READ: Josh. 13:1-14: … and the LORD said to him, “You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed… all the territory of the Philistines and all that of the Geshurites… of the Canaanites, the Sidonians… of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon… Nevertheless the children of Israel did
DECEMBER 21, 2023 – ALLOTMENT Lees verder »
Finally, we relay what Rev. B.R. Hofford wrote in 2007 in response to the article by Rev. J. Visscher in the Clarion of 2007 (see the conclusion of my previous article). Rev. Hofford was a minister of the CanRC at that time. In the eighties, he and his congregation transitioned from the OPC to the
One of the grounds for the liberation of LRCA was the lack of binding to confession among members of the Orthodox Presbyterian Churches (‘lack of confessional membership’). In 1977, the CanRC had declared that the OPC was the true church of Christ. However, there were several other significant points of dispute that delayed a move
Liberated Reformed Church AbbotsfordAt the last general synod of DGK, the sister-church relationship with the Liberated Reformed Church of Abbotsford (LRCA) was discussed for the fourth time. At the General Synod Emmen 2009-2010, the decision was made to enter into this sister-church relationship (https://www.dgkh.nl/148-2/). Two reports from deputies served for this purpose (both are included
Truth and Justice as the Foundation for Ecclesiastical Unity – 1, LRCA Lees verder »
READ: Josh. 11:16-23 … None of the Anakim were left… So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes … And the land rested from war. In Joshua, we read much about
DECEMBER 20, 2023 – HERITAGE Lees verder »
READ: Josh. 10:1-15 … So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped… And there has been no day like that before it or after it that the LORD heeded the voice of a man… for the LORD fought for Israel… The Gibeonites were spared but became servants of Israel, working as woodcutters and water-drawers,
19 DECEMBER 2023 – SUN, STAND STILL Lees verder »
READ: Josh. 9:1-27. …but they did not ask counsel of the LORD. So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them … Not only violence and coercion, but also trickery and seduction can threaten God’s people. The latter is often more challenging to resist than direct opposition. Think of the devil’s cunning
DECEMBER 18, 2023 – DECEPTION Lees verder »
READ: Josh. 8:30-35: … Then he read all the words of the law, the blessings and the cursings … Now the way is open to the place where they will meet the LORD and solemnly confirm His law under oath, There, at the mountains of Ebal and Gerizim they may receive God’s blessings. Until now,
DECEMBER 17, 2023 – BLESSING AND CURSE Lees verder »
READ: Josh. 8:18-29 Then the LORD said to Joshua: “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.” – Josh. 8:1 Joshua has obediently done
DECEMBER 16, 2023 – RUIN Lees verder »
READ: Josh. 7:13-26: …So the LORD turned from the fierceness of His anger … Joshua must exercise discipline according to the rules of God’s Word. The threat of neglecting discipline is that God’s wrath will come upon the entire congregation: God will allow the people to become a prey to their enemies and will no
DECEMBER 15, 2023 – DISCIPLINE Lees verder »