The following article was submitted to Plants & Pillars by a young adult in the FRC who asked to remain anonymous — Editor Do you wish to start a life with someone who can share your dreams, hopes, and struggles? Does thinking about relationships consume the majority of your thoughts and emotions? Has anyone ever…
Question Do stillborn, miscarried, or aborted babies go to heaven? Answer This is a question that is answered by one of our church confessions—the Canons of Dort. In the First Head of Doctrine, Article 17, (which is about divine election) we confess this: “Since we are to judge of the will of God from his…
The Question: “Why are the accounts of the Anointing at Bethany so different?” The Short Answer: The accounts of the anointing at Bethany are not that different at all. If you mean to add the anointing that happened in Galilee to this, then yes, they are quite different. But that’s a different anointing then…
Questions: How do I find joy in the Word of God when reading it for school or morning devotions? I know it’s a habit I should develop by the Lords strength but how can I find JOY in His word and not count it as something I have to do. Hi there, I need to…
Psalm 100:4-5: “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.” On Monday all our Canadian churches will have a Thanksgiving Day worship service. But “thanks” is not…
LESSON 9: What Does It Mean To Be Reformed? BIBLE READING: John 3:1-21 (Click here for printable version) The Free Reformed Churches want to be reformed in their doctrine and practice; that is, to be confessionally balanced and Scripturally sound. This is what we considered in the previous chapters. It may be useful to…
Question: What would be the best approach if you were to explain our utter depravity and sinful nature to someone? Answer: A good way to teach someone what total depravity is (I think) would be: Step 1: Give the definition. Something like this: Total depravity is the reality that we are completely corrupted by…
The Question: I have a Catholic friend and we have been discussing Mary (the mother of Jesus) in the Bible. He holds to her as a Saintly figure, Holy, (and what a would view Mary as). I was looking for some feedback if that’s ok. What would be a good way to explain to them…
The Question: “What about the topic of women wearing hats in church?” Answer: The short answer is that in the FRC there is no agreement among us on women wearing hats in church (official or otherwise). Some see the command in 1 Corinthians 11 as cultural and no longer applicable, and others see it as…
LESSON 8: The Testimony of 1953 BIBLE READING: John 15 (Click here for printable version) It may be useful, as we study the principles of the Free Reformed Churches, to consider an official document made up by the Synod of 1953 of the Free Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken). Due to concerns…
