The annual Dutch Haamstede Conference, held in Garderen, which draws some 160 pastors, evangelists and teachers has become a spiritual home for me and a highlight of each year. The conferences I occasionally visit in Scandinavia, Germany, North America and England are edifying and instructive, but there is just nothing to compare with the deep spirituality, warm fellowship, eager optimism and high academic …
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The 2007 Protestant Reformation Conference: August 28-30
The PRS met once again at Regents Park College, Oxford for their annual conference. The college is situated centrally in what must be one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. The staff made all their guests most comfortable and the fellowship was deep and sweet indeed. As usual at such a conference, the conversations which took place quite equalled the …
The Synod of Dort
Aug 17
The Synod of Dort (1618-9): Milestone of the Reformation
The background
The Dutch town of Dortrecht (Engl. Dort), may be unfamiliar to many an English-speaking Christian but it was the place where the churches of Holland, Britain, Germany and Switzerland held a great ecumenical conference which resulted in their unanimous agreement concerning the doctrines of grace reflected in the clear teaching of Scripture and the orthodox faith since New Testament times.
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… and further studies made in 18th century Europe on this period. These works are in French, German, Dutch, Latin and English. These studies have often helped me to reconstruct texts in English which Simpson claimed had been tampered with for propaganda reasons. A case in point is Calvin’s letters which at times were obviously altered by those wishing to discredit the church at Frankfurt and associate Calvin with the English radicals.
A historical, not denominational or political …
… secure in Jesus, one could live as one wished. The former accusation showed the strong impact of Dutch Grotianism on British Reformed doctrine. Grotius looked upon the imputed righteousness of Christ as a mere metaphor, bringing with it no actual transformation from outside (i.e. from God) into the life of the believer. It was a mere pro-forma, arbitrary arrangement between God and man. The latter accusation Robert Traill tells us was made possible because Arminian influence was so strong at …
Anglicans and Presbyterians
Aug 21
… weigh equally on the Continentals who were patronised by the like-questionable Prince Maurice. Dutch Presbyterianism was the seat of Arminianism and it cannot be doubted that in 1619 the English Reformation was in better shape.
The Dutch told Carleton re Episcopacy:
“they did much honour and reverence the good order and discipline of the church of England; and, with all their hearts, would be glad to have it established among them; but that could not be hoped for, in their …
… this account of William Carey and his Indian mission on my website.
On 18-21 February, 2010 a conference will be held at Muscle Shoals, Alabama under the theme ‘The Quagmire of Hyper-Calvinism’. The key speaker will be Dr. Michael Haykin who will lecture on Andrew Fuller as a missionary pioneer. The myth that Andrew Fuller pioneered a missionary movement is superstitiously believed by Dr. Haykin and his circle but the Baptist Missionary Society Fuller helped to found came at the …
… seen in Germany as growing on British soil. However, the British were themselves contaminated by Dutch Liberalism of a previous century. In other words, Liberalism is international and cannot be combated by merely giving other countries the blame for it. Brother Iain’s optimistic conclusion is supported by the fact that after Schleiermacher’s Liberalism, Germany went through a major outpouring of the Spirit with Reformed, Lutheran and Baptist believers joining hands and hearts.
George …
John Overall not an Arminian
Dec 27
… reign of James.
Overall deserves to be remembered for his part in the Hampton Court Conference, whose 40oth anniversary we are remembering this year, and for his part in the production of the King James’ Bible. Overall is often made to wear the dunce’s cap in the Arminian Corner but his history suggests that this picture needs to be corrected. He followed Alexander Nowell as Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge in 1596. Nowell was a thorough-going Reformer, more …
Puritan Papers
Aug 18
Puritan Papers Volume I, 1956-59: A Review Article
A Conference downgraded
Puritan Papers brought back memories of my early years in England as a new born Christian and the help which I received from the teaching of the Puritan Conference up to 1964 and my continued interest during my later sojourn in Sweden and Germany. When the Puritan Conference ended in 1970, my interest waned. The Westminster Conference became more narrow in …
