THEODORE VANDERGROE (1705 – 1784) is one of the last and most well known representatives of the Dutch Further Reformation. He devoted fifty-four years of his life to faithful preaching and pastoral ministry, serving two Reformed churches in the Netherlands. His sermons on the Heidelberg Catechism, published in two volumes in English for the first […]
The following quote is adapted from John Bunyan’s (1628 – 1688) book An Exposition on the First Ten Chapters of Genesis, and Part of the Eleventh, as found in The Works of Bunyan, by Banner of Truth Publishing. This book is “an unfinished commentary on the Bible, found among the author’s papers after his death, […]
The following quote is taken from A Peculiar Glory; How the Christian Scriptures Reveal Their Complete Truthfulness, by John Piper. This book on the inspiration and beauty of Scripture is one of the best books I have read all year. “Close to the heart of what makes the glory of God glorious is the way […]
Predictions of the Second Coming Great meditation by C. S. Lewis titled “Predictions of the Second Coming” from his book The Business of Heaven. C. S. Lewis is great with words and images. “Many people find it difficult to believe in this great event without trying to guess its date, or even without accepting as […]
Believing in the Real Jesus The following quote is taken from Dr. R. C. Sproul’s St. Andrew’s Expository Commentary on the Gospel of John. His comment is based on the disbelief of Jesus’ own brothers as seen here in John 7:1 – 5. “After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about […]
THUS SAITH THE LORD – PART 2 In part one of THUS SAITH THE LORD, I asked the following questions: “Does God still speak today? If so, how? Can Christians expect new revelation from the Lord, or has the time for divine revelation been completed with the last book of the Bible? Can any individual […]
Whose Son Is the Christ? “And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, ‘How can the scribes say that ‘the Christ is the son of David? David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, ‘”The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.’” David himself […]
The Apostle John’s vision of Jesus Christ in Revelation 1:9 – 18 “I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. I was in the Spirit […]
God In The Whirlwind The following article is taken from chapter one of “God In The Whirlwind,” by David F. Wells. (Published by Crossway, Wheaton, Illinois; 2014. Pp 32 – 33). In the first chapter of the book the author discusses the condition of Western Culture and the Church’s relationship to that culture. “The American […]
From the introduction to “1689 A MODERN EXPOSITION.” This book is a commentary on the 1689 London confession of faith. “Alongside of our appreciation for the great reformed confessions, we must remember that each generation must ground its faith in the Bible. People’s faith must not be rooted only in an allegiance to the confession. […]