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Prosperous Wicked and Plagued Saints is a commentary on Psalm 73 that sets forth the truth of God's goodness to his people in their trouble and of God's curse of the wicked in their prosperity. In light of the teaching of Psalm 73, the book takes issue with a theory about earthly prosperity and earthly woe that, for all its strange popularity with Reformed and evangelical Christians, only intensifies the believer's temptation to doubt in the hour of trouble: the theory of common grace.

The truth central to all eschatology is the second coming of Jesus Christ itself, what the Greek of the New Testament promises as the parousia, literally the presence (of Jesus Christ). All the other aspects of the biblical doctrine of the coming of Jesus are subordinate to this coming, either as leading to it, accompanying it, or proceeding from it. Therefore, the proper subtitle of this second volume of The Church's Hope: The Reformed Doctrine of the End is The Coming of Christ.The coming of Christ Jesus, with all that is related to it, will be the "end." Such is Jesus' own description of his coming in Matthew 24:14: "And then shall the end come;" which might be paraphrased: "And then shall the goal be reached." The coming of Christ, with all that precedes and follows, is the goal of God, not only with the events of the last days but also of all history. All the events belonging strictly to the last things, all the history of the New Testament church, all the history of the world beginning with its creation, and all the doctrines of the Christian faith have the coming, or presence, of Jesus Christ as their goal. This is the importance of the content of this volume. This is why the outstanding promise of the gospel is that uttered by Jesus himself, "I come quickly" (Rev. 22:12). This is why the fundamental prayer of the church is, in response, "Even so, come, Lord Jesus" (Rev. 22:20).

Ha pasado m s de un cuarto de siglo desde que ense el "mini-curso" sobre educaci n cristiana reformada que result en este libro. Me di cuenta que tan largo ha sido este tiempo cuando insert "y nietos" en la dedicatoria de esta edici n. Sin embargo, nada ha cambiado con respecto a la naturaleza o la necesidad de escuelas cristianas para los hijos del pacto. La decisi n de la Reformed Free Publishing Association Asociaci n libre de publicaci n reformada] de publicar el libro oblig a una edici n exhaustiva de la publicaci n original (1977), que no era simplemente la colocaci n de portadas alrededor de las conferencias originales. La tarea de edici n despert una fuerte tentaci n de ampliar el tratamiento del tema. Cu n escasa, por ejemplo, es la explicaci n en el cap tulo 1 del pacto de gracia con los creyentes y sus hijos Y cu nto m s podr a decir hoy, positiva y negativamente, sobre una cosmovisi n reformada en el cap tulo 3 Con cierto pesar, resist la tentaci n. Una expansi n habr a producido un libro de tal volume que restar a utilidad y atractivo a la obra. He tratado de compensar algo de la carencia remitiendo al lector a otros escritos, incluido el m o, que desarrollan el breve tratamiento de este volumen de ciertas verdades importantes.

In the form of letters to an inquiring European audience, this book addresses the issue of church membership in the twenty-first century. This instruction is applicable to all believers and is based on scripture, the Belgic Confession, and the important, but little known, controversy of John Calvin with the Nicodemites.

Many of the conservative Reformed and Presbyterian churches in North America have been, and still are, troubled by the heretical theology that calls itself the federal vision, which has arisen within the bosom of these churches.The federal vision denies the central doctrine of the sixteenth-century Reformation of the church and a cardinal truth of the biblical gospel: justification by faith alone.Some of these churches have responded by reaffirming justification by faith alone. This response is not enough, because it does not touch the root of the heresy. The root remains in the churches.The root is the particular doctrine of the covenant that the federal vision is developing -- a covenant of conditions. This book uncovers -- and intends to destroy -- this root of one of the most deadly and dangerous heresies to seduce the Reformed churches since the condemnation of Arminianism by the Synod of Dordt in 1618-19.Federal Vision: Heresy at the Root also sets forth and defends the doctrine of the covenant that honors and proclaims the Reformation s gospel of salvation by (sovereign) grace along: the unconditional covenant -- the covenant of grace.

The Battle for Sovereign Grace in the Covenant recounts much of the gripping history of the schism of 1953 within the Protestant Reformed Churches (PRC), the culmination of the hard fought battle for sovereign grace in the covenant. The book includes new, important details that have not been previously published and also provides the history of the controversial adoption by the PRCA of the Declaration of Principles, the document that in some ways occasioned the schism of 1953. In the appendices of the book, Engelsma gives a brief, valuable commentary on the Declaration, the first commentary to be written.

Better to Marry provides straightforward, practical instruction for single and married believers alike, taken directly from the classic Bible passages on sex and marriage. Two appendices treat the remarriage and prohibition of the remarriage of the "innocent party."

Although this book's controversial contention that marriage is an unbreakable bond for life gets the most attention today (which is a testimony both to the sad state of the churches today and to the necessity of the book), the book is a mainly positive explanation and application of the Bible's teaching about marriage in all of marriage's aspects.Fundamentally, Marriage The Mystery of Christ and the Church is a Reformed pastor's instruction and exhortation to married couples, especially young married couples, with the purpose that they glorify God in their marriages and enjoy the bliss of this blessed communion of life.The timeliness of the book is evident simply from the rate of divorce, not alone in North America in the early twenty-first century, but also in Reformed churches throughout the world. The previous edition of the book had the subtitle The Covenant-Bond in Scripture and History to reflect the second section, a history of the church's doctrine and practice of marriage from Augustine and the early church through Calvin and the Reformation to the contemporary chaos. This edition drops the subtitle, but the historical section remains.

This book is a critique of Abraham Kuyper's cultural theory of a common grace of God and of the grandiose mission of this grace, and of those who confess the theory and evidently intend to promote it so that it accomplishes the end Kuyper claimed. The book exposes Kuyper's biblical basis for his theory and its practical mission.The first and main part of the book is a much-expanded version of the public lecture given in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2014 under the auspices of the evangelism society of Southwest Protestant Reformed Church in Wyoming, Michigan. The second part of the book consists of questions raised by the audience at the conclusion of the lecture and of the answers by the speaker at the lecture.

AD 2017 marks the five-hundredth anniversary of the Reformation of the church of Jesus Christ. In 1517 the Reformer Martin Luther affixed the ninety-five theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany, the act by which Jesus Christ began his reformation of his church. Essential to this Reformation was the gospel-truth of justification by faith alone. This book on justification is intended by the Reformed Free Publishing Association and the author to celebrate that glorious work of Christ.But the purpose is more than a celebration of the beginning of the Reformation. It is to maintain, defend, and promote the Reformation in the perilous times for the church at present. The doctrine of justification by faith alone is so fundamental to the gospel of grace that an exposition and defense of this truth are in order always. The true church of Christ in the world simply cannot keep silent about this doctrine. To keep silent about justification by faith alone would be to silence the gospel.

An orthodox commentary on the confession, that is, one that is in wholehearted accord with the teachings of the confession, and resolutely faithful to them, will be profitable to Reformed Christians and churches in the twenty-first century, not only for invaluable instruction in the Reformed faith, but also for the maintenance and defense of Reformed orthodoxy.Founded on holy scripture, the Belgic Confession determines sound doctrine for Reformed churches and believers. This doctrine is rich, lovely, and powerful. The confession also authoritatively exposes contemporary heresies. As they read this commentary which proclaims the doctrine and authority of the confession, all believers who love the Reformed faith will be faithfully guided in the truth of the "old paths."Volume one covers Articles 1-21 of the Belgic Confession.

This book is not a summary or a compilation of sermons based on the Confession, but a commentary. It explains the Confession, article by article, doctrine by doctrine. It begins with the Confession's article on the doctrine of salvation, continues with the doctrine of the church, and concludes with the doctrine of the last things-eschatology.

After a fifteen-year hiatus, and fourteen other published titles, Prof. David J. Engelsma continues the Unfolding Covenant History series, a covenantal exposition of the Old Testament.The Old Testament history covered in this volume is extensive, covering the account of the life and significance for the covenant of Samuel, Saul, David, and Solomon. This is the history recorded in 1 and 2 Samuel; 1 Kings 1-11; 1 Chronicles 10-29; and 2 Chronicles 1-9. In addition, the volume takes into consideration other passages in scripture (Psalms) that reflect on this history.This history is also rich in significance with regard to the development of God's covenant and covenant dealings with his people. It includes the institution and early functioning of the office of the prophet; the institution of the office of king; the stark contrast between the people's choice as king, in the charismatic, but reprobate, Saul, and God's elect, David; and the realization of the fellowship of the covenant in the Old Testament in the temple. Among the fascinating and controversial events of the history on which the volume sheds light is the appearance to Saul of the "witch of Endor."

I Remember Herman Hoeksema consists of Professor David J. Engelsma's memories of Herman Hoeksema. Engelsma grew up hearing Hoeksema preach and was Hoeksema's student in the Theological School of the Protestant Reformed Churches.This book was originally published as a series of articles for young people in Beacon Lights magazine. The intent of the articles was to show something of the man whom many know only as an author and theologian.