Hearty Support for Christian Schools
Russell Dykstra argues that the Protestant Reformed Churches' historic support for Christian schools is grounded in their distinctive doctrine of God's everlasting covenant of grace, understood in connection with sovereign particular election and reprobation rather than common grace. The article traces this theological foundation back to Herman Hoeksema and Henry Danhof's pivotal 1924 stand against the doctrine of common grace, showing how covenant theology shapes the PRC's approach to Christian education.
From its inception, and for a century thereafter, the Standard Bearer has manifested keen interest in, and support for, Christian schools. That hearty support is grounded on the key distinguishing doctrine of the Protestant Reformed Churches (PRC). That distinguishing doctrine is the doctrine of God's everlasting covenant of grace in complete harmony with sovereign particular grace. Herman Hoeksema expressed this conviction in 1950: If you ask me what is the most peculiar treasure of the...
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