Dear Wesley: Many times I have reminisced about our former conversation relative to conditional theology. I am inclined to believe that you do not hold to the “theology,” actually, as it is not in harmony with the Westminster Confessions. In our own Reformed Confessions, “conditions” do not appear except in the mouth and in the […]
LESSON 7 (Revelation 2: 19:29): The Church of Thyatira 18. Address and self-designation; a. Thyatira: a city of Asia Minor southeast from Pergamos, on the road to Sardis. Noted for the art of dyeing. Lydia, the seller of purple was from Thyatira. Acts 16:14. b The Lord announces Himself here as: (1) The Son of […]
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?” Romans 8:35 Well? Who shall? Tribulation, distress, persecution, famine. Death, life, angels, principalities, powers…? Any one? Any thing? Us? God’s Elect? Believers in the mighty Jesus? Really, this is not a question at all. It’s a challenge. The answer is: No one! No thing! Isn’t […]
God is sovereign over all. God’s sovereignty is revealed and realized through Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the sovereign Lord over His people to save them by the blood of His cross and to take them into His own everlasting kingdom. All these things we notice last time. But just as the sovereignty of Christ […]
That music should be taught in our schools is not a debatable question. Because God has given us not only the gift of song, and the ability to bring forth music on instruments, but also the injunction to praise Him, we have our calling to instruct His children in this phase of glorifying their […]
What can young people do? What may they not do? Young people, members of the Church either by confession or baptism, must face these questions very often in the midst of this world. And, almost needless to say, their parents face the same questions. The question seems most often involved with the matter of entertainment; […]
You will remember that we discussed in an earlier issue of BEACON LIGHTS the articles of Rev. Koops and Rev. Heerema. We also promised after Rev. Heerema had stated his position in the Torch and Trumpet. In the November issue of the above stated periodical Rev. Heerema further delineates his position. We should remind ourselves […]