Throughout life there are many times when two people or two parties will have differing opinions about a certain issue. In a democratic society this fact is all the more highlighted because debates are hotly contested and then after a vote, the majority position is the one that is taken to be the law of […]

Feeling our bed shake in the middle of the night during an earthquake in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, the Philippines, was a scary and unusual experience for us. We jumped out of bed and rushed upstairs to get our children to the downstairs living room in case of an aftershock. In the light of day, […]

“Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, ‘Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.’” (Acts 8:9, 10) The world is a visual place.  The world […]

From the very beginning, the desire of the human race has been to have fellowship with God.  Before the Fall in the Garden of Eden, Adam had around him all kinds of objects in which he could take delight with God.  All creation had been formed and had been pronounced to be “very good.”  To […]

We come, at last, to the end of the great interlude. The great interlude began in 10:1 and now finally concludes in 11:14. The great interlude is set in the midst of the mighty trumpet blasts. We read of the first six trumpet blasts in 8:1–9:21; we read of the seventh trumpet blast in 11:15–19. […]

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 2 Therefore Synod rejects the errors of those 2. who, in any way and for any […]

Recently, the left front tire on my car was punctured.  For the first time in nearly thirty years, I had to change a flat tire.  After I put on the small replacement, which was low on air, I drove a mile to the tire store.  The mechanics were very accommodating.  As one set about the […]

In the framework of our reflections on the “Nadere Reformatie” and its representatives, our attention will focus on one born in Scotland, although he was greatly regarded by the Dutch as “one of their own.” His name is Alexander Comrie. Alexander Comrie liked to call himself “Scoto Britanus.”  He was born in Perth, Scotland in […]

The theological landscape certainly has changed since Reformed Fellowship began fifty-eight years ago. The most dramatic change is perhaps the way people gather information.  Instead of subscribing to The Outlook, many read it on our website: www.reformedfellowship.net In fact, our website gets several hundred hits every week.  It is interesting to note that those visiting […]