Review of Thornwell’s “The Validity of the Baptism of the Church of Rome”
Review of The Validity of the Baptism of the Church of Rome, abridged from J.H. Thornwell, and with a Foreword by John MacLeod. Focus Christian Ministries Trust, 1991, for a 1992 issue of The Presbyterian – To read the full review, click “Download” below.
Culture in Biblical Perspective (Outline)
Author’s contextual statement and outline for Culture in Biblical Perspective – To read the extended outline, click “Download” below. This is a 1976 chronological outline for an expansion of my article Kultuur en Godsdiens and my books Calvin on the Sciences and Man’s Origin and Destiny and The Central Significance of Culture – after the […]
Our Life in This World: A Christian View of the Meaning of All Human Existence
Extract from the Introduction to Our Life in This World: A Christian View of the Meaning of All Human Existence – To read the full text, click “Download” below. Today, many of us feel threatened by countless doubts and dangers. We are constantly confronted with the increasing specter of economic collapse, marital and family problems […]
Chief Characters and Events Mentioned in the Bible (Collated Timeline)
To see a timeline of Chief Characters and Events Mentioned in the Bible, click “Download” below.
Judaism, Papacy, Islam: A New Tower of Babel? – And True Christianity (2 Parts)
Extract from Judaism, Papacy, Islam: A New Tower of Babel? – And True Christianity – To read the full text (Parts 1 and 2) click “Download” below. In the beginning, God Triune (‘Eloohiym) created the tri-universe – the two Heavens (Shaamayiym) and the one Earth (‘Aarets). Genesis 1:1. These three were created (singular) by the […]
John’s Historicistic Epistles
Extract from John’s Historicistic Epistles – To read the extended text, click “Download” below. In this wonderful Epistle, John the Apostle wrote to Christians about the glory of the Lord Jesus. That is to be seen in the great scope and results of His atonement on the cross. The date of this writing, is uncertain. […]
John Calvin on the Genesis of Genesis
Extract from John Calvin on the Genesis of Genesis – To read the full text, click “Download” below. “Can we conceive that man was so placed on the Earth as to be ignorant of his own origin, and of the origin of those things which he enjoyed? No sane person doubts that Adam was very […]
Jerusalem, Rome, Revelation: John’s Apocalypse Written Before 70 AD
Extract from the Introduction to Jerusalem, Rome, Revelation: John’s Apocalypse Written Before 70 AD – To read the full text, click “Download” below. How can the true teaching of the book of Revelation (or of any other work) be understood in depth? How can such a work rightly be understood? First, one needs to take […]
JeHoVah, YaHWeh and the Lord-Jesus: A Study in the History of Doctrine Anent God’s Name JHVH
Excerpt from JeHoVah, YaHWeh and the Lord-Jesus: A Study in the History of Doctrine Anent God’s Name JHVH – To read the full text, click “Download” below. A friend once asked about the meaning of God’s Older Testament Hebrew name (as in the picture). Should it be translated as ‘Lord’? And what is the Hebrew […]
Jahweh – Jehovah
Below is an extract from Jahweh – Jehovah. To read the full text, click “Download” below. In Exodus 3:14 God says: “I am Whom I am“; and in 6:1-3 He calls Himself “Jehovah.” There, even the vocalization “Jahweh” seems to mean: “He is”; or “He causes to exist.” So too in Genesis 2:4f, In John […]