Ecclesiastical Holidays from

April 2021 27 Ecclesiastical Holidays from Gereformeerd Kerkrecht by Harm Bouwman Translated by Peter Vander Schaaf a. In the Scriptures The Reformed (Gereformeerden) recognized a big difference be- tween the Sabbath and the ecclesiastical holidays, in that the Sabbath was an ordinance of God and the holidays were set by the church. In reaction against the Romish misuses of holidays, the Reformed sometimes overreacted; but the principle from which they set out was unimpeachable. God had...