The Belgic Confession and missions (4)
Rev. Daniel Kleyn examines Article 16 of the Belgic Confession on eternal election, demonstrating how Reformed doctrine of election actually supports and encourages missionary work rather than undermining it. The article addresses common criticisms that predestination makes missions unnecessary, arguing instead that God uses the means of gospel preaching to bring His elect to conscious faith across all ages and nations.
Rev. Daniel Kleyn, missionary of the Protestant Reformed Churches in America, stationed in Manila, Philippines Previous article in this series: March 15, 2023, p. 278. Last time we made a beginning at taking note of how the content of the Belgic Confession shows the missionary character and flavor of this creed. We saw that it is a creed which not only implies the need to do mission work, but which also instructs us concerning the content of missionary preaching. We left off last time with...
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