Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) The late British author C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis (1898-1963), who was known as Jack, is extremely popular with evangelicals today. Most Christian book-stores feature the writings of Lewis without a word of warning. A "Christianity Today" reader's poll in 1998 rated Lewis the most influential evangelical writer. The December 2005 …
What Shall We Sing? (2)
All that the Lord requires of his church, all that he has commanded, he has graciously provided for in the holy scriptures, "For since the whole manner of worship which God requires of us is written in them at large" (The Belgic Confession, Article 7). The Psalter is designed for singing praise to God, hence …
What Shall We Sing? (1)
If Christian worship is to be regulated by scripture, the word of God, then what we sing in public gatherings to worship must also be regulated by the word of God. Worship, of course, is the Christian life. The Reformers were very serious about worship, it's elements. We in this generation have regressed. The Old …
How Shall We Worship?
The Belgic Confession of Faith, article 5, speaking of the dignity and authority of holy scripture, states that they are: "for the regulation, foundation, and confirmation of our faith." Note, 'for the regulation.' It is holy scripture that is to regulate the entirety of our worship of God. That, of course, includes what we do …
Soul Sleep!
One false teaching that we must firmly reject, is that of soul sleep. When man dies, the soul is separated from the body, but "when separated from the body (it) neither sleeps nor dies" (Second Helvetic Confession). A little later in the chapter, the Confession expressly "condemn(s) all who ridicule or by subtle arguments cast …
Red-Letter Bibles!
There are a good number of publishers that produce Bibles in which the word of Christ, that is, the words spoken by Christ while he was on this earth, are placed in red. Altogether apart from the issue of what in the gospel accounts are actually words spoken by Christ, the red-letter editions of the …
The Author of the Belgic Confession of Faith!
Just as the Belgic Confession itself tends to be slighted, in comparison with the Heidelberg Catechism, which is preached regularly in Reformed Churches, and with the Canons of Dordt, which is always the object of intense study on account of its controversial content, including double predestination, so also the author of the Confession seldom receives …
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