. There are many examples in Scripture which speak of the Lord in such a way that God, as it were, adapts His revelation to our finite, human understanding. As a matter of fact, the Bible is full of such a form of speech conce ...
Obedience
It is not enough to hear God’s voice, but we must obey. Obedience is a part of the honour we owe to God. “If then I be a Father, where is my honour?” (Malachi 1:6). Obedience carries in it the life-blood of religion. “Obey the voice of the Lord God,” and do His commandments. Obedience ...
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