Church
The Decision to Leave: A Home in the URC’s
January 26, 1998
An interview with Dr. W. Robert Godfrey about his exodus from the Christian Reformed Church into the United Reformed Churches.
Read MoreAn Interview with W. Robert Godfrey (Originally Published in 1997)
October 7, 1997
Dr. W. Robert Godfrey discusses his own Reformed background along with the state of the Reformed church in the late 1990's.
Read MoreA Reformed Dream
September 1, 1997
Our confessional Reformed denominations should consider a bold move to express their unity and increase the credibility of their witness by joining together under one general assembly with each former denomination becoming a particular synod under that general assembly.
Read MoreA Big Tent
October 7, 1996
Reformed churches must be big tents in the sense that they welcome all persons regardless of gender, race, ethnic background, or sinful beliefs or lifestyles that they want to put behind them. But Reformed churches, especially in their worship, must not seek to satisfy unconverted desires for entertainment and self-gratification. They must teach, worship and live according to the Word of God alone.
Read MoreA New Alliance
June 1, 1996
The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals is a strong beginning for a movement to call all evangelicals to self-examination and reflection, to repentance and renewal at the doctrinal center of our commitment to Christ.
Read MorePractical Ecumenism
October 9, 1994
A biblical expression of Christian ecumenism in a pluralistic age.
Read MoreReformed Faith at the Crossroads
June 18, 1993
The Reformed community faces especially intense issues and decisions in our time.
Read MoreReformed Ministry
April 30, 1993
An examination of the Reformed tradition's upholding of the general office of believer.
Read MoreReformed Life
March 4, 1993
A discussion on the foundation, the disciplines and the pattern of Reformed life.
Read More“Expounding”: Not Exhorting, Preaching or Leading Worship
July 20, 1992
An interview with W. Robert Godfrey concerning the state of the Christian Reformed Church in the early 1990's.
Read MoreSerious Misgivings
June 22, 1992
Areas of concern regarding “The Confessional Conference” of 1993 are expressed.
Read MoreThe Offering
November 24, 1991
The offering clearly has a vital function in the financial life of the congregation, but how does it function spiritually in the worship of the church?
Read MoreArticle Thirty-One
December 1, 1990
The action of Synod 1990 in the Christian Reformed Church was tyrannical, judged purely from the perspective of Church Order Article 31. In 1990 as in 1944, Article 31 is at the center of our church struggles.
Read MoreConfronting Error – Part of Our Spiritual Warfare
June 1, 1989
The necessity of discerning and confronting error in the church.
Read MoreA House Divided
September 1, 1986
A reflection on the divisions that were present in the Christian Reformed Church in the 1980's.
Read MoreCompromise or Ruthless and Devious Act
January 1, 1985
During the debate on the issue of women in office during the Christian Reformed Church Synod 1995, Dr. W. Robert Godfrey had the opportunity to defend the work done in 1994 to close the offices to women based on the clear teaching of Scripture.
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