Read Genesis 34 Introduction When Genesis 33 ended, everything seemed to be going Jacob’s way. Jacob and his household have arrived at Shechem, a significant city in central Canaan. They are camped within sight of the city itself. There is now peace, perhaps even good feelings, between Jacob and his twin brother Esau. Jacob has […]
Introduction (by Rev. F. Z. Kovacs) In 1950 Dr. Pereszknyi was drafted against his will into the Communist Army as a Medical Officer, because he refused to be an informant for the Communist Party. He was forced to leave the Bajcsi Hospital in Budapest were he worked as a resident. Dr. Pereszlnyi remained a faithful […]
The war of independence was still going on in the Lowlands. It would last from 1568–1648. During that time the Reformed faith had taken root in the Lowlands and became the dominant religion. It was during that time, on March 3, 1589, that a baby boy was born in the family of a Dutch Reformed […]
Though it might seem that our extended discussion of the Reformed confessions’ view of the sacraments has taken us far afield of the specific question of paedocommunion, the position of the confessions on this question can only be understood within the broader framework of its doctrine of the sacraments in general. The insistence of the […]
Twenty-five years! If you read the meditation by Seminarian Andre Holsleg, you are aware that today, as in Old Testament times, it only takes one generation—or 25 years—for apostasy to enter the church. Mr. Holsleg rightly challenges us to be faithful in training our covenant youth. His advice is something we must all take to […]
“When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel.” Judges 2:10 The Reformed Churches in New Zealand are more similar to the Canadian churches in terms of their demographics and history. They were established […]
“He can no longer have God for his Father, who has not the Church for his mother.” This is the outlook of our Confession. This phrase, penned by Cyprian and taken up by John Calvin, is expressed and applied in the words of faith in Belgic Confession, Articles 27–36. The doctrine of the church was […]
In our last article we looked at the three songs of Revelation 5. The first song, found in verses 9–10, taught us that it is the role of the elders and the preachers to keep the eyes of the flock upon the Lamb that was slain. The second song, found in verses 11–12, taught us […]
The ultimate basis for the salvation of man lies in the recesses of eternity, emanating from the counsel of God’s will. Before the foundations of the world were framed, and before any creature was brought into being, it was by the eternal counsel of God, whereby He has determined the eternal destiny of all mankind. […]
The sixteenth meeting of Classis Southwest U.S. was hosted in the Valley of the Sun, January 17–18, 2006, by the Phoenix URC. The eighteen organized churches of Classis assembled to examine a man for candidacy, deal with three overtures, as well give concurring advice to several churches in their labors to maintain the three marks […]