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Excerpt from The Beautiful Bride of Christ

The following excerpt is from chapter 3 of The Beautiful Bride of Christ: The Doctrine of the Church in the […]

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21 March 2013

Belgic Confession Belgic Confession article 29 Guido de Bres true and false church

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Changes in the GKV

The Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated) are the Dutch sister churches of the Canadian Reformed.  Our last CanRC synod […]

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4 March 2013

Canadian Reformed Churches Gerard Dekker Reformed Churches in the Netherlands

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The Other Confession of Guy de Brès

Most Reformed people know about Guido (or Guy) de Brès as the author of the Belgic Confession.  But did you […]

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16 January 2013

Guido de Bres Lutheranism

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“Contrary to the Federal Vision Movement…”

It’s that time again when Canadian Reformed consistories are reading reports for an upcoming synod.  That synod will be in […]

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7 January 2013

CanRC/URCNA unity Federal Vision

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UPDATE: Women in Office in the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (GKV)

Back in May, I reported on Stroom’s application to become an instituted church in the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands […]

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7 November 2012

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Women in Office in the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (GKV)

I have been debating whether to write this post.  I don’t like to be the one who breaks bad news.  […]

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8 May 2012

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Report of Visit to RCUS Classis Covenant East

This report has been prepared for the upcoming Classis Ontario West of the CanRC, March 21, 2012. I was asked […]

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9 March 2012

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The Reformed Church is (Still) Alive in Ukraine

“The Reformed Church is Alive in Ukraine,” was the title of an article by J. Van Rietschoten in the July […]

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30 November 2011

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Federal Vision: A Canadian Reformed Pastor’s Perspective

You can find part one of my series for The Outlook online here.  The plan is to publish this material […]

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10 August 2011

Federal Vision

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Foundational Statements of Reformed Church Government

Many of us are disappointed at the outcome of a decade of ecumenical efforts with the URCNA.  However, there were […]

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22 March 2011

CanRC/URCNA unity Reformed Church Government

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URCNA Letter to CanRC

Earlier this year, Synod 2010 of the Canadian Reformed Churches addressed a letter to the Synod of the United Reformed […]

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26 October 2010

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Visit to OPC Presbytery

On Saturday morning I had the pleasure of visiting a meeting of the OPC Presbytery of Michigan and Ontario.  It […]

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21 September 2010

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OPC and GKV

Just noted this on the Orthodox Presbyterian Church website: On recommendation #5, the General Assembly declined to enter into a […]

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15 September 2010

ICRC Orthodox Presbyterian Church Reformed Churches in the Netherlands

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The Nine Points and Schilder

It’s been an interesting week here with lots of lively discussion.  Yesterday my colleague Bill DeJong weighed in with his […]

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25 August 2010

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Rev. Wes Bredenhof (B.A., M.Div., Th.D.) is pastor of the Free Reformed Church in Launceston, Tasmania. Read More
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Books by Wes Bredenhof

Get to Know the Holy Spirit

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Aiming to Please

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