When it comes to today’s church music, we have run so far from the actual, God-given standard that most don’t even know one exists. I was struck by this reading Abraham Kuyper’s comments about church music in Our Worship. Think for a minute how far we drifted from the originalContinue Reading
The confessional Presbyterian and Reformed (P&R) churches […] begin with the assumption that it is not the function of singing in worship for us to say whatever we want to God but to repeat God’s Word after him. The role of a song in worship is not for us toContinue Reading
By Simon Jooste and Johannes Potgieter It is our opinion that the 1942 RCSA revision of Article 69 was based on a church historical hermeneutic that set the stage for her more radical revision in 2012. As described above, the decision of the 2012 Synod turned on the assumption thatContinue Reading
By Simon Jooste and Johannes Potgieter Undisputed is the fact that the Doppers desired and realised a return to the 1619 Church Order of Dort (Louw 1999:597). Scholars are in agreement that the secession of the VGK from the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (NHK) had much to do with what wasContinue Reading
By Simon Jooste and Johannes Potgieter The question of driving concern in this article is whether there are historical–theological reasons to critique the 2012 Reformed Churches in South Africa (RCSA) Synod decision to revise Article 69 of the church order to read as follows (RCSA 2012): [I]n the churches onlyContinue Reading
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
In this video, W. Robert Godfrey explains the importance of the Psalms. Godfrey is President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Church History at Westminster Seminary California, and he is chairman of the board of Ligonier Ministries.Continue Reading
The liturgy Sunday 26 April can be viewed here: :: Call to worship/ Call on God’s name for help by reading: Psalm 67 And praying: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we call your name, praying that you would be pleased to turn away from our many terrible sins, by whichContinue Reading
This Sunday’s worship service was streamed on YouTube Live at 9.30am this morning. You can watch the recording below or if data limits prohibit you can listen with Chrome “YouTube Audio Only”. The liturgy is as follows: :: Call to worship/ Call on God’s name for help by reading: Psalm 65:1-8Continue Reading
This Sunday’s worship service was streamed on YouTube Live at 9.30am this morning. You can watch the recording below or if data limits prohibit you can listen with Chrome “YouTube Audio Only”. The liturgy is as follows: :: Call to worship/ Call on God’s name for help by reading: Psalm 65:1-8Continue Reading