On November 2, millions of Americans will go to the polls to choose the next President of the United States. In participating in such a privilege, how should Christians evaluate the various candidates? How should we evaluate the ambitious platforms of our two major parties? Consider the Republican […]
“Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. […]
So often we sing that God’s grace is truly amazing. Grace is the reason for our salvation and the reason for our gratitude to our infinitely gracious Triune God. In Article 17 of the Belgic Confession, we recognize that we are now steeped in God’s wonderful saving grace. We are embarking on a short journey, […]
In his excellent book entitled, Spirit Wars: Pagan Revival in Christian America, Dr. Peter Jones, Professor of New Testament at Westminster Seminary in Escondido, CA, writes: In just one generation, Judeo-Christian America has become an incubator of revived paganism. Behind the dazzling diversity of pro-choice culture – abortion rights, the homosexual agenda, radical feminism, the […]
WAKE UP!! That’s the message of Revelation 3:1–6. Open your eyes and wake up! This message, of course, is not unique to Revelation 3:1–6. When Christ was in the flesh, carrying out His earthly ministry, He spoke similar words. “Watch, therefore, for you do not know what hour […]
Present were: Dr. Nelson Kloosterman, Rev. William Pols, Rev. Ronald Scheuers, Rev. Raymond Sikkema and Mr. Harry Van Gurp, representing the United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA), and Dr. Gijsbert Nederveen, Mr. Gerard J. Nordeman, Rev. John VanWoudenberg and Dr. Art Witten of the Canadian Reformed Churches (CanRC). Dr. Kloosterman opened the meeting with […]
For the first time in its existence, Classis Southwest U.S. was hosted in the city of Oceanside, California, as the Oceanside URC had the privilege and joy of hosting the sixteen organized churches for Classis’ 13th meeting from September 14–15, 2004. The meeting was chaired by the very able Rev. Russell St. John of the […]
With gratitude to God, Reformed Youth Services was pleased to host a record number of more than 620 young people, sponsors, speakers and staff at Biola University in La Mirada, California July 26–30. Almost forty member churches attended the weeklong event, which had as its theme “Stars in the Universe.” Rev. Phil Grotenhuis, pastor of […]
When speaking of Jesus as the Christ, not only do we confess that He is our chief Prophet and only High Priest, but as the Anointed One He is also our King who “governs over us by His Word and Spirit. The office of King was what the Israelites were expecting. They longed for the […]
January 1989 “The gospel of Christ challenges not only our morality but our intellect as well. Intellectual sin needs to be repented.” Science Held Hostage Paul J. Murphy “General revelation is not part of a lecture which God as the divine professor addresses us. Rather, general revelation has the main purpose of making fallen man […]