Definition of Worship What is worship? It is essentially doxology—a giving of glory, praise, honour, and homage to God. Worship is the tribute which we pay to God, whereby we acknowledge his sovereignty over us and our dependence on him. Worship includes all the inward reverence and respect and all the outward obedience and service…
Question: “What makes the FRC unique among Reformed churches?” There is nothing, really, that makes us unique—if you mean that the FRC have some corner on the truth. Allow me to explain. 1. We do not have any unique privileges. We have the Scriptures and the Reformed confessions. We share this privilege with many. We…
Question: Why are female confessing members not allowed to vote in our churches? I understand that the husband is the head of the household, but what about households where there are only unmarried women or widows? My mother became a widow in her forties and both my sister and I are confessing members in the…
Scripture teaches us that the effects of sin are always serious. They are threefold: 1. Death in various forms The Bible teaches that sin leads to death, in all its forms, physical, spiritual, and eternal. As Dr. Ferguson says: As a result of sin, a “virulent disease” began “to spread through the whole of…
Part 2: Why the Interview with the Consistory? Editor’s note: Since it is coming to that time of the year when young people across our federation stand and make profession of faith before the church, I thought it would be good to look at this topic using an article first written by the Rev.…
Part 1: Confession of Faith Editor’s note: Since it is coming to that time of the year when young people across our federation think about standing and making profession of faith before the church, I thought it would be good to look at this topic. Mostly I will be using an article first written…