Should our Children Participate in the Lord’s Supper? Part VII
Opbouw, Vol. 9, No. 3 (16 April 1965), pp. 20-21 Translated by Jim Witteveen from the works of Gerard Visee. As Long as the Heir Is a Child In connection with the matter that presently occupies us—the participation of children in the Lord’s Supper—the well-known passage from Galatians 4 was cited somewhere: “What I mean […]
Should our children Participate in the Lord’s Supper? Part VI
Opbouw, Vol. 9, No. 2 (9 April 1965), pp. 12-13 Translated by Jim Witteveen from the works of Gerard Visee. Scripture or Tradition? The question is simply this: in the case of so-called public profession of faith, are we dealing with a requirement of Scripture or of tradition? I believe it is the latter. Scripture […]
Should our Children Participate in the Lord’s Supper? Part V
Opbouw, Vol 9, No 1 (2 April 1965), pp. 400-401 Translated by Jim Witteveen from the works of Gerard Visee Children and Self-Examination As an objection to the participation of children in the Lord’s Supper, we often argue that they are not yet capable of examining themselves and of “discerning the body of the […]
Should Our Children Participate in the Lord’s Supper? Part IV
Opbouw, Vol. 8, No. 49 (26 March 1965), pp. 392-93 Translated by Jim Witteveen from the works of Gerard Visee The Lord’s Supper as a Means of Instruction What has been said about baptism as a means of instruction also applies, with the necessary modifications, to the Lord’s Supper. The Lord’s Supper is also […]
Should our Children Participate in the Lord’s Supper? Part 3
Opbouw, Vol. 8, No. 48 (19 March 1965), pp. 384-385 Translated by Jim Witteveen from the works of Gerard Visee. “Mute” Actions I am thinking of the many remarkable commands which the LORD at times gave to the prophets. They occur especially in the prophetic ministry of Jeremiah and Ezekiel. To mention only one example […]
Should our Children Participate in the Lord\’s Supper? Part 2
Opbouw, Vol. 8, No. 47 (12 March 1965), pp. 375-76 Translated by Jim Witteveen from the works of Gerard Visee. The Old Covenant It is beyond dispute that, just as baptism has taken the place of circumcision, so the Lord’s Supper stands in direct continuity with Israel’s Passover. Already from the words of the apostle […]
Should Our Children Participate in the Lord\’s Supper? Part 1
Opbouw, Vol. 8, No. 46 (5 March 1965), pp. 368-369 Translated by Jim Witteveen from the works of Gerard Visee. Introduction The articles which we now present to our readers on the theme mentioned above were already completed in the autumn of 1964. The reason they are being published only now lies in the well-known […]
Deconstruction & Reformation in the Church
In the times in which we live, deconstruction has driven many away from the church. Deconstruction is not always a bad thing. If you are seeking to deconstruct plausible arguments (Col. 2:4), philosophy and empty deceit according to human tradition (Col. 2:8), asceticism and the worship of angels (Col. 2:18), or anything that has the […]
Pastoral Realities & Paedocommunion
Rev. Jeff Meyers gave some further thoughts on the practical side of paedocommunion at the last speech in the 4th annual Canadian Theopolitans conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n01QKzQTd8k&list=PLAM6DszJOV5Z_CslsWu0Ir-ydViMxEaZZ&index=8
A Reformed Baptist Understanding of Table Boundaries
Paul Dirks, A Reformed Baptist Pastor, also spoke at the Canadian Theopolitans Conference on the Baptist approach to the question of table boundaries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-XIQu2Ll8c&list=PLAM6DszJOV5Z_CslsWu0Ir-ydViMxEaZZ&index=6