THE SABBATH Made For man Rev. J.W. Deenick. Trowel & Sword. May 1966 Jesus and the Sabbath.In Mark 2:27 we found this word of the Lord Jesus: “the sabbath was made for man” and I ventured to suggest that when the Lord Jesus said “for man” he meant “for man” and not “for the IsraelitesContinue reading “Confusion Around The Lord’s Day (3)”
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Confusion Around The Lord’s Day (2)
THE SABBATH AND THE JUDAISERS Rev. J.W. Deenick. Trowel & Sword. April 1966 In our issue of March I promised to deal somewhat further with the question whether it is correct to assume, as it is assumed, that Paul teaches the cancellation of the fourth commandment (or part of it, or certain aspects of it)Continue reading “Confusion Around The Lord’s Day (2)”
Life Under The Sun
The Book Of Ecclesiastes Peter Howe. Creation Magazine. October 2024 Preamble: You may recall that we foreshadowed an Easter Special Edition of T&S earlier this year and sought articles for inclusion. In anticipation, we approached Creation Ministries International for permission to include this article which I had found to be of particular value and interest.Continue reading “Life Under The Sun”
Sunday Observance and Sunday Labour (4)
K. Runia. Trowel & Sword. Jan/Feb 1966 It will be clear to all readers of the previous articles in this series that in my opinion (based on my understanding of Scripture and in conformity with the attitude of the Early Church) the observance of the Sunday, as we are used to it, is a matterContinue reading “Sunday Observance and Sunday Labour (4)”
Where Are The Leaders? (Question Box)
J.W. Deenick. Trowel & Sword. May 1963 Preamble: One of the benefits of Trowel and Sword, particularly in the early years, was that readers were able to send in questions and/or opinions to the editors about matters that were of concern to them. As a young denomination, made up mostly of immigrants from the Netherlands,Continue reading “Where Are The Leaders? (Question Box)”
Good News … Bad News (Meditation)
Rev. Ben Aldridge. Trowel & Sword. March 1991 Preamble: When growing up I was as confused about Easter, and particularly Good Friday, as the older member of Ben’s congregation mentioned below. I think I can confidently say that we weren’t the only ones confused. It comes under the heading of: ‘Questions we don’t know theContinue reading “Good News … Bad News (Meditation)”
Christ Singing In The Psalms
Tim Vanderstoep. Trowel & Sword. December 2010 Preamble: This week’s article, “Christ Singing In The Psalms” is the result of a request by Rita de Waard. As mentioned each week we are grateful for any feedback we receive from our weekly posts, including requests for past T&S articles which may have had an impact onContinue reading “Christ Singing In The Psalms”
Christianity or Churchianity?
Rev. J.W. Deenick. Trowel & Sword. Jan/Feb 1955 Preamble: This is the last of four articles John Westendorp looked at in his walk back through history. In it Rev J.W. Deenick responds to the suggestion by an unnamed but apparently well-known Christian worker that the world needs Christianity but not the plethora of denominations whichContinue reading “Christianity or Churchianity?”
Reflections On Life And Faith
Harry Burggraaf. Trowel & Sword. August 2000 Preamble: What does the future hold? This question may well have been on the minds of Adam and Eve as they were “shown the gates” of Eden. It may also have been on Harry’s mind as he wrote this reflection. Does Leonard Cohen, (I’ve heard of him), haveContinue reading “Reflections On Life And Faith”
The Debate Goes On
Rev. J.W. Deenick. Trowel & Sword. December 1976 Preamble: Bill Deenick was passionate about many things and Parent Controlled Christian Education (PCCE) was high on his list of priorities. To him Christian Education was never about creating schools that ran parallel to the state system with a bit of Bible teaching thrown in as anContinue reading “The Debate Goes On”
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