“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” Matthew 24:14 “[A]nd ye shall be witnesses unto me.” Acts 1:8 I was asked to write on the subject of “The Sovereignty of God and Evangelism.” What is the connection […]

The terms church militant, triumphant, and latent are used to describe a threefold distinction in the church of Christ. The one church of Christ can be described as she exists throughout history in three different states. A threefold distinction in the church was often used by the medieval church theologians. However, they spoke of the […]

Introduction             The question is not, “Who makes a church Reformed?” The answer to this question would be, “the Spirit of Jesus Christ.” By his Spirit, Jesus Christ himself, who is the head of the church (Eph. 5:23), creates a group of believers and their children as his body in a certain place at a […]

A young wife sits holding her husband’s hand as the doctor tells them the results from the tests she had last week. “It’s cancer,” he says, “we must start treatment immediately.”  Her fears rise; she has two young children at home.  How will they handle this, what will life be like six months from now […]

As children of God we do not always think of the fact that we are adopted children. Oftentimes we do not fully realize what is involved in the word adopted. Adoption has come to mean a lot more to me and my family. My husband and I adopted our two sons as infants from the […]

This article is written shortly after Calvin College’s Board of Trustees gave approval for the professors at Calvin to teach whatever they want to teach, even evolution.  This article is not intended to scorn or mock our mother church, nor is it our intent to directly debate that fateful report.  I only point to that […]