by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Nov 4, 2015 | Weekly Words
Just after the 2004 election, I was having a discussion with one of my co-workers in Bellingham. He was obviously upset about the re-election of George W. Bush and could not come to terms with the fact that W had won. The reason for his frustration finally became...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Oct 29, 2015 | Catechism
Q5 // Are there more Gods than one? A // There is only one God, the living and true God. Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 44:6; Isaiah 45:21-22; 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 Jeremiah 10:10; John 17:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; 1 John 5:20 Q6 // How many persons are there in the Godhead? A...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Oct 22, 2015 | Catechism
Q. 4 // What is God? A // God is a Spirit[a], infinite[b], eternal[c], and unchangeable[d] in his being[e], wisdom[f], power[g], holiness[h], justice[i], goodness[j], and truth[k]. [a]. Deu 4:15-19; Luk 24:39; John 1:18; John 4:24; Acts 17:29 [b]1 Ki 8:27; Psa...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Oct 15, 2015 | Catechism
Q. 3 // What do the Scriptures principally teach? A // The Scriptures principally teach, what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man. Genesis 1:1; John 5:39; John 20:31; Romans 10:17; 2 Timothy 3:15 Deuteronomy 10:12-13; Joshua 1:8; Psalm...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Oct 14, 2015 | Weekly Words
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is...
