If you are going to the convention, put this issue in your suitcase after you have read it because in this issue are contained some important tools that you will find very useful. Without the tools you need, your trip is doomed to fail. You can’t build a house without a hammer and nails. You […]
The Colorado Spring Retreat was an excellent experience because it was a great time of Christian fellowship and spiritual edification. Monday morning about sixty people registered and we all headed off to go bowling. After bowling we split off into four discussion groups where we discussed being a role model. It was an excellent discussion […]
It’s a beautiful summer morning. A fog huddles in the low land. The grass is wet with dew. As you head out the door for a quiet morning walk, you put on a light jacket. It is not long, however, before the sun and exercise warms your body enough so that you remove your jacket. […]
On the Sixth Day God Created Man—A vessel of dust Lifeless. God loved He breathes on His creation Breath brings Life. God makes man a living Soul Image Bearer of His Creator Fellowship and Communion Peace. Man lusted after knowledge Knowledge of good and evil He fell Death. Sin wrapped itself […]
When she thought about it, Floortje van Kavelen was often surprised by what children asked her, what matters came suddenly up in their small world of imaginations, mixed with words and ideas they had picked up here or there. There were many things they did not yet understand and they kind of worried about them. […]
Imagine that today is the day of your wedding. You have been anxiously awaiting this exciting moment for quite a long while now, and the time is here. Going to the closet to pull out that beautiful white gown, a symbol of purity, you think of how your husband will feel when he sees you. […]
A Psalter-Psalm Devotional of Praise to Our Sovereign Covenant God. June 1 Read Psalm 97:1-2 The psalmist declares in these verses the sovereign rule of God, and that in Him is found all righteousness and judgment. Clouds and darkness are round about Him. Is not it an amazing sight when one looks out on a […]
We ended last time with an important truth. Only those who have a true knowledge of God and who live out that knowledge in a life of thankfulness can be faithful witnesses of God. This truth is explained for us in Luke 24:44-49. In these verses we read of Jesus’ instruction to His disciples just […]
Outline on the “Millennium” PRYP Convention, 1999 Introduction. A. Revelation 20 mentions a period of 1,000 years six times (vv. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7); the Latin-based term for 1,000 years is “millennium.” (This is the only passage of Scripture to mention the millennium.) B. There are three main explanations of the millennium. […]
The atonement is a crucial truth in the whole of the Reformed faith. It describes what Christ did when he laid down His life for His sheep (John 10). A man’s convictions on the atonement will influence all his beliefs in the matter of salvation including who are saved and how they are saved. The […]