Wes Bredenhof on Abraham Kuyper

April 10, 2020 · by Guestspeaker | in Attitude or action, Bible Reading, Church and Fellowship, Faith, History, Preaching, Public personalities, Theology, Thoughts of others & Reblogs | tagged 1566, 16° Century, Abraham Kuyper, Afscheiding (Secession), American evangelicalism, Article 36 of the Belgic Confession, Beeldenstorm, Belgian Bible Scholars, Bible Students, Biblical truth, Bijbelvorsers, Calvinism, Civil Government, Confessio Belgica (Belgic Confession), Confessio Gallicana (Gallican Confession), Doleantie ( Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk -1886 kerkscheuring), Dutch Reformed Church (Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk = NHK), Eighty Years' war, General Synod of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (1905), Great Iconoclasm or Iconoclastic Fury, Groningen Theologians, Guido de Brès, Hervormde Kerk, Iconoclasm, James D. Bratt, Johan Frederik van Oordt, Klaas Pieters Kuypenga, L.G. Pareau, Neo-Calvinism, Neo-Thomism, Netherlands, Petrus Hofstede de Groot, Public Preaching, Reformed Church of France, Religious freedom, Religious war, Synod of Dort (1574), Synod of Dort (1619), Synod of Emden (1571), Synod of Middelburg (1581), Synod of Wesel (1568), Theological college(s), Thirty Years' War, Three Forms of Unity, Trinitarians, Ulrum (Groningen), Unitarian(s), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU A'dam), Waarheid in Liefde (Truth in Love), Wes Bredenhof, Wesleyan Quadrangle, Willem Muurling, Witnessing | 2 Comments

Going further to look at Abraham Kuyper we must take in consideration the many Bijbelvorsers or Bible researchers who protested in the 12th and 16th century and at the statement of the Reformed faith in 37 articles written by Guido de Brès Confessio Belgica (Belgic Confession) which was being deleted by the General Synod 1905 of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland).

In this article we also review how Wes Bredenhof looks at Kuyper and his evolution of faith.

Does Religion Have Any Place In Culture?

April 8, 2020 · by Guestspeaker | in Church and Fellowship, Faith, History, News and Politics, Thoughts of others & Reblogs, World | tagged Abraham Kuyper, Biblical worldview, Common grace (theological concept in Protestantism), Man’s innate inclination to sin, Matthew Jackson, Normalisation of issues, Northern Ireland, Secular society, Secularisation, Shield of Faith (blog), Societal structure, Westminster Shorter Catechism | 1 Comment

Originally posted on Shield Of Faith:
“There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!” — Abraham Kuyper. In the wake of the?heart?retching?events that occurred in Northern Ireland?regarding the murder of Lyra McKee,?I can’t help being continually haunted…

Protestant denominations of the Low Countries and Abraham Kuyper

April 8, 2020 · by Bijbelvorsers | in Church and Fellowship, Faith, History, Public personalities, Theology | tagged Abraham Kuyper, Anti-Revolutionaire Partij (ARP = Anti-Revolutionary Party), AP - National Journal of the Presbyterian Church of Australia (PCA), Being of the world, Calvinism, Calvinist doctrine, Calvinist orthodoxy, Capture of Brielle, Christian denominations, Connection to the world, De Standaard (1872-1944 Dutch anti-revolutionary daily newspaper), Denominational political party system, Dutch Reformed Church (Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk = NHK), Gereformeerde Kerk, Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland (Reformed Churches in the Netherlands), Groen van Prinsterer, Jan Frederik Kuyper, Jan Łaski, John Calvin, Low Countries, Neo-Calvinism, Netherlands, Presbyterian Church of Australia (PCA), Protestant Reformation, Réveil, Reformed theology, Religion, South African War (1899–1902), Stone Lectures (Abraham Kuyper), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU A'dam) | 3 Comments

A look at the 19th century Low Countries situation in religion and politics and AP, the National Journal of the Presbyterian Church of Australia (PCA) looking at the Stone Lectures of Abraham Kuyper.

Thinking of Lachish

March 11, 2020 · by Guestspeaker | in Archaeology, Biblical places, History, Thoughts of others & Reblogs | tagged 2 Kings 14, King Amaziah, King Hezekiah, Lachish, Luke Chandler, Reign of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib (son of Sargon II + king of Neo-Assyrian Empire), Tel Lachish | 1 Comment

Originally posted on Braman's Wanderings:
This weekend I have been listening to II Kings while out walking. Of course this means that I have also been thinking of Lachish as it is mentioned several times in the narrative. I have been to Lachish on each of my four trips to Israel, and on two…

The Lachish Latrine

March 11, 2020 · by Guestspeaker | in Archaeology, Biblical places, History, Thoughts of others & Reblogs, World | tagged 1° Temple period, Baal temple in Samaria, Holy of Holies, Igor Kramerman, Judahite shrine, Lachish, Lachish city gate, Shrine, Tel Lachish, Toilet or latrine | 2 Comments

Originally posted on Braman's Wanderings:
This morning while checking the latest posts on Facebook I discovered that Tel Lachish was in the news. I had eagerly been waiting for this news and planned to write a blog post as soon as it was released. However, it came on a busy day for me. I…

Good reason to visit certain places in Israel

March 11, 2020 · by Bijbelvorsers | in Archaeology, Biblical places, History, World | tagged Ashkelon, Beersheba, Caesarea Maritima, Canaanite temple, Capernaum, City of David, Ein es–Sultan (Jericho's perennial spring), Hazor, Hazor (Canaanite Metropolis), Jericho, Jordan Valley, Khirbet al-Ra’i, King Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylonian army, Kiryat Gat, Lachish, Lachish Canaanite temple, Late Bronze Ages, Michael Hasel, Middle Bronze Age, Mount Ebal, Mycenean civilization, Philistines (Philistine-people), Pool of Shiloah, Qumram, Sepphoris, Shiloh, Sichem of Shechem, Solomon’s Temple, Tel Lachish, Tel Megiddo (ancient city in Jezreel valley), Tel Sheva, Tel Shimron, Tel-Miqune, Temple Mount, Waqf, West Bank, Yosef Garfinkel, Ze'ev Herzog | 4 Comments

Having a look at some present excavations which may attract the present tourist in the Holy Land.

Ancient Jerusalem had not just one temple

February 19, 2020 · by Bijbelvorsers | in Archaeology, Biblical places, History, News and Politics, World | tagged 10° Century BCE, 1990s, 1° Temple, 2013, 6° Century BCE, 7° Mil BCE, 8° Mil BCE, 900 BCE, 9° Century BCE, Alon De Groot, Anna Eirikh, Arad (ancient city Israel), Book of Joshua, Fort of Arad (Israel), Hamudi Khalaily, Iron Age, Israel Antiquities Authority, Jerusalem, Judah, King Hezekiah, King Josiah, Moẓah, Oded Lipschits, Pre-Pottery Neolithic period, Shua Kisilevitz, Solomon’s Temple, Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology (Tel Aviv University), Tel Motza, Tel Moza Excavation, Tribe of Benjamin, Worship practice, Zvi Greenhut | 2 Comments

An Iron Age temple near Jerusalem has upended the idea that the ancient Kingdom of Judah had just one temple

A Worldwide Vision for Theological Education

February 13, 2020 · by Bijbelvorsers | in Bible Reading, Bible Study, Church and Fellowship, Education - Tuition, Faith, History, Language, Publications - Reviews, World | tagged 1900, 2001, 2010, App(s) (Application software), Bible school(s), Christians, Craig Keener, Distance learning, Evangelicals, Global transition, Global vision, Mobile device, Mobile or cellular phone, Multiyear education, North America, North American theological institutions, Operation World (OW), Smartphone(s), Society for New Testament Studies, Theological resources, Training for growing churches, Western Christians | 1 Comment

With internet facilities growing we have to look at the goods but also at the not so good matters of worldwide Bible education.

The Prophets Inquire into and Testify About Salvation

February 10, 2020 · by Bijbelvorsers | in Attitude or action, Bible or Holy Scriptures, Bible Reading, Bible Study, Faith, History, Jesus Christ, Preaching, World | tagged 1 Peter 1:10, 1 Peter 1:10–12, 1 Peter 1:11, 1 Peter 1:12, 1 Peter 1:1–2:10, 1 Peter 1:3, 1 Peter 1:3–12, 1 Peter 1:3–9, 1 Peter 1:4, 1 Peter 1:7, 1 Peter 2:11–4:11, 1 Peter 4, 1 Peter 4:1-3, 1 Peter 4:1-4, 1 Peter 4:10-11, 1 Peter 4:6, 1 Peter 4:7, 1 Peter 4:8, 1 Peter 4:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Acts 1:11, Apostle Peter, being Faithful to Jesus, Believer, Believer’s faith, Blessing from God, Books of Prophets, Born again, Choice, Early Christians, Endtimes, Ethics, Faith, Faithful believers, Faithfulness to Jesus, Followers of Christ, Following Jesus, Foundations of a New Community, Goal, God's Mercy, Heavenly Inheritance, Inheritance of man, Jesus' return, John 12:35, John 1:5, John 3:5–8, John 8:12, Joy, Last Days, Light, Light of the world, Living hope, Luke 12:33, Luke 1: 76-79, Luke 24:25–27, Luke 24:45–49, Malachi 3:3, Matthew 4:16, Matthew 6:19–21, New Testament, Old Testament, Parables of Christ Jesus, Practical Christian Living, Problem(s), Prophecy, Prophesy, Prophet, Proverbs 17:3, Proverbs 27:21, Psalm 66:10, Purity of faith, Real Christians, Revelation of Jesus Christ, Salvation, Salvation of believers, Salvation through faith, Spirit of Christ, Telos = final goal - endeavour - (final) destination, Test of faith, Theology, to Proclaim, Valuable faith, Zechariah 13:9 | 1 Comment

From the books of prophets we should come to see who the promised Messiah is and from the Messianic Scriptures we can learn further how we can be sure of setting the promised salvation into a joyful peaceful life for ever.

Is Ziklag being found

November 5, 2019 · by Bijbelvorsers | in Archaeology, Biblical places, History, News and Politics | tagged 10° Century BCE, 11° Century BCE, 12° Century BCE, Amalekite(s), Archaeology, Aron Levy, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Ekron, Elah Valley, Gath, Gil Davis, Isaac Wakil, Israel Antiquities Authority, Israel’s Hebrew University, Joey Silver, Khirbet al-Ra’i, King David, King David era, Kingdom of Judah, Kyle Keimer, Land of Israel, Luke Chandler, Monarchic era, Philistine civilization, Philistine settlement(s), Roth Family, Saar Ganor, Sha‘arayim (Khirbet Qeiyafa), Southern kingdom of Judah, Sydney Macquarie University, Tel Halif, Tel Sera, Tel Sheva, Yosef Garfinkel, Ziklag | Leave a comment

As Bible scholars, historians and archaeologists we would always love to find the most hidden places and love to come to know more about what happened in the past. We are fully aware that archaeology doesn’t provide 100% certainty on what we are looking for or on what we find. With our hands we are […]

Much to see in Gaza

November 3, 2019 · by Bijbelvorsers | in Biblical places, History | tagged 13° Century, 15° Century BCE, 1960s, 1990s, 5° Century, 7° Century, Al Salam Abu Haseira fish restaurant, Al-Mathaf Hotel (boutique hotel in Gaza), Alexander the Great, Ancient Egypt, Atef Salama, Beit Sitti (cafe-restaurant in Gaza), Gaza, Gaza's Old City, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, Jacob Emden (Jacob Ben Zebi - Yaabetz), Jewish community, King David, Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo), Mamluk(s), Mor U'ketziyah (Jacob Emden), Neapolis (Harbourcity of Gaza), Omari Mosque or Great Mosque of Gaza, Ottoman era, Ottoman(s), Palestinian Authority, Pentapolis, Philistia, Philistines (Philistine-people), Saleem Elrayes, Samaritan Hammam (Turkish bath in Gaza), Samson, Supreme Muslim Council, Tell el-Amarna tablets, Thutmose III, Via Maris (ancient trade route), Zawiyeh market (in Gaza City) | Leave a comment

When driving through Gaza one cannot miss all the damage of the ongoing battle between Hamas and Israel. Gaza has a “second face: the face of culture, the face of tourism,” says Hassouna, who teaches archaeology at Gaza’s Islamic University. “We want to be Gaza open, for the people, for the world. Only that.” Records […]

From ancient Greece to ancient Judea: The Hellenization of Jewish culture

October 29, 2019 · by Bijbelvorsers | in Archaeology, History | tagged 4° Century BCE, Clement of Alexandria, Greek culture, Hanukkah, Helios or Titan (sun god), Hellenistic feature(s), Hellenistic period, Hellenization, Jewish elite, Jewish worship, Jews, Judas Maccabee, Judea, Judean identity, Martin Goodman, Palestinian synagogue(s), Roman-era, Zodiac mosaic floor(s), Zodiac sign(s) | Leave a comment

From the time of Alexander the Great in the fourth century B.C.E., Jews lived in a world in which Greek culture carried a certain prestige and offered a route to political influence. Hellenistic and Roman-era art from the Biblical world shines a spotlight on Judean identity and cultural influences during a formative period in the […]

a City full of the Pride of life

August 24, 2019 · by Bijbelvorsers | in Biblical figures, Biblical places, Church and Fellowship, Faith, History, World | tagged 1 Corinthians 1, 1 Corinthians 2, 2 Corinthians 10, 2 Corinthians 11, Accomplishment(s) of the world, Apostle Paul, being Wise in Christ, Corinth, Corinthian(s), Fool(s) for Christ’s sake, Free will choice, Gentleness, God’s Ways, Growcott, Heavenly standard(s), House of God, Humbleness, Matthew 20:2, Meekness, Prestige, Seduction, Service, Spiritual perception, Way of the world | Leave a comment

In the time of Paul, Corinth was a busy Roman trading city on the narrow strip of land between the Ionian Sea and the Aegian Sea.
During his eighteen months in Corinth (in 51-52 C.E.), Paul Had got a fair impression of the attitude of the Corinthians.

Josephus, Masada heroes and ancient Jewish rebels

August 22, 2019 · by Bijbelvorsers | in Archaeology, History, Man, World | tagged Ehud Netzer, Flavius Josephus, Jerusalem, Jewish Wars (by Josephus), Masada, Romans, Siege of Masada, Yigael Yadin, Zealots | Leave a comment

After the fall of Jerusalem Emperor Titus returned to Rome and received a triumphant welcome. At the same time, the Romans began to restore order in Judaea by putting down any final resistance and regaining control of the last few strongholds held by Zealots. The last and longest of these final encounters was the Siege […]

Nineteenth and Twentieth Century English: Change and Continuity in the Language.

June 19, 2019 · by Guestspeaker | in Bible or Holy Scriptures, History, Language, Thoughts of others & Reblogs | tagged 1860s, 1870s, 18° Century, 1970s, 1978, 19° Century, 20° Century, A Grammar of the English Language (William Cobbett), Academic writing, Africa, Anglican hymn book, Anglosphere, British Commonwealth, Caribbean, Church worship, Clarion Movement (19th Cantury), Come ye thankful people (Henry Alford hymn), Edwardian era, English grammar, English language, Evangelisation for socialism, Grammar, Grammarian(s), Great Reform Act (1832 Gr.Br. Reform Bill), Greek New Testament, Henry Alford, India, King James Bible (KJV), Late Victorian era, Lord Davies of Leek, Methodism, Methodist preacher(s), New English Bible (NEB), Nominalisation (linguistics), Noun phrase (NP), Noun(s), Phonetic system, Poetical Works (Henry Alford), Portable recorder(s), Present-day English, Pronunciation, Psalms and Hymns (Henry Alford), Queen’s English, Question form(s), Received Pronunciation (RP) = BBC English, Reformer(s), Relativism, Revised Version (RV), Samuel Johnson (byname Dr. Johnson), Sound recording, South Africa, South Lancashire Delegate Meeting, South-east Asia, Standard English, Standard language, The National Chartist Hymn Book (1845), The Political Register (weekly newspaper), The Politics of Language (Olivia Smith), Vocabulary, William Cobbett, Year of Praise (Henry Alford) | Leave a comment

Originally posted on Andrew James:
Grammarians and Reformers: William Cobbett (1763-35), the self-educated farmer’s son from Farnham in Surrey, who had served in the army in Canada from 1785 to 1791, then returned to England to become a journalist. He began a weekly newspaper, The Political Register, in 1802 as a Tory, but soon became…

Damage to Archaeological Sites and pursuit of profit

June 14, 2019 · by Bijbelvorsers | in Archaeology, History, News and Politics, World | tagged 2014, Al Qaeda or Al Qaida, Al-Nusra Front, Aleppo (Syria), Ancient culture, Ancient Egypt, Antique market(s), Archaeological site(s), Black market, Bosra, Combatant Command Cultural Heritage Action Group (CHCHAB), Damascus, David Jacobson, Dura-Europos, Free Syrian Army, Grand Serail of Aleppo, Great Mosque of Aleppo, Hammam Yalbougha an-Nasry, Hershel Shanks, House-church(es), Illicit antiquities (archaeology), International Council of Museums, Iraq, ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), John Kerry, Khan Qurt Bey caravanserai, Khusruwiye Mosque, Looting, Middle East, Mosque(s), Mosul, Muslim fighter(s), Muslims, Osama Bin Laden, Paganism, Palestine, Palestine Exploration Quarterly (PEO - magazine), Palmyra, Prophet Jonah, Social media, Sunni extremist(s), Suq al-Madina, Syria, Taliban, Valley of the Kings, West Bank, World Heritage | 1 Comment

When Al Quada (Al Qaida) and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS-ISIL) tried to create their own huge state, they wanted to get rid of everything what had to do with pagan worship. They did not want any trace of ancient culture to tarnish their habitat. Therefore they did not mind destroying anything […]

Women in Ministry? Read the Journals

June 8, 2019 · by Guestspeaker | in Announcement, Church and Fellowship, History, Preaching, Theology, Thoughts of others & Reblogs | tagged Academic journal(s), Ad fontes = back to the sources, Exegesis, Galaxie's Theological Journal Library, Journal(s), Reformation, Renaissance, Richard Cervin, Scholarship, Tavis Bohlinger, Wayne Grudem, Woman, Women in ministry | Leave a comment

Academic journals form the lifeblood of scholarly debate and discourse. Theologies and textbooks, even grammars and lexicons, rarely give you the fuller, deeper picture into the larger debate on a topic. For example we can find Richard Cervin and Wayne Grudem discussing the role of women in church and their conversation concerning κεφαλή (“head”) in biblical literature.

A Voice to give in May 2019

May 6, 2019 · by Bijbelvorsers | in Bible Reading, Bible Study, Church and Fellowship, History, News and Politics, Preaching, Theology, World | tagged 15° Century, 1930s, 1940s, 1970s, 2 Timothy 4:3, 21° Century, Abolitionist(s), being Involved with politics, Belgian election, Bible reading, Billy Graham, Blogosphere, Capitalism, Carl Henry, Christian teaching, Christianity, Cultural environment, Discriminatory agenda, Election, European election, Evangelical left, Faith, Followers of Christ, Followers of Jesus, Fundamentalism, George W. Bush, Giving a voice, Global age, Global warming, Gutenberg press, Homosexuality, Human doctrines, Human Rights, Injustice, Internet, Love, Love of each other, Love your neighbour, Michael Gerson, Missiology of peace, Neo-evangelical project, Pax Americana, Pilgrimage, Politics, Pollution, Posture of humility, Protestant Reformation, Real followers of Jesus, Real followers of Jesus Christ, Slavery, Social media, Suffragette(s), to Give a voice, Tradition, Trumpism, United States of America, Voting, What Jesus would do | Leave a comment

In the 15th century, the invention of the Gutenberg press meant that every literate Christian could read the Bible for themselves. This sowed the seeds for the Protestant reformation in which the self-interpreted Bible supplanted the church magisterium as the basic authority for Christian teaching. In the 21st century, the Internet and specifically the blogosphere and […]

Memorial Observance 1909

April 4, 2019 · by Bijbelvorsers | in Announcement, Church and Fellowship, History, Jesus Christ | tagged 14 Nisan, 1909, Atonement offerings, Atonement sacrifice, Atoning sacrifice for the sins of all mankind, Brotherhood, Idol offerings, Melbourne, Memorial, Memorial observance(s), New Covenant, Partakers, Passover Lamb, Ratification of Law Covenant, Ratification of New Covenant, Redeemer Christ Jesus, Sacrificed blood of Jesus | 4 Comments

In 1909 the brotherhood throughout the world was affectionately remembered in prayer, and special grace for special trials was desired for each and all. On April 4 they found themselves united at the memorial table, like we too shall be united on April 19 remembering the Nazarene master teacher his Last Supper before he died at the stake.

The Memorial Supper

March 22, 2019 · by Bijbelvorsers | in Announcement, Church and Fellowship, History, Jesus Christ | tagged 14 Nisan, Atonement sacrifice, Atoning Blood, Believers in the Blood of Jesus, Death of Jesus, Emblems of unleavened bread and wine, Emblems of wine and unleavened bread, Memorial, Memorial observance(s), Passover Lamb | 5 Comments

Invitation for our special yearly memorial service on Nisan 14, April 19 2019.

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