This is the tenth in a series of articles on Reformed Doctrine, under the heading, What We Believe. The familiar question-and-answer method is being followed. Rev. Elco H. Oostendorp of Hudsonville, Michigan, deals with “The Fall”in this article. What is meant by the Covenant of Grace? The covenant of grace is the gracious arrangement that […]
This is the ninth in a series of articles on Reformed Doctrine, under the heading, What We Believe. The familiar question-and-answer method is being followed. Rev. Elco H. Oostendorp of Hudsonville, Michigan, deaLs with “The Fall” in this article. “What Is Sin?” “Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of. the law of God.” […]
This is the eighth in a series of articles on Reformed Doctrine, under the heading, What We Believe. The familiar question-and-answer method is being followed. Rev. Elco H. Oostendorp of Hudsonville, Michigan, deals with “The Fall” in this article. What is meant by the probationary command given to Adam? When God created Adam He placed him […]
This is the seventh in a series of articles on Reformed Doctrine, under the heading, What We Believe. The familiar question and answer method is being followed. In this article, Rev. Elco H. Oostendorp begins his treatment on “The Doctrine of Man.” What is man that he should be loved and visited by thee? This […]
This is the sixth in a series of articles on Reformed Doctrine, under the heading, What We Believe. The familiar question-and-answer method is being followed. Rev. Elco H. Oostendorp of Hudsonville, Michigan, deals with “The Doctrine of God” in this first section of the series. What do we believe about God’s Providence? This is beautifully […]
This is the fifth in a series of articles on Reformed Doctrine, under the heading, What We Believe. The familiar question-and-answer method, used so effectively by Bosma‘s Reformed Doctrine of a bygone day, is being followed. Rev. Elco H. Oostendorp (retired) of Hudsonville, Michigan deals with the “Doctrine of God” in these opening articles. How did […]
Herewith THE OUTLOOK begins a series of articles on Reformed Doctrine, under the heading What We Believe. The familiar question-and-answer method, used so effectively by Bosma‘s Reformed Doctrine of a bygone day is being followed. Rev. Elco H. Oostendorp (retired) of Hudsonville, Michigan, has consented to contribute this introductory article as well as a number […]
Throughout this series of articles on the Canons of Dort, I have been emphasizing that they affirm two closely related and fundamental themes of the gospel. These are: God’s sovereign and gracious work. in the redemption of His elect people, and the comfort this work affords the Christian believer. Only the gospel of God’s free […]
In several previous articles on the Canons of Dort. I have referred to the implications of its confession of God’s sovereign grace in the salvation of His people for the preaching of the gospel today. However, these references were largely incidental to my purpose which was to summarize the teaching of the confession and to […]
“What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace might increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?” (Rom. 6:1–2) As these well-known words of the apostle Paul imply, it is possible to conclude wrongly from the teaching that we are saved by grace […]