The Off-Scouring of All Things / Choosing the Right Church
Herman Hoeksema responds to critical remarks made by a Dutch Reformed minister about the Protestant Reformed Churches in America, defending the church's doctrine and practice against accusations that its emphasis on election undermines the preaching of God's promises and covenant. The article exemplifies early tensions between different Reformed immigrant communities in America and Hoeksema's willingness to engage in doctrinal and ecclesiastical critique.
The Off-Scouring of All Things The Off-Scouring of All Things Under this title ("Aller Afschrapsel") the Rev. van Dooren writes in Gereformeerd Kerkblad, a Liberated paper in the old country, about his fellow Liberated in the U.S. The Rev. van Dooren recently spent one week in the United States. But of course, like many Dutchmen, he knows all about us, and especially about the different churches here, although he bases his opinion entirely on hearsay. Those poor Liberated people, according...
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