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The Declaration of Principles still stands as the correct expression of the Reformed truth on the basis of Scripture and the Confessions. And all who allege that true unconditional theology has a tendency to make men careless and profane simply do not understand the Reformed truth. -- H.H.
Secondly, the Declaration of Principles ought to be known by members of the PRC. Ironically, in spite of the common perception that the PRC maintain the Declaration as a virtual creed, the members of the denomination, by and large, are not very familiar with it. But we ought to know it -- it is a si
These objections must be answered. First, the Declaration of Principles is not giving aquotation of the promise, as if all the preacher says is: "God speaks an oath that He will infallibly lead all the elect unto salvation and eternal glory through faith." Obviously not. Paul did not speak thus in h
Previous article in this series: March 15, 2006, p. 268. A Summary of the Declaration The Declaration of Principles sets forth the Protestant Reformed Churches' understanding of and convictions concerning what the Reformed creeds and church order teach about grace, the preaching, the covenant, and
There is no explanation of these passages in the creeds. The creeds are clear, indeed explicit, on the issue. And the creeds are conclusive for a Reformed church. They are the end of debate. They are the end of controversy. So evidently is the Declaration confessionally Reformed that even the oppone
The Declaration of Principles has collated for future generations as well as for us the distinctive development that has marked our Reformed heritage these recent years.
And what we always maintained we now declared officially in the Declaration of Principles, which is not a fourth form, but is simply the expression of the Confession and may be tested by the Confession at any time.
The validity of the newly adopted Declaration of Principles was debated in societies and in official church gatherings. Protests against the documents were processed through consistories, classis, etc. In 1951, the year the bride and I exchanged our vows in First church, firecrackers punctuated the
Thus let us view the Declaration of Principles, with its highlighting of the peculiarities of the Protestant Reformed truth, while serving its primary function as a guide to further missionary endeavor, as rendering also a beneficent effect among ourselves towards the revitalization of our approac
Rather than hinder our association and correspondence with the Liberated element of the Reformed Churches as we labor among them, under the mandate of the preamble and the command of Christ, the Declaration of Principles will implement the work and assist us in the reforming and extending aspects