Back in late 2009, some ministerial colleagues and I were discussing with concern the apparently growing influence of evolutionary thinking in the Canadian Reformed Churches. What could we do about it? Five of us decided to collaborate on an article, “Ten Reasons Why Evolution is Dangerous and Evil.” Authored byContinue Reading
If evolution does not account for the origin of the world, does it not at least give a rational account of the development of things out of primordial matter, and thus explain the origin of the present species of plants and animals (including man), and also the various phenomena ofContinue Reading
Darwinian evolution is a philosophy that is impossible to reconcile with the biblical teaching on death, as theistic evolutionists must endeavour to do. God is the author of life. Death and all that accompanies it — bloodshed, extinctions, mutations, diseases and untold suffering — is an unwelcome intruder into thisContinue Reading
At the beginning of Genesis, we read of a number of extraordinarily long lives at the beginning of human history. In Genesis 5, we read, “Adam lived 930 years … Seth lived 912 years … Enosh lived 905 years … Kenan lived 910 years … Mahalalel lived 895 years … Jared livedContinue Reading
AM liturgy :: Call to worship/ Call on God’s name for help by reading: Matthew 11:28-30 :: Song of Praise: Psalm 45:1,4-5 (p45B) (text here and tune here) :: Corporate confession of Faith: Apostles’ Creed I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ,Continue Reading
The AM service will be streamed on YouTube here at 9.30am. AM liturgy :: Call to worship/ Call on God’s name for help by reading: Psalm 121 “Our Father, with the Psalmist we lift up our eyes to the hills and we cry: Where does our help come from? AndContinue Reading
The first service below was streamed at 9.30am this morning on YouTube (channel: Simon Jooste). AM liturgy :: Call to worship/ Call on God’s name for help by reading: Psalm 99 “Our Father, with the Psalmist we lift up our eyes to the hills and we cry: Where does ourContinue Reading
The service streamed on YouTube Live this AM is here: AM liturgy :: Call to worship/ Call on God’s name for help by reading: Psalm 103:1-4 “Our Father, with the Psalmist we lift up our eyes to the hills and we cry: Where does our help come from? AndContinue Reading
In Genesis 9:6 God says: Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.” What does it mean to image God? What happened to man’s likeness to God after the Fall? How does the image of God informContinue Reading
In this sermon on Genesis 8:20-9:17, we look at God’s non-redemptive covenant with Noah after the flood, which governs and sets the terms for Christian life in God’s common kingdom. This sermon furthers the two kingdoms argument that Christ’s call to turn the other cheek in the Sermon on theContinue Reading