According to 1 John 1:4, the very goal of the gospel of the covenant of grace is that we may experience the fullness of joy. It is certainly our prayer as pastors that you yourselves live in the consciousness of the joy of your relationship with our covenant God in Jesus Christ. In the light […]
Text: Colossians 3:12-13 Colossians sets before us a pointed reminder of the preeminence of Christ when it comes to all Christian doctrine and practice. The Christian faith, unlike any other religion, does not focus on laws, not even divine precepts, and certainly not human ordinances. It rejects all forms of legalism. The Christian […]
In the first two speeches of this convention we have considered various lessons from the life of Joseph. One of the things we noticed is that Joseph was not blessed with the family life that most of you have enjoyed. He came from a very dysfunctional, troubled family. Yet in the midst of a life […]
As we have seen from Titus 2:4, 5, the young wives must be taught to love their husbands and children. That love comes to concrete expression by their being discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good. But there is one other thing that young wives must be taught. Obedient to Their Husbands The older women must […]
In our last article in which we began our study of Titus 2:4, 5, we called attention to the love which a young wife is called to give her husband and children. According to this inspired Word of God, that calling to love comes to virtuous manifestation, as we see in verse 5. Discretion In […]
This is the first of a series of articles, the substance of which was a sermon from Titus 2:4, 5 preached in Randolph Protestant Reformed Church on February 5, 1995. It is published by request. Although applicable especially to wives and young women who desire to prepare themselves for holy marriage, it is also applicable […]
The topic we consider today falls under the main theme of the Convention, “Running the Race.” Hebrews 12, verses 1 and 2, from which text the theme is taken, is a passage that builds upon what was written in Chapter 11. And Hebrews 11 is the chapter of that great cloud of witnesses, those who […]
I was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on October 25, 1955, the first-born child of Roger and Florence Key, and was baptized in Wyoming Park Christian Reformed Church. As a toddler through junior high school I grew up in Jenison, Michigan. I went to Jenison Christian School through the eighth grade. When I was 13 years […]
As we have seen from Titus 2:4,5, the young wives must be taught to love their husbands and children. That love comes to concrete expression by their being discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good. But there is one other thing that young wives must be taught. Obedient to Their Husbands The older women must teach […]
In our last article in which we began our study of Titus 2:4,5, we called attention to the love which a young wife is called to give her husband and children. According to this inspired Word of God, that calling to love comes to virtuous manifestation, as we see in verse 5. Discretion In the […]