Ascension Day does not get nearly as much attention as most any of the other holy days on our church calendars. On Christmas Eve and Easter we can expect the church to be full. We certainly would never think of canceling our Good Friday Service. But on Ascension Day several churches will often combine their […]

“And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church.” (Ephesians 1:22)               Both the Old Testament and the new Testament abound in passages that refer to the kingly character and the rule of Jesus Christ. Isaiah, for […]

How important is the kingship of Christ? It is at the core of apostolic teaching. Consider the accusation brought against Paul in Thessalonica when he was on his second missionary journey. The charge was rooted in unbelief: “They all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus” (Acts 17:7). […]

Because the Heidelberg Catechism describes the connection of the Holy Spirit with Jesus Christ as being “his [Christ’s] Holy Spirit” (Q&A 1), we would expect there to be an intimate relationship between these two persons of the Godhead in their works in the Catechism. Of course we see this in Jesus’ own words when He […]

In Canada, as well as in the United States, we like to bunch our holidays together. We like to get them as close to Sunday as we can so that we can have a long weekend every month. North of the border we may not even remember what the occasion is for the holiday; we […]