There are two ways to view the upcoming centennial of the Protestant Reformed Churches (PRC). One perspective views it as a true celebration of God’s goodness to this denomination over the past century. According to this view, the speeches, songs, and gatherings will be sacrifices of praise pleasing to God.
There is another view, however. This is a view based not on appearance but on the spiritual reality of things. According to this view, the songs, the lectures, and the gatherings will be an abomination to God. He will be “weary to bear them” (Isa. 1:10–15). According to this view, the PRC, which was once a faithful city, has now “become an harlot”; and whereas it was once filled with righteousness and judgment, it now only houses “murderers” (v. 21).
Such a judgment is made concerning the institution that has forsaken the truth and has pursued the will of man. The “country” is desolate (Isa. 1:7), which means the institution has departed from God and his truth.
(Continued in the May 31, 2025, issue of Reformed Pavilion).