Dr. P. de Vries – artikelen en opinie
'Uw goedertierenheid is beter dan het leven' (Psalm 63)
Exposition and explanation of the Scriptures Essential for Biblical Reformed preaching is that the Scriptures are explained. The Bible as the infallible Word of God is the only rule of our faith and practice. One of the aims of preaching is to inform the hearers of the content of the Scriptures. For that reason sermon [...]
Introduction The Book of Psalms has a special place among the books of the Bible. This book is the hymn book and prayer book given by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit—not only for Old Testament saints, but also for New Testament saints. Among the hymns sung by Christians, the Psalms have a special place. [...]
Already before the Christian era the twelve Minor Prophets (minor because of the size of their books) were considered as unity. Old Testament scholars Richard Alan Fuhr, jr. and Gary E. Yates, both connected with Liberty University School of Divinity, wrote an excellent commentary on this part of the Old Testament. It is useful both [...]
Peter J. Gentry, professor of Old Testament interpretation at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, wrote a very accessible guide for a first orientation in the prophetic literature of the Old Testament that helps us to understand its message. Its title is How to Read and Understand the Biblical Prophets. He divided his book [...]
Martyn Lloyd Jones (1899-1081) was one of the leading British evangelicals of the twentieth century. Trained as a medical doctor he first served a small congregation in Wales. On a local level a revival was seen under his ministry there. From 1939 to 1968 he was the pastor of Westminster Chapel, London. In the past [...]
In a scholarly research of the Bible during the last decennia a great deal of attention has been given to the literary form of the Bible. Seeing the literary forms and structures of the Bible can help us not only to appreciate the Bible as a book of beauty but also to understand the Bible [...]
The Book of Psalms has a special place in the Bible. It has more than once been called a Bible in miniature. All the great themes of the Old Testament have their place in the Psalms: creation and redemption, the expectation of the coming Messiah, the longing for Zion, the desire that Zion will be [...]
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