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2021-04-20
By: admin
On: 20 Apr 2021

Features

‘Church and state’ conference in August

Law & Gospel

My pilgrimage from ‘Lordship’ to Law/Gospel (part 1)

The Psalms

Singing Scripture only: the regulating role of the Word from Heidelberg to Dordrecht – part 1 of a 2-part series

A sealed contract

A primer on sacraments and covenants in Reformed theology

a variety of pills

Should Christians use anti-depressants? Part 1 of a 5-part series

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RCSS Lord's Day service

RCSS is now a congregation of the United Reformed Churches in North America

Dear Friend in Christ, We would like to take this opportunity to re-/introduce Reformed Church Southern Suburbs (RCSS), now a congregation of the United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA). RCSS began as a mission work in Cape Town, South Africa, under the oversight of Reformed Church Bellville in 2012,

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water

Is baptism a secondary doctrine?

In Belgic Confession article 29, the Reformed Churches identify three marks of the true church and seven marks of the true Christian. The second mark of the true church says: “It makes use of the pure administration of the sacraments as Christ instituted them.” Regarding baptism, we confess: For that reason we

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Empty tomb

Why it is reasonable to believe in the resurrection of Jesus

The resurrection is central to the Christian faith, as the apostle Paul tells us, For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised: and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is meaningless; you are still in your sins. Then they also that have fallen asleep

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church discipline

Report on RCSA Synod January 2023 attended by Rev. Jooste

A dominant Roman cultural influence that shaped ancient Corinth was the pater familias: the power exerted by the oldest living male in the household. His control was not only legally sanctioned but often autocratic and even violent. In such a family, one did not question authority, one did not have

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church and state

‘Apartheid’ of church and state: Pilgrim politics for dual citizens

Simon Jooste I am the pastor of a multi-cultural English-speaking Reformed church on the southern tip of Africa in a city called Cape Town. Since 1652, when the first Dutch settlers landed in the Cape, the church has struggled to fulfil the Great Commission amid common cultural enterprise with its

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Cover of The Gift of Life

Simon Jooste reviews The Gift of Life. Part 3: What kind of reformation?

The tensions and inconsistencies that I have attempted to illustrate in this book review beg another question: What kind of reformation is The Gift of Life after? The answer Professor Vorster appears to provide is one of “flourishing personhood” that roots out of church and society the dehumanizing idols of racism, sexism,

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Audio of sermon preached on 28 May 2023

First service | Matthew 6:1-15 | Passionate prayer by Christ’s people

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There was no second service on 28 May

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Bible study: 7pm on Wednesday, 31 May.

We celebrate the Lord’s Supper twice a month, on the first and third Sundays of the month.

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