We are called to obey God’s will out of gratitude because we are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. The Heidelberg Catechism famously describes its third part as “how I shall express my gratitude to God for such deliverance” (Answer 2), and Lord’s Days 32–44 are a detailed explanation of our […]
Note: This article is a modified version of a graduation address delivered for Hope PRCS in Walker, MI, in June 2021. The eighth grade class text was Isaiah 43:2, and the class theme “Preserved by Jehovah.” “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow […]
The Bible is the word of God. It is not enough to say that part of the Bible is the word of God or that somewhere in the Bible the word of God can be found. From Genesis to Revelation, every line of holy scripture is the word of God. Therefore, scripture is authoritative for […]
A young man joined the Marine Corps pre-Korean War, gung-ho in all his training. His loyalty and patriotism were noted by his sergeant, who then made him a platoon leader. During a highly celebrated battle, his regiment was inserted in the line at a crucial point. Mortar shells exploded around him, gunfire ricocheted off rocks […]
One thing distinguishes a child from an adult: growth. A child grows into an adult. This takes many years and God uses the means of nurture in the home. This is also true of spiritual growth. Just as we grow physically because we have physical life, so we grow spiritually because we are spiritually alive. […]
Honoring father and mother is no easy task, yet it is commanded by God. First Corinthians 13:11 serves us well as young people as we consider this calling: “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I […]
The world is an enticing place. We live alongside it, and it influences our lives in many different ways. Our human nature tries to pull us toward the lusts of the heart, yet the regenerated man within us pulls toward the cross of Jesus Christ. We are locked in a fierce battle both internally and […]
“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” In this passage (1 Cor. 13:11), the apostle Paul refers to two states of life: childhood and manhood. Although he is speaking primarily from […]
Clean, unsoiled, unspotted. White as the morning after a fresh snowfall. Purity is beautiful in creation, but the struggle for purity in thought, word, and action is constant and difficult, especially living in a culture that glorifies all things impure. Still, the admonition of scripture is to follow God and not the world. In this […]
“As Christ Also Is the Head of the Church” For a man of God, Ephesians 5:23 and 28 lay the foundation for your role in marriage. “For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body….So ought men to […]