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Commencement of Passion
The time of Passion is commencing. The Passion is the suffering and death of Christ. Since Genesis 3 this world has become the place of suffering, but in the Passion the center place of suffering is directed to Christ—He suffered— the just for the unjust. He placed Himself under the in ...
The Names of the Mediator (2)
Angel“TheAngelof His presence…” (Isaiah 63:9b).Isaiah, in the 63rd chapter, speaks of Christ’s victory over all enemies. He may speak richly of it ...
Where Is Your Child?
Beloved reader, in our minds we turn to the highway which ran from Galilee to Jerusalem. There our attention is caught by a broad multitude of people who were singing while traveling toward Jerusalem, the city of the great King. They were the pilgrims who went up in obedience to God’s ...
The Purpose of Christ’s Coming
These words were spoken by the Lord Jesus Himself to a ruler of the publicans, namely, Zaccheus, when Jesus heard those who were annoyed that He was willing to go into the house of such a sinful man. In those days, the Jews generally considered publicans and the heathen to be cut from ...
To Jerusalem
Beloved, in the words of this text we read that the Lord Jesus announced His suffering to His disciples. In several other places we read that the Lord spoke of His suffering and death and of His resurrection, but the disciples understood none of these things. ...
Striving
Dear reader, there is much strife upon this earth. Since the fall of Adam in Paradise, we have lost our peace with God and among each other. There is the strife for our daily existence and welfare in the significance of Genesis 3:17b, “…cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shal ...
Curatorium Announcement
The Lord willing, the Curatorium hopes to convene on Wednesday, June 5, in Grand Rapids at the Beckwith NRC church. A prayer service is scheduled for the evening prior to this meeting on Tuesday, June 4, at 7:30 P.M., also at the Beckwith church. Rev. E. Hakvoort hopes to officiate at ...
The Man Born Blind (21)
The encounter with Christ has taken place. Christ has revealed Himself. The fruit of such a revelation is recorded in Scripture. He worshipped Him. To worship is an activity. How? With Jesus only through faith worked by the Holy Ghost; true worshipping is a fruit of the working of the ...
Water
My dear young friends,On June 13 [1925] the King opened London’s new reservoir at Littleton, near Laleham, Middlesex. It forms an important part of the Metropolitan Water Board’s scheme for improving the water supply of London. The basin is nearly eight hundred acres ...
Questions from Our Readers
Before I answer this question more concretely, I would like to make two observations about the question itself, or the way it is worded—not to criticize the question but because it was thought provoking. In the first place, let us hope that what you stated in the first sentence is, ind ...
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