The article explains that the new covenant is the covenant renewal accomplished through the one sacrifice of Jesus Christ, in which God writes his law on human hearts, forgives sins, and restores his relationship with his people through the Holy Spirit. It shows that the outpouring of the Spirit is the beating heart of the new covenant, enabling both Jews and Gentiles to become God’s people, live by the Spirit, and share together in the worldwide community of faith.

The article explains that the pastor is a servant of God's Word whose preaching, teaching, and pastoral work serve the alignment of God's Word with the faith of the hearer, while equipping the congregation and the office-bearers for the work of mutual pastorate.

The article explains that the preaching of God’s Word comes to one covenant congregation, yet the congregation contains people with different spiritual maturity, faith, struggles, and needs, so the preaching should include clear and applicable instruction for every hearer. It shows from Scripture and the Reformed confessions that office-bearers must distinguish between different hearers by warning unbelievers, encouraging believers, and providing pastoral preaching that leads every member to examine their life before God.

The article explains that Achan’s sin was a serious breach of God’s covenant, and because Israel was a holy people the whole congregation shared responsibility until the evil was removed. Church discipline is therefore commanded to bring the sinner to repentance, preserve the holiness of the church, and protect the covenant relationship between the Lord and his people. The author concludes that a church must stand up for the Lord’s honour, remove evil from its midst, and faithfully practise discipline according to God’s Word.

The Reformation was born out of Luther’s famous question, “How am I righteous before God?” It is the question of a believer in desperate need of God’s mercy. But is it also the question of people in the twenty-first century? 

Mourning is a process that takes place in many ways and in each case it is influenced and determined by different factors. Read this article to learn more about the process of mourning.

All Cretans are liars. It is the statement of one of the islanders himself, quoted by Paul as a prophetic testimony revealing the truth about a lying society, it is about people who behave beastly, and about the veneration of the belly. Does that only occur in Crete, so that only there were gainsayers who spoke up?

In ways that we can hardly follow, Paul and the other apostles speak of their persecution. Paul is certainly an expert by experience because he went from a persecutor of Christians in Damascus to a persecuted one for the sake of Christ. "For the sake of Christ, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong". This article explores the subject of persecution.

In the church we should guard what is important and precious to us. We should be watching out for the attacks of Satan. But how do we do that?

Is it important to equip church members for their work in the church and the kingdom? This article answers this question and gives practical ideas for helping each member in the church to be of service to the Lord.