Remember the story of the golden calf and the people of Israel? Exodus 32 tells us how the people of Israel became impatient waiting for Moses to come back down Mount Sinai. They wanted a god they could see, so Aaron had them melt their gold and make a calf. They worshipped this calf by […]
It is April 18, 2009, and I am at the residence of Nick and Ina Kleyn in Walker, Michigan My interest in obtaining this interview is connected with the fact that they are formerly residents of Australia. My purpose is to establish the connection between churches and saints in Australia and the Protestant Reformed Churches. […]
Read Psalm 119:97–104. In almost every verse of this psalm the psalmist speaks of God’s word, law, testimonies, ways, precepts, statutes, commandments, or judgments. But these words are not limited to the ten commandments, although they are certainly included. Rather, in this psalm the psalmist praises God’s word—the Holy Scriptures. For us, who live in […]
Unless we have not been given the ability to speak, it is difficult to go through an entire day without saying a word. Whether we have a very outgoing personality or we are very timid, we talk every day. We use words to communicate our thoughts. That much is obvious. But do we often consider […]
August 8—Judgement for the Oppressed Read Deuteronomy 24 Psalm 103:6 declares, “The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.” And in Isaiah 1:16–17 Jehovah commands his people, “Cease to do evil…learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.” Deuteronomy 24 is a list of […]
Once three debtors were put into prison because they owed the king a lot of money and couldn’t pay. A man marched to the cell of the first debtor and said, “I have paid part of your debt, but you still have to pay the rest of it.” The first debtor waved at the dark […]
“Brethren, Pray For Us” (I Thessalonians 5:25) God’s church is a catholic or universal church in every nation, tribe and tongue of the earth. Each nation has its particular sins and evil culture. God calls us all to separate ourselves from those things in our particular lands which are in rebellion against his word. To […]
1 John 5:14–15 “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” Scripture teaches that God hears and […]