The fifth in the list of the fruit of the Spirit is “kindness” (NKJV). Whereas the works of the flesh are to be put off, the fruits of the Spirit are to be put on. This is the life of sanctification for every child of God. What exactly is “kindness?” The Greek word which is […]

During many discussions in the last twenty years with members of the Christian Reformed Church, I often made the charge that the church had become liberal. The response would almost always be the same. No matter how far they had strayed from the faith of their forefathers they would declare, “I am not liberal.” They […]

The Koran is the foundation upon which Islam rests. No adequate knowledge of Islam is possible without a basic understanding of its contents. It is the textbook for Muslims to learn Arabic. Millions of devout Muslims revere it, even to the point of treating it something almost worthy of worship. One of the best analogies […]

January 1959 “Outward improvements have their value but inward growth and spiritual deepening are far more important.” At the Turn of the Year Henry J. Kuiper “There is no doctrine so basic and fundamental as that of the infallible Holy Scripture. If this bastion falls all our defenses of the truth of God have crumbled.” […]

Scripture speaks of several antitheses; for example, that of Christ and Antichrist, that of the good angels and the fallen angels, that of believers and “principalities, powers, the rulers of the darkness of this world, spiritual wickedness in high places” (Eph. 6:12), that of the church and the world, that of believers and unbelievers, that […]

(The following is the text of Cornelis P. Venema’s inaugural address as the first president of Mid-America Reformed Seminary, September 27, 2001. This part concludes the address. In the first and second parts of the address, Dr. Venema emphasized that Mid-America as a seminary is an academy that seeks to honor the Scriptures and the […]

I saw him out of the corner of my eye. It was late. I had just stopped in at the church to pick something up and there he was. It wasn’t the first time I saw him at the church, I just never expected him to be there that late. “Just fixing the drinking fountain,” […]