Reformed Free Publishing Association

Speech from the 2021 RFPA association meeting

Rev. Smidstra speaks on reading as a spiritual discipline- teaching our children to read is a important part of covenant instruction- and one of the crucial ways to teach our children this discipline is for parents regularly to read to their children and also to be readers themselves.

The Relation between Justification and Good Works--I. Good works cannot be the basis of justification--II. Good works are the fruit of justification--III. This fruit of justification has its reward

Justification without Works--I. Works are not the ground of our justification--II. The reward is a reward of grace--III. Justification has sure fruit

Justification in Relation to Good Works--I. Justification is absolutely of grace--II. Good works are absolutely of grace--III. Reward is absolutely of grace

Righteous in Christ by Faith--I. The ground--II. Its means

The Righteousness of Believers--I. A great blessing--II. A firm ground--III. An only way

Jesus, a Complete Savior--I. A Savior for us--II. A Savior in us--III. A Savior through us

The Better Sacrifice of Abel--I. What it is--II. How it is offered--III. Its blessing

I. A twofold reason--II. A thanks inciting reason

I. The small insignificant creature--II. His evil boastings--III. The wisdom of grace

I. The fact--II. The method--III. The end

Lord's Day 7--I. The essence of saving faith--II. The elements of saving faith--III. The contents of saving faith

I. The sons of God and the daughters of men--II. Their intermarriage--III. The results

I. The calling of Abram--II. Abram-s obedience

I. A reminder of His wonderful works--II. A reminder of Israel-s call to obedience--III. A reminder of Israel-s blessed estate

I. What is the stronghold--II. Whom is that stronghold--III. For whom is that stronghold

At the annual meeting of the Reformed Free Publishing Association Prof. David J. Engelsma spoke on -After 500 Years- What about James on Justification-- He not only showed the harmony of James 2 on the one hand and of Romans 3-5 and Galatians on the other hand, but he also demonstrated that James 2 itself convincingly proves that it does not compromise the Reformation-s gospel truth of justification by faith alone.

Western society is presently in the grips of a powerful revolution. This is a revolution of massive scope and earth-shaking consequences. It is a sexual revolution, a revolution proudly trumpeting fornication, homosexuality, transgenderism, and the like. What are the origins of this revolution- How does it show itself in the present- What is the future of it- And then, what is the calling of the RFPA in the face of this revolution-