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Finding a Spouse

February 09, 2009

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Whether you are a woman seeking a future husband, or a man seeking a future wife, the same two-word summation serves as a sound, basic marker. While ...


Ronald W. Nickerson as Editor, 1971-1979

January 01, 2009

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“We believe it a healthy sign to be able to print reasoned explanations for both sides of the matter.” —Ronald W. Nickerson By the end of the ...



Dr. M. W. Dougherty as Editor, 1958-71

January 01, 2009

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Dr. D. Raymond Taggart, editor of the Covenanter Witness, died on Nov. 12, 1958. Mrs. Taggart and their daughter Martha prepared the next few issues ...


Dr. D. Raymond Taggart as Editor, 1933-57

January 01, 2009

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*Post-WWI Conflicts**—An editor is often required to be umpire or referee of his periodical when controversies arise about its contents and readers ...


Donald J. McCrory as Editor, 1979–86

January 01, 2009

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Early in 1979, Rev. Nickerson received a call from the Washington, Iowa, RPC to be their pastor. He accepted the call and that summer Synod elected ...


Our Church Papers

January 01, 2009

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It has been no major service which the present writer rendered in this field. For a number of years the responsibility for editing and publishing ...


The Founding of The Christian Nation

January 01, 2009

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This article is excerpted from two articles written by Dr. W. J. Coleman and Dr. D. Raymond Taggart as printed in the Sept. 13, 1944, Covenanter ...


De Regno Christi: Abraham’s Paternity

William H. Chellis | September 09, 2006

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This month we continue to explore the biblical duty of nations to corporately confess the kingship of Jesus Christ. By corporate confession, I mean ...


Why Talk About Solas In the 21st Century?

May 01, 2006

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Soli Deo Gloria: The Erosion of God-Centered Worship Wherever in the church biblical authority has been lost, Christ has been displaced, the gospel ...


For the Glory of God Alone

Barry York | May 01, 2006

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Remember the surprising story surrounding the death and burial of Elisha? He was the great prophet of Israel who possessed a double portion of the ...


Why Talk About Solas In the 21st Century?

March 15, 2006

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Scripture alone is the inerrant rule of the church’s life, but the evangelical church today has separated Scripture from its authoritative function. ...


The Bible Alone

Christian and Laura Adjemian | March 15, 2006

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The Protestant Reformation carried out its work on this foundation: “Scripture alone.” Every other Reformation “alone” principle rests on this ...


Why Talk About Solas in the 21st Century?

February 01, 2006

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Sola Gratia: The Erosion of the Gospel Unwarranted confidence in human ability is a product of fallen human nature. This false confidence now fills ...


Accepted By God—Completely Accepted

Wayne Spear | February 01, 2006

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Recently, a man who had been raised in an Eastern Orthodox church told me of how he had come to faith in Christ. He said, “I believed in the Bible, ...


Living in the Grace of God

Rich Ganz | February 01, 2006

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Several years ago I debated a Chasidic Jew who taught history at a Yeshiva. We continued our debate more informally for about a year, writing to each ...


Why Talk About Solas in the 21st Century?

January 01, 2006

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Sola Fide: The Erosion of the Chief Article Justification is by grace alone through faith alone because of Christ alone. This is the article by which ...


By Faith Alone!

Verne Rosenberger | January 01, 2006

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What happened in the life of Martin Luther, nearly 500 years ago, was a personal discovery of the meaning of faith that had been lost in the Medieval ...


Why Talk About Solas in the 21st Century?

December 08, 2005

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About nine years ago, an organization called the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals (www.alliancenet.org) held its first major meeting of evangelical ...


Hearing the Sound of Truth

Tom Reid | December 08, 2005

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Whatever God wants to communicate to mankind must be communicated through our five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, or sound. In medieval Roman ...