Truth and Justice as the Foundation for Ecclesiastical Unity

No grounds for Liberation LRCA?In the previous 14 articles extensive attention has been paid to the grounds for the Liberation of the Liberated Reformed Church Abbotsford (LRCA). These concern the tolerance and maintenance of practices and teachings that are contrary to the Holy Scripture, the Reformed Confession, and/or the Church Order.These matters include: In these […]

Other examples of pluriformity within the CanRC In addition to Orthodox Presbyterian Churches (OPC), the CanRC also has EF (ecclesiastical fellowship) relationships with an increasing number of other churches, such as: ICRC (International Conference of Reformed Churches)The CanRC is a member of the international interchurch ICRC. Other member churches include Christian Reformed Churches (CGK), OPC,

Below is a continuation of the letter which deputies BBK sent to the Synod Carman 2013 (Acts Synod Groningen 2014, pages 224-232). Grounds for unification with another church federationThe letter points to the first condition for unification for unification is the sharing of the true foundation of Holy Scripture and the Reformed Confessions. This first

In addition to the issues of the lack of binding to the confession and the practice of an non-closed communion, the doctrine and practice of pluriformity were also grounds for the liberation of LRC Abbotsford. In a series of articles, we focus on this subject. Pluriformity accepted by sister churches (EF) of CanRCTo the best

5. How is admission to the Holy Supper handled in congregations of the Canadian Reformed Churches (CanRC)? For almost all local churches who have accepted the decision of Neerlandia 2001, confessing members from the OPC can participate in the Lord’s Supper without being bound to any creed, not even their Westminster Confession; they may even

In the first 6 articles on “non-closed Lord’s Supper” the focus has been on admission to the Lord’s Supper in the OPC as it was in the past. In this and the following article, I will address the following questions consecutively: 1. What is the practice of admission to the Lord’s Supper in the OPC

Below follows the second part of excerpts from the speech by Rev. K.A. Kok on the practice of the Lord’s Supper in the OPC in relation to the vision of the church. From: Rev. K.A. Kok: “Presbyterian or Reformed,” speech in Orangeville, Canada in 1986 (published in Shield & Sword) (see also: https://spindleworks.com/library/kok/presorref.htm) (…)It is

History of the OPC: Relationship between church view and celebration of communion Prof. J. Geertsema wrote in the Clarion about the celebration of communion in the OPC, referring to the Blue Bell congregation of the OPC that joined the CanRC in 1985 (see previous articles). It is good to read more about this matter from

Finally the second part of the second article by prof. J. Geertsema from the Clarion. A closed Lord’s Supper Table is not proof of a sectarian spirit but shows ecclesiastical faithfulness – Prof. J. Geertsema, From the Clarion Volume 35, No. 7 April 4, 1986 The invisible church concept as basis for the rejection of

Now follows the second article by prof. J. Geertsema (first part) from the Clarion. A closed Lord’s Supper Table is not proof of a sectarian spirit but shows ecclesiastical faithfulness – Prof. J. Geertsema, From the Clarion Volume 35, No. 7 April 4, 1986 The invisible church concept as basis for the rejection of the