Regardless of the size of the church, every church within the church federation forms the body of Christ. Therefore, no church should accept members from another church without the consent of the church where the members are coming from. In this way the boundaries of churches in the federation are respected. Looking at Belgic Confession Article 28, this article emphasizes the importance of being a member of your local church.

Regardless of the size of the church, every church within the church federation forms the body of Christ. Therefore, no church should accept members from another church without the consent of the church where the members are coming from. In this way the boundaries of churches in the federation are respected. Looking at Belgic Confession Article 28, this article emphasizes the importance of being a member of your local church.

Do you love the church? Why should we love the church of Christ? This article shows that it has everything to do with our love for Christ.

This article is about Thascius Cyprian (200 to 258 A.D.), his relation to Decius, and his view on the church.

How should the church function in the midst of a pandemic when a government creates temporary restrictions that significantly limit in-person worship services? In relation to the COVID–19 pandemic, this article engages the question by looking for guidance to the Scriptures, the Reformed confessions, and some key Reformed theologians.

There has always been animosity toward the church and the Christian faith. This article highlights some of the earliest critiques levelled at Christians, but also how such Christians committed themselves to clearing away prejudices and misunderstandings about God. The author in this way calls the church today not to function as an island to itself, as shady bats, frogs, and worms, but to engage our critics, and to do so with conviction and passion.

This article considers what is meant by the question in the Heidelberg Catechism, "What do you believe concerning the holy, catholic, Christian church?" It is especially the matter of faith in relation to the church that this aritcle seeks to address.

Christian growth or piety is impossible apart from the church. This article offers the thoughts of John Calvin on the matter. Calvin said that God uses the church to nurture Christian piety. He does so specifically through the preaching of the word, the administration of sacraments, and the singing of psalms.

This article explains the Lord Jesus' high view of the church, from Matthew 16.

What is the church? This article answers this question by looking at Belgic Confession Article 27. It discusses the meaning of the church and the attributes of the church. The church is one, holy, and catholic.

God has given the responsibility to govern and rule the church to elders, with deacons to help.

Why is that churches decline, and how do they recover? This article explains that a church declines when it loses its first love, shuns suffering, becomes lax in its orthodoxy, tolerates immorality, lacks spiritual life, and senses no personal need. The author goes on to explain several ways that churches recover, and experience renewed spiritual growth.

This article explains the background to the phrase in the Continental liturgical form for profession of faith that calls for agreement with the doctrine "taught in this Christian church." The article states that the church is to be found where the teaching of Scripture is maintained. It provides a synopsis of the debate in the sixteenth century regarding this very matter, between Catholics and Protestants.

This article explains articles 30-32 of the Belgic Confession (on the institution of the offices and their significance for the life of the church). It also provides content questions.

This article explains articles 27-29 of the Belgic Confession (on different theories about the church.). It also provides content questions.

This article explains articles 27-29 of the Belgic Confession (on the church, its characteristics and foundation). It also provides content questions.

This article is about the identity of the church and the nature of the lordship of Christ over his church.

Christ has told us that he will build his church, and we have his promise that the gates of hell will not prevail against it (Matthew 16:13-28).

The church is called to be light in a spiritually dark world. This author discusses how we as Christians are to fulfill this calling.

This third of a three-part article considers the significance that the lordship of Christ over his church has for the future and victory of the church.

The nature of the ministry of the church is spiritual. This article explains this by looking at the call of the church to preach the gospel and the call and responsibility of every member towards the church.

Is the Heidelberg Catechism silent on the Holy Spirit? No. This article shows that the testimony to the work of the Holy Spirit permeates the whole catechism. Here focus is on the work of the Holy Spirit in the ministry of the church, in relation to preaching and sacraments.

The church is the gathering, or assembly, of true believers as they come together for worship. To prove this definition, this article looks at the church from an Old Testament perspective, and then considers the metaphors used in the New Testament to describe the church. Then it addresses misconceptions about the church.

This article looks at the unity, holiness and the universality of the church.

This article looks at the doctrine of the church as confessed in the Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 25.1-25.6.

This article shows that children are part of the church. Parents and the church must involve them in the worship service. Let this article give those practical guidelines.

Children in the church must be seen through the eye of the covenant. Within the covenant God works to meet their needs of knowing him, and calls them to respond to him in faith. This article shows how this view shapes the place children have in church.

This article contends that the church is the basis of society. It challenges us to think rightly about the church and office-bearers and their work.

When is the church exercising a healthy narrowness and broadness? This article shows three crucial areas that are a telling factor for a healthy church narrowness and broadness: doctrine and salvation, church discipline, and grey area issues.

Unconfessed sin will keep you from the church, yet the goal of the church is to keep you from ongoing sin. Therefore, God made the church to be a place where sin can be confessed together.

This article looks at the work of the Holy Spirit in the church. It shows that the Holy Spirit equips the church, teaches her, governs her, brings unity, enables worship, creates love for the lost through evangelism, and brings life to the church.

This article shows that the danger facing the church today is not the size of the church, but the spiritual health of the church. For it is this that determines the success of the church against Satan.

This article looks at Article 29 of the Belgic Confession. It discusses the nature of the church and the marks of the true church. It draws implications for the church today.

With consideration to the impact of secularization in society and the privatization of life, this article shows how the church was before and after Constantine, then draws some lessons for the life of the church in a post-Christian culture.

With the availability of so many Reformed churches, is it still possible to apply the Belgic Confession Article 29 in speaking about the true and false church? Looking at the three marks of the true church, this article shows that Article 29 is applicable even today, both to mark the true church and guide Christians in choosing the right church as they seek to obey the command of Christ.

Looking at the relationship between the church and Israel, this article gives three models that are often used to explain this relationship: the church replacing Israel, the church incorporated into Israel, and Jesus as the Saviour of the world. This author is in favour of the third model.

The culture is stuck in adolescence. In its desire for more entertainment, novelty, emotions, and feelings, it has remained a juvenile culture. This article shows how this attitude has also affected the church. In seeking to be attractive to the youth, the church has remained in adolescence. This article maps a way forward to recover from this and be grown-ups.

In times of persecution, what is the hope of the church? In this article the author shows through history that God has always preserved his church. Though many died, the church remained alive and God preserved the faith of his children. Persecution is a lesson on God's faithfulness.

Submissiveness is a cultural problem since the culture does not promote and share this virtue anymore. The clarion call of this article is that to submit is a matter of attitude and of the heart that loves Jesus Christ. The article looks at the call to submit in society, church, and family.

Looking at Acts 2:42-47, this article shows the implication it has for the church today. The church is an expression of Christ’s rule, and a place of Christ’s blessings and the Lord’s word.

God's Church is called to be a blessing to the world also. This article looks at how Christians can fulfil this task by caring for the needs of those outside the Church.

This article looks at Hebrews 10:24 and the Christian’s task to pay attention to one another, encourage one another, and administer reproof when necessary in the church (church fellowship).

What is the relationship between the Christian and the church? This article shows that it is God's command to be a member of a true church. The author also discusses the responsibility that comes with church membership.

How should we live together as a community of God's people? This article looks at the task of each member in church.

The emphasis on ecumenism, the culture of subjectivism, and consumerism have had a great impact on church membership. These have brought in a divorce between membership and the church, where people no longer value loyalty to a church. This should not be. Biblically, being a Christian and being a member of the church are related concepts; one cannot be without the other.