The publication of Volume III of S. G. De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance launches a new phase of this remarkable undertaking. It brings us to the New Testament, where the proclamation of the Kingdom of God’s grace in His Anointed (the Messiah, the Christ) comes into full view.
Israel had been called to wipe out the Canaanites. The Lord had given the land of Canaan to Israel so that He alone would be served there. Thus Canaan stands for the entire earth: the Lord alone is to be served on the earth.
God’s revelation of Himself. Every time you tell one of these stories, you are telling about God. And you must tell not only what God did but also how He revealed Himself through His actions, for all these things have been written to instruct and enlighten us.
One of the questions in discussion among us, and one which cries out for an answer is the following: Is the government only subject to God Almighty, the Triune God, the Creator of heaven and earth, or should it also know itself to be subject to Christ, as the King who has been crowned by God?
With the exception of the first introductory essay on polarization, the essays in this volume were presented at a conference on “Orthodoxy and Orthopraxis,” held at Redeemer College, Hamilton, Ontario on May 30-June 1, 1985.
All Christians have an obligation to re-examine and on occasion to restate even their most fundamental and cherished convictions. Scripture itself demands such re-evaluation (and restatement) and the world’s pressure makes it inevitable.
The Bible features various genres, perspectives, and literary devices, and is regarded as the greatest composition of literature in all of history, and that is not even considering its divine inspiration.
What has Wittenberg to do with Florence? What relation did the protestant reformation have with the Renaissance? How did Martin Luther fit in? What about Erasmus? Josué Reichow provides us an enlightening historical survey.
This is the third part of a series on the global deluge of Noah’s day. Thus far, we have seen the importance of teaching about the deluge, and that it’s more than just a Sunday school class for children.
It is the thesis of this study that the cultural-ethical ideal of the Dutch Calvinist theologian Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) differs from that of his better known fellow Calvinist and contemporary Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920).