The First Mark and Mission
Of the Belgic Confession’s articles on the doctrine of the church, article 29 is probably the most well-known amongst Reformed […]
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Five Ways You’re Probably Not A Calvinist
What’s a Calvinist? That can be a tough question to answer. It’s fair to say there are Reformed people who […]
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De Brès, the Belgic Confession, and Persecution
Did you know the Belgic Confession is the only officially adopted Reformed confession written by a martyr? True, other confessions […]
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The Reformation and Doxology
Five hundred years! Today is the day we mark a half millennia since God brought Reformation to his church. Over […]
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The Reformation and Martyrdom
In parts of Europe, the Reformation was marked with the spilling of blood. In the first half of the sixteenth […]
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The Reformation of Purgatory
Our celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation continues. One of the most important Reformers in the Low […]
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The Reformation and the Apocrypha
Did you know that the first editions of the Belgic Confession included two proof-texts from the apocrypha? Did you know […]
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De Brès vs. Richardot: A Reformation Debate
If there’s one Reformation figure who deserves more attention, I would argue that it’s Guido de Brès. Since I wrote […]
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Laying On of Hands Revisited
A few years ago, I wrote a post about the Belgic Confession article 31 and what it used to say […]
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Women in Office = False Church?
It could happen later this year that the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands decide at their synod to officially allow […]
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Book Review: A Well-Ordered Church
A Well-Ordered Church: Laying a Solid Foundation for a Vibrant Church, William Boekestein and Daniel R. Hyde, Holywell, England: Evangelical […]
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Outward Looking Church: Current Craze or Christ’s Commission? (2)
Revised from a presentation for the Spring Office Bearers Conference held March 22, 2014 in Burlington, ON. See here for […]
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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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Now Available: The Beautiful Bride of Christ
Questions abound when it comes to what the Bible teaches about the church. Is the church essential for Christians or […]
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