The happiest day on the entire church calendar is the day of the resurrection of Christ Jesus. The first Easter was the most glorious dawn in human history. The fact of the resurrection of Christ forms the central message and foundation of the Christian church. In Acts 2:23,24 we have a statement of the fact of the resurrection, the anchor of our faith: […]
Christian unity is a subject to which Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones gave much thought and concern in the latter years of his public ministry. Two lasting monuments to his convictions in this regard are found in the volume of his addresses issued by The Banner of Truth Trust in 1989 under the title, Knowing the Times. […]
The charge of breaking unity is frequently being leveled against those who leave the Christian Reformed denomination. They are called “schismatics” because they can no longer, in good conscience, remain within the CRC. This is a very serious charge—breaking unity. In His high-priestly prayer, Christ prayed that His followers would be united: “Now I am […]
This is the second address delivered by Dr. Godfrey to a conference in Seoul, Korea. Yesterday we reflected on the subject of the Reformed life, and today we have another great, broad subject, the Reformed ministry. We saw yesterday that Hebrews 10:24,25 contains a call to every Christian to be active in Christian service: “…let […]
Key Verse: “Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land which You have given us, just as You swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.” Deuteronomy 26:15 Offering the firstfruits (read 26:1–11) Deuteronomy 26 can be divided into three sections: verses 1–11, the liturgy […]
Key Verse: “This day the LORD your God commands you to observe these statutes and judgments; therefore you shall be careful to observe them with all your heart and with all your soul.” Deuteronomy 26:16 The covenant concluded (read 26:16) The sermon containing the commandments that would direct Israel’s life in Canaan is over now. […]
“What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace might increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?” (Rom. 6:1–2) As these well-known words of the apostle Paul imply, it is possible to conclude wrongly from the teaching that we are saved by grace […]
Whoever Dies With The Most Toys Wins (bumper sticker, c. 1993) “A Man’s Life Does Not Consist in the Abundance of His Possessions” (Jesus Christ, Lie. 12:15) Last month I began to analyze the Wolf’s Teeth which elders face as they care for the sheep of the Good Shepherd. From Acts 20 we have heard again and […]
We observed last month that during most of the 20th century the existence of Satan and demons was not taken seriously. Liberals regarded the subject as mythological; and conservatives, while not removing Satan and demons from among their official beliefs, did not do much with the whole idea. But recently the situation has changed and […]
Classis Submits Overtures for 1993 Ratification of Women in All Offices We want to call the attention of our readers to the overture submitted to Classis Grand Rapids East by First CRC. It comes in the political form of an Appeal designed to convince Synod 1993 of the error of Synod 1992. If the Appeal […]