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.

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An 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.

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A 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.

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A 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.

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A 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. 

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Practical Ecumenism

October 9, 1994

A biblical expression of Christian ecumenism in a pluralistic age.

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Reformed Faith at the Crossroads

June 18, 1993

The Reformed community faces especially intense issues and decisions in our time.

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Reformed Ministry

April 30, 1993

An examination of the Reformed tradition's upholding of the general office of believer.

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Reformed Life

March 4, 1993

A discussion on the foundation, the disciplines and the pattern of Reformed life.

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“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.

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Serious Misgivings

June 22, 1992

Areas of concern regarding “The Confessional Conference” of 1993 are expressed.

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Presbyterianism

April 18, 1992

A defense of Presbyterian polity.

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The 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?

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Article 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. 

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Confronting Error – Part of Our Spiritual Warfare

June 1, 1989

The necessity of discerning and confronting error in the church.

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A House Divided

September 1, 1986

A reflection on the divisions that were present in the Christian Reformed Church in the 1980's.

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Compromise 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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