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Hypocrisy. Hypocrite. The word comes from the Greek word having to do with an actor or a stage player. Such men would wear masks to indicate the character they were playing. This allowed them to be different people at different times. It was only after a number of years that the word came to meanContinue reading “Classis East (2)”

What a scene. There sat the entire, august body of Classis East: ministers, elders, and visiting professors. All were sitting in judgment of one man, Reverend Andrew Lanning, who sat alone at a table near the front, with only his Bible and a few pages of typed notes. He sat as a man being judged.Continue reading “Classis East (1)”

**Post written by Elder Bryan Van Baren & Elder Dewey Engelsma** The consistory of Byron Center PRC is trying to rewrite history. In a letter dated May 12, 2021, and addressed to the delegates of Classis East, the elders of Byron Center PRC take issue with several statements made in two protests, here and here,Continue reading “Response to BCPRC Consistory”

Here is the agenda for Synod 2021. For ease of reference, here is a link to each of the protests and appeals. Appeals: D. DeVries S. Vasquez Protests: B. Buiter K. Deemter N. Doezema T. Ferguson Brian Hilt (1) B. Hilt (2) B. Hilt (3) Les Kamps Luke Kamps A. Kingma W. Koops Rev. N.Continue reading “PRC 2021 Synod Agenda”

Amid all the turmoil that has gone on in the PRC to date, there is one thing that never gets a mention. Nothing from the pulpit. Nothing from the Standard Bearer. And nothing from the membership. There is a lot of noise about other things. Churches are now holding special lectures where ministers are makingContinue reading “Violence”

I provide a link here to the sermon preached on Sunday, May 16, 2021 to the Reformed Protestant Church Fellowship of Hull, Iowa. In this sermon, which in truth was the word of God (1 Thess. 2:13), the saints were instructed from the word of God that the church is built not upon man, butContinue reading “Church Universal”

On Friday, May 14, 2021 the Evangelism Committee of First Reformed Protestant Church hosted a lecture at Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa, on the topic, “The Act of Separation in the Light of Church History.” Rev. Lanning also led worship services in Hull on Sunday, May 16. All were cordially invited to attendContinue reading “Lecture (updated)”

Three faithful office bearers—pastor, elder, and deacon—along with several families, have separated themselves from Crete Protestant Reformed Church with the signing of an Act of Separation and Reformation. This came in response to the unrighteous suspension of Rev. Langerak. A letter was read yesterday in PR churches explaining this separation.   Announcements of this natureContinue reading “Separation”

One thing has been true over the last five years. Classis East has consistently been wrong on the doctrinal issue plaguing the PRC. This is evidenced by how many times they have had to declare they “erred.” But the real question is not whether they have admitted error. The question is, are they sorry forContinue reading “Repentance”

The Protestant Reformed Churches have a discipline problem. They discipline the righteous. The announcement on Sunday morning regarding the suspension of Rev. Nathan Langerak brings up a few questions. Ask yourself, why is it, that of all the ministers who have been forced out of the PRC in the last four years, the teacher ofContinue reading “City to City”