What is the place of children in the church? Where do they fit in? Are they members of the church? If not must they be viewed as outsiders and as objects of evangelism? If they are, what is the nature of this membership? Are they regenerate or unregenerate? These are the kind of questions that can be raised in connection with our topic.

The aim of life must be to enter glory. This life is a preparation for entering the heavenly glory and to be with the Lord forever. That should be our foremost aim. It is sad that many people have other aims in life. Also in the church we find people, sometimes even many, who have other aims. They live for this world only. How blessed we are when we have become strangers in the earth and have found the true purpose of our existence in the living God. In order to go to glory, three things happen to God's children. First, after death their souls will go to be with the Lord.

The perseverance of the saints is a source of rich comfort for God's children. They were brought into the state of grace and can never fall away from this state. This is because God causes them to persevere. They are purchased by Christ and will always remain His. God's people "are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation"

Who was Theodorus a Brakel? He was a Dutch Puritan minister in the Netherlands who lived from 1608-1669. He was a very godly man who wrote several books which are still read in the Netherlands.

Growing spiritually is a biblical call to every Christian. What does it mean? This article explains the signs and means of spiritual growth and its hindrances. 

Should Christians support democracy? This article draws some lessons by looking at John Calvin’s view on the government and the church and how this has influenced the Christian’s view of democracy.

The perseverance of the saints means that believer cannot be lost forever. How? The article explains the biblical basis for this teaching, it engages those who deny the truth of perseverance of saints and the responsibility believers have.

The doctrine of election is a cause of adoration and praise to a child of God. Why? Election says something about your creation and your relation with God and Christ. It also has three effects. 

This article is a biography on the life and ministry of Martin Luther. 

God is holy; what does it mean? This article explains the nature of God’s holiness, its necessity for worship, its implications and the display of the holiness of God in the lives of believers. 

How does God view time? God’s view of time is related to Him being eternal, not affected by time and knowing all. 

Adoption is an act of God’s free grace, whereby we are received into the number and have a right to all the privileges of the sons of God. What are the blessings of adoption and marks of adoption? 

How should Christians view God’s discipline? They should understand that God disciplines them as the Father and motivated by love. The article also explains how Christians should respond to this discipline. 

How should we understand the work of the Holy Spirit? This article explains that the Holy Spirit’s work must be seen both from the Old and New Testament. It explains the meaning of Pentecost and the work of the Spirit today. 

Every Christian is sealed with the Holy Spirit. What does the sealing of the Spirit mean? This article explains the meaning of sealing with the Spirit in relation to Ephesians 1:13-14.

Adoption is an act of God’s grace in making you His child. This article explains that adoption comes with privileges rooted in the work of the Trinity. There are six privileges of adoption explained together with obligations and duties of adoption. 

How can you know if you are elected? This article explains the assurance of election, fruits of election and the purpose of election. 

To whom do you belong? Every child of God will answer this question by saying he belong to God. Why? Because God’s children are God’s possession, they are his peculiar people. The article explains using 1 Peter 2:9 as a basis. 

Conversion is turning from sin to God. This article explains the biblical grounds for repentance and the three characteristics of repentance. 

The doctrine of election is a comforting doctrine. How? It is approached with humility with a good understanding of its source and goal. This article explains this and also points to how election is personally manifested.

Adoption is an act of God’s free grace, whereby we are received into the number and have a right to all the privileges of the sons of God. How does it happen? 

What is sanctification? This article explains the biblical teaching on sanctification and that sanctification is the work of the Triune God.

True repentance is rooted in the gospel and it is a life long process. This article explains things we are to repent from and the fruits of repentance.

Last time we considered some doctrinal aspects of justifica­tion. We saw that justification can be explained as the gracious and judicial act of God whereby He acquits a person of guilt and punishment and grants him the right to everlasting life. The sinner is declared righteous before God. The question that remains is how does justification take place in one's life? What happens in the practice of spiritual life?

Justification is the gracious and judicial act of God whereby He acquits a person of all guilt and punishment and grants him the right to everlasting life. 

Faith is the gift of God. Yet the believer is called to strengthen his faith so that it be an active faith. How do you do that? This article points to four things you can do to strengthen the life of faith.

Christians can be moved to evangelism only when they show true compassion. It is compassion for the lost that moved Jesus. It is compassion that should move us for the state of the lost and their misery. 

How do widows and widowers find comfort in their loneliness? They should find their comfort in God. Why? Because He is the one who put them in that situation, He gives himself, and He calls them to lay all their burdens on Him. 

What is discriminating preaching? It is preaching that discriminates between believers and unbelievers. 

Sanctification is the work of the Holy Spirit. How does a child of God experience this work? It through the Spirit bringing the death of sin and the fruits of righteousness in the life of the believer. How? This article explains dangers to avoid, and that Sanctification is a gift of God and His call. 

Jesus Christ, according to Matthew 10:34, did not bring peace but the sword. What does this mean? This article explains that the gospel creates conflicts and divisions. 

The perseverance of saints is based on the unchanging decrees of God in election. Does it mean that believers have no responsibility? The article looks at the example of apostasy and the challenge of Hebrews 6:4-6, it then draws implications this has on the teaching of perseverance of saints.

Understanding God’s holiness is key to answering the call on Christian to be holy. This article explains that God’s holiness is His character and makes us love God, it also shows how this relates to our holiness. 

How do you resist the temptation of Satan? There are six arguments Satan uses to lure your heart to give in to temptation. Know them and know how to respond to them in resisting temptation. 

Adoption is an act of God’s grace in making you His child. How do you know that you are a child of God? This article explains the work of the Holy Spirit in giving the assurance of adoption. It explains the testimony and sealing work of the Spirit. 

Christians at times face impossible situation, be it life crisis or temptations. This article explains that God is able to work in impossibilities and bring deliverance. How does God’s deliverance work? 

What happens when we die? What should we expect on the resurrection of the dead? This article explains what the bible teaches about death, resurrection and glorification.

Prayer should characterize every child of God. What is it that should motivate you to pray? This article shares five motivations to pray. 

Humility is one of the distinguishing traits of Christian character. How? The article explains Christian humbleness and its fruits. 

How do you deal with young converts in church? There are two things young Christians must guard against – neglecting prayer and being aware of the world. Young converts must be encouraged and guided to make the profession of faith in the right time. 

Who is the devil? How does he work? This article explains that Satan aims at God’s children. It explains the purpose of his spiritual attacks, his methods and how Christians should exercise discernment. 

Who is the devil? How does he work? This article explains that Satan aims at God’s children. What does he aim at? The spiritual attacks of Satan are directed to faith, prayer, preaching and emotions. It gives guidance on how Christian can resist the devil.

Every Christian is called to be a living witness for God’s salvation. How do you do that? The article explains the qualification for witnessing, the content and goal of evangelism, and some guidelines for witnessing.

Election and reprobation are they both side of the coin? The article explains the relation between the two.

How do you deal with young converts in church? There are two things to consider when dealing with young Christians: protect them from self-deception and build them up in faith and holiness.

The deepest craving of every human being is joy or happiness. How does one find joy? This article explains that true joy can only be found in Christ. 

What is the place of prayer in the Christian life? This article draws wisdom from John Calvin. It looks at his explanation of the relationship between the word and prayer, the profitableness of prayer, call to prayer and the posture of prayer. 

How do you deal with young converts in church? There are four things to consider when dealing with young Christians: direct them where to find comfort, help them form their opinions based on scripture, warn them against sin and backsliding. 

If prayer is calling upon the Name of the Lord, then calling upon the Lord must be motivated and directed by who God is. Who is God? 

When it comes to conversion the sinner is both passive and active. How? The article explains by showing how the Holy Spirit works conversion in the life of the sinner. 

Love is one of the distinguishing traits of Christian character. How? This article explains by showing that this love is reflected in every believer and marks each one, it also shows the nature of brotherly love. 

How do you know that you have true faith? You know this by the fruits of faith. True faith is not only about knowledge, it is life in Christ. This article explains the nature of the life of faith. 

Christian are heirs in Christ. What does it mean to be an heir in Christ? This article explains the future glory of Christians and the implications it has for their daily life.

How will life be for the lost on the return of Christ? It will be a life of misery. Why? It is a life of separation from Christ and being in hell. 

Believers are united with Christ. What are the benefits of union with Christ? Benefits of being in Christ encompasses the whole of the Christian life.

Regeneration is the work of God. How do know if one is regenerated? We can look for the fruits of regeneration and the effects of regeneration. 

What does it mean to be born again? Regeneration is the work of Holy Spirit through the word whereby He brings new life to the believer. How does this happen? 

The Christian’s call to holiness is rooted in the holiness of God. This article explains the necessity of self-discipline for the cultivation of holiness. It defines self-discipline and explains its relation to holiness. 

The Christian’s call to holiness is rooted in the holiness of God. This article and explains the relationship of self-discipline to holiness, focus is on the means of self-discipline. 

The Christian’s call to holiness is rooted in the holiness of God. This article explains the nature of God’s holiness and how this is of consequence to Christian holiness. 

How do people come to salvation? Salvation is God’s gift which He gives through the gospel call to sinners. This is a call to faith and repentance. This article explains how God does this. 

Why does preaching get different responses? This article looks at the external call and internal call of the gospel. It shows how this two explain the response to preaching. 

The experience of conversion differs with every Christian. However, the characteristics of conversion are always the same. This article explains those characteristics. 

The Christian life can be explained as a life of humbleness, being humble like little children depending only on God’s word and Spirit. 

What should Christians believe about the second coming of Christ? This article explains the biblical and confessional teaching on Christ’s return. The necessity of Christ coming, the manner of it, the time of it, and the nature of it are discussed. It draws implications for the church. 

Believers are united with Christ. How does one partake of the union with Christ? This article explains that being in Christ is by faith through the Holy Spirit.

Believers are united with Christ. What does union with Christ mean? This article defines what it means to be in Christ and explains the various characteristics of this union. 

We are not only called to hear God’s word; God’s word must be applied in our hearts. How does this happen? The application of word in preaching is the work of the Holy Spirit. This article explains the relationship between the word and Spirit. 

Preaching is essential to the life of the congregation, yet it is always difficult. This article considers the value of a so-called preaching circle, where area pastors regularly meet for preaching sessions among themselves in order to grow in their preaching.

From Galatians 5:22-23 this article looks at self-control as the fruit of the Spirit.

From Galatians 5:22-23 this article looks at faithfulness as the fruit of the Spirit.

Through persecutions God builds his church. This was not different during the time of Guido de Brès, the author of the Belgic Confession. This article looks at the life of this man, and his work through the suffering he endured under the Roman Catholic Church. This article shows how God directs history in his providence to the upbuilding of his church.

This article looks at the consolation of the sick through the ages. The author also discusses a treatise, The Consolation of the Sick, that was written for the purpose of guiding people on their death bed. The article ends with important pastoral guidelines when counselling a dying person.

The Reformation in Spain is a very humbling account of how God works through persecutions to build his church. Think about Francisco San Roman, Johannes Froben, Julian Hernandez and other [[Reformers]. Do you know these names? Read how God in his providence directed history to the glory of his name.

Not so much is spoken about the link between the Reformation and France. In this article we learn how the Reformation spread from France to other countries, and how John Calvin was used by God for this. The flourishing of the faith and the persecution suffered by Christian are documented here.

Who was John Calvin? This article sketches a biography of Calvin, focusing especially on his person.

Who was John Calvin? How should we see him? This article sketches a biography of Calvin.

Imagine someone telling you that a donkey is better than you. How would that feel? Well God did it. In this article one is brought to a sense of how rebellious we are in our nature, and yet how gracious God is, as he tells us in Jeremiah 8:7 and Isaiah 1:3.

It is a given that every Christian will face some form of affliction. How should we respond to afflictions when they come? This article will draw you to the way you should think about and respond to afflictions.

When one thinks about the Middle East, often Islam comes to mind as the dominant religion. Has it always been like that? In this article the author reveals how the mission work of the early church spread through the East and how Christianity was dominant there. Lessons are drawn on why Christianity declined. This is an article to read to learn the other side of church history.

There is no denying that we are facing moral bankruptcy in our culture. This has a great impact also on the church. How should we live as Christians in times like these? This article draws some lessons from the early church. How did they face this challenge? What difference did they make?

This article on Luke 21:33 is about a world of change, but in this world of change the words of the Lord will not pass away.

This article on Isaiah 9:2 is about the light for this world and for our hearts.

This article looks at God's relationship with his people, the essence of communion with God and how this relationship with God was obtained by Christ.