“When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.”(Psalm 126:1–3) The […]
“And he made the laver of bronze, and the foot of it of bronze, of the looking glasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.” Exodus 38:8 What is it about little children that they must run through every mud puddle they can find? It does not […]
The place of dogmatics in theological study As a form of human knowledge of God and ourselves, which is based upon the divine testimony of God’s revelation, dogmatics has a particular place in the field of theological study. Biblical studies focus upon the interpretation of the biblical text, and are organized broadly in terms of […]
Read Genesis 47:13–31 Introduction Genesis 46:1–47:12 are a kind of narrative bridge between the lands of Canaan and Egypt for Jacob and his clan. He and all his family have entered the land of Egypt. Jacob in fact had an audience with the king of Egypt, Pharaoh himself! Joseph has done his best to see […]
Read Genesis 50 Introduction We have come to the end of this chapter of redemptive-history. God has shown His covenant goodness throughout the life of the great patriarch Jacob. He dies at the age of 147 years (Gen. 47:28), a ripe age by today’s standards, although it is several decades briefer than his father Isaac […]
Will the Protestant church survive? Will the Reformed church endure? We have not the high liturgy of Rome: we have no rosaries, no mass, no candles, nor pope. With- out these things will the Protestant church survive? Will the Reformed church endure? We have not the gifts of the charismatics: no speaking in tongues, faith […]
Synod affirms that the Scriptures and confessions teach the doctrine of justification by grace alone, through faith alone and that nothing that is taught under the rubric of covenant theology in our churches may contradict this fundamental doctrine. Point 1 Therefore Synod rejects the errors of those: 1. who deny or modify the teaching that […]
In light of recent discussions about the Form of Subscription, Reformed Fellowship offers this republication of the second of two articles by Dr. Louis Praamsma originally published in the October 1963 issue of Torch and Trumpet. IN THE FIRST article I attempted to demonstrate, by an appeal to various decisions and documents, that the creeds […]
Faithful God: an Exposition of the Book of Ruth, By Sinclair Ferguson. Bryntirion, Wales: Bryntirion Press, 2005, 157 pp., $10.19. Reviewed by Mr. James D. Oord Once again, Sinclair Ferguson has come out with a useful expositional commentary. This commentary on the book of Ruth is a stand-alone commentary, not part of any series. It […]