The Protestant Reformed Churches: Their beginnings (1)
Russell Dykstra provides a historical overview of the Protestant Reformed Churches in America as they approach their centennial, tracing their origins in the 1924 controversy over sovereign, particular grace and their subsequent conflicts over doctrine and church practice. The article demonstrates how the PRC, despite enduring numerous schisms and departures (including a major split in 1953), has been preserved by God's grace through doctrinal controversy and internal strife. This resource offers valuable historical perspective on the PRC's founding principles and formative struggles.
Prof. Russell Dykstra, pastor of Byron Center PRC in Byron Center, Michigan In harmony with the gracious, eternal plan of God, the Protestant Reformed Churches in America approach the one century mark of existence as a denomination. This is amazing, and a reality that can only be ascribed to the grace of God. From every human point of view, these churches should not have continued to this point. Troubles and hardship have been a part of her experience all through her history. These churches...
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