On Sunday, July 1, 2018, Prof. Russell Dykstra preached a sermon at Hope Protestant Reformed Church titled “Made Free by the Truth.” This sermon was preached ten days after Synod 2018 had adjourned. Synod 2018 declared that Classis East had “failed to deal with doctrinal error contained in sermons Mrs. Meyer protested to Hope’s consistory”Continue reading “Restored”
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Running Through a Troop
“For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.” Psalm 18:29 I said in my last post that there were things that have amused me in the last few years. One of those times stands out in my mind. Rev. Lanning had been suspended fromContinue reading “Running Through a Troop”
Foxes in the Desert
Looking back on the last few years, there are things that have shocked me, angered me, amused me, and many things that have bewildered me. Some have deeply saddened me. When Rev. Jonathan Langerak was given his farewell toast from Heritage PRC after taking the call to another church in the denomination, one of theContinue reading “Foxes in the Desert”
CERC
The session of Covenant Evangelical Reformed Church (CERC) has recently sent a letter to its congregation about the speeches that will be given by Rev. Lanning in Singapore. In that letter they strongly admonish their congregation not to attend the lectures being given by Rev. Lanning. These are not just empty words, either. The sessionContinue reading “CERC”
Wasteland
My family spent 15 years in a wasteland. Those were the years we spent sitting under the ministry of Rev. Koole. We vexed our souls in that place. It is no exaggeration to say that for the last five years in that church, we were in almost continual anguish. The reason we were not inContinue reading “Wasteland”
An Open Letter
Attached here is information about the lecture tonight sponsored by the Evangelism Committee of First Reformed Protestant Church. After I posted the notice about the upcoming lectures in the United States and Singapore, I was emailed an open letter that Bernard Kok had published about ten years after the split in 1924. Although Kok wouldContinue reading “An Open Letter”
Upcoming Lectures (updated)
Readers of this blog will be interested in some lectures that are scheduled for December of this year. First RPC is sponsoring a lecture on Thursday, December 1 on the topic, “Why Reformed Protestant?” The speech will be held at the Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville, MI (3330 Highland Dr., Hudsonville, MI 49426) and will beginContinue reading “Upcoming Lectures (updated)”
Classis
The gospel of Jesus Christ exposes the hearts of men. There is a time when you can only judge men by their confessions. If they make strong confessions of the truth, quote HH enough times, and continually tell everyone how valiant they are for the truth, you believe them. And then the gospel comes. ThatContinue reading “Classis”
Reformed Believers Publishing Annual Association Meeting – 10/20/22
The annual meeting of Reformed Believers Publishing will be held onThursday, October 20, at 7:30 PM EDT at Wonderland Tire, 1 84th St. SW,Byron Center, MI 49315. Rev. VanderWal will deliver the keynote speech onthe topic “The Office of Believer: 1953 and Today.” The agenda can be found here and the link for the livestreamContinue reading “Reformed Believers Publishing Annual Association Meeting – 10/20/22”
Public Lecture – The Command and Necessity of the Christian School – October 14, 2022
Sovereign Reformed Protestant Church wishes to extend an invitation to anyone who wishes to gather for a lecture on the command and necessity of the Christian school. It will be held at Boyden Hull High School (801 1st St, Hull, IA 51239) starting at 7:00 PM. Rev. Nathan Langerak will be the speaker, with aContinue reading “Public Lecture – The Command and Necessity of the Christian School – October 14, 2022”