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Canons of Dort

Singing Scripture only: the regulating role of the Word from Dordrecht to today – part 3 of a 4-part series

2021-11-27
By: admin
On: 27 Nov 2021
In: Christian Articles

By Simon Jooste and Johannes Potgieter By 1930 the tide appears to have begun to change within the RCSA relative to song in corporate worship. That this shift coincided with a similar change in the convictions of Totius (as described above) should not go unnoticed. Between 1930 and 1942, theContinue Reading

The Psalms

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

2021-11-21
By: admin
On: 21 Nov 2021
In: Christian Articles

By Simon Jooste and Johannes Potgieter The Synod of Dort that convened in the Dutch town of Dordrecht during 1618–1619 is best known for its formulation of the Canons of Dort. Not unrelated to, and arguably even more important than, this seminal Reformed creedal statement is the church order andContinue Reading

The Psalms

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

2021-11-21
By: admin
On: 21 Nov 2021
In: Feature

By Simon Jooste and Johannes Potgieter The key question to be explored in this article is whether the Reformed Churches in South Africa (RCSA) possess within her tradition the resources to perpetuate her predominating legacy of singing Scripture only. Did her 2012 General Synod decision to revise Article 69 ofContinue Reading

Synod of Dort

Reformed Churches in South Africa’s standards and the Lord’s Supper

2021-09-12
By: admin
On: 12 Sep 2021
In: Christian Articles

By Simon Jooste The Three Forms of Unity – the Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism and the Canons of the Synod of Dort – represent a summary of what the Word of God teaches. They dedicate a significant amount of space to the official ministry of the Word in theContinue Reading

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Portrait of John Calvin

There is no such thing as ‘a five-point Calvinist’

2021-07-01
By: admin
On: 1 Jul 2021
In: Christian Articles

THE Reformed faith includes reference to total inability, unconditional election, the limited efficiency of Christ’s satisfaction, irresistible grace and the perseverance of the saints not as the sum total of the church’s confession, but as elements that can be understood only in the context of a larger body of teachingContinue Reading

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Pastor Simon will be in the United States for five weeks from 12 March.

The Cape Town Cycle Tour takes place on 12 March. Please note that road closures may disrupt your drive to the hall. Click here for information about the road closures.

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

Until further notice, there will be only one service, at 9.30am, on Sundays.

Sermon | 5 March 2023 | Ecclesiastes 6 | Work out your baptism in vocation

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