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The Wife of the Lamb

“Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given to her to wear.  –Revelation 19:7–8 The imagery of marriage is one that is often used in the Scriptures. A marriage celebration was […]

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Psalm 36

Psalm 36 seems a little strange at first. The stanzas do not seem to fit well together. The first stanza is a horrific condemnation of the sinfulness of sin, the second is an overflowing praise of the Fountain of Life, and the third is about the downfall of sinners. Is there a mistake here? Should […]

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Day of Rest and Gladness

When the editor of The Outlook first asked me to write a series of articles on parenting issues, I knew the only way I could do it was by reporting what others say and do. Even being the mother of eight children, I still don’t feel qualified to give helpful suggestions. By God’s grace and […]

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With this article, we begin the next section in the book of Revelation, namely, chapters 15–16. Before we delve into these chapters, however, it is good for us to re-orient ourselves to the structure of the book. There are seven sections in the book of Revelation, and those sections are as follows: chapters 1–3, 4–7, […]

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The Apostles Creed

Every Lord’s Day we recite one of the creeds together in our worship service. Have you ever wondered where these creeds came from, and why we recite them over and over? When I was a young Christian, newly converted, filled with zeal, I thought this was just a formal act, a bad “tradition.” It was […]

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In my previous article on Bavinck’s exposition of the key features of the doctrine of creation, I observed that conservative Reformed believers often are preoccupied with debates regarding the interpretation of Genesis 1, and particularly the issue of the length of the creation days. Unlike Bavinck, who begins his treatment of the doctrine of creation […]

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Introduction This article was originally prepared as a paper for my previous congregation in Langley, British Columbia. Members there had been struggling with questions about the subject of Federal Vision. They were hearing, for instance, that Federal Vision theology is basically repeating what we have been taught by theologians from our own tradition. They were […]

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Press Release from the CERCU Committee

Press Release of the meeting of the combined committees of the Canadian Reformed and United Reformed Churches to propose a common church order held June 21–24, 2011 at the Ebenezer Canadian Reformed Church, Burlington, ON Present were: Rev. William Pols, Rev. Ronald Scheuers, Rev. Raymond Sikkema and Mr. Harry Van Gurp representing the United Reformed […]

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