The following is an excerpt from volume 4 of The Christian’s Reasonable Service by Wilhelmus à Brakel (hardcopy). The Return of the Jews to Canaan Proven from Various Old Testament Passages One more question remains to be answered: Will the Jewish nation be gathered together again from all the regions of the world and from all… Read More The Future Conversion of the Jews (7)
The following is an excerpt from volume 2 of The Christian’s Reasonable Service by Wilhelmus à Brakel (hardcopy). The Future Conversion of the Jews Examined in Light of Hosea 3:3-4 Proof #6: “For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without… Read More The Future Conversion of the Jews (6)
The following is an excerpt from volume 2 of The Christian’s Reasonable Service by Wilhelmus à Brakel (hardcopy). The Future Conversion of the Jews Examined in Light of Jeremiah 31:31-40 Proof #5: This proof we derive from Jer 31. “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel,… Read More The Future Conversion of the Jews (5)
Introduction and a Brief Bio: Murdoch Campbell was arguably the greatest Scottish Devotional writer of the the 20th Century. His books simple style have comforted many of the Lord’s People. I must admit that Memories of a Wayfaring Man is probably one of the most cherished and beneficial books I have ever read. Murdoch Campbell was also… Read More Murdoch Campbell
Wilhelmus à Brakel The Christian’s Reasonable Service vol. 2, pp. 43-53 The Antichrist: The Foremost and Most Formidable Foe of the Church. Among the enemies which the church has here upon earth, the antichrist is the most significant and primary cause of all the persecutions of the church. The word “antichrist” consists of two words:… Read More The Pope of Rome is the Antichrist
There is a growing interest in many Reformed Circles about Psalm Singing, particularly Exclusive Psalmody ( I am a staunch proponent of the practice). I will not be in this article trying to directly argue for Exclusive Psalmody (the best case for the practice can be read here: https://archive.org/details/PsalmsInWorship) but will rather be exploring the various… Read More Psalters!
Wilhelmus à Brakel The Christian’s Reasonable Service Vol. 4, pp. 3-10. Fasting To fast [Hebrew: (ta‘anith)], is a derivative of the words to oppress, humiliate, torment, as well as to be distressed. Others translate this Hebrew word as “to fast”: “And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness” (Ezra 9:5); “Is it… Read More Wilhelmus à Brakel on Fasting
(The Photo above is the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, prior called the “Dutch Calvinistic Presbyterian Church”) Rev. Bruin Romcas Comingoe was ordained to the ministry of the Gospel on July 3rd, 1770 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was the first Minister of the Gospel Ordained in Canada, and his ordination also accompanied the first Presbytery… Read More A Lesson from the Ordination of an Unlearned Man.
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The Westminster Standards Interaction with the Text of the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Larger Catechism, and the Shorter Catechism Reformed Orthobilly For the courseWestminster Standards (TH320),Master of Divinity Program The North American Reformed Seminary December 18th in…
The following is an excerpt from Lex Rex by Samuel Rutherford. You can buy it here. Question IV Whether the King Be Only and Immediately from God, and Not from the People That this question may be the clearer we are to set down these considerations: — 1. The question is, Whether the kingly office itself come from… Read More The Origin and Limits of the King
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