The Tulip Driven Life

  I was not present for the RPCNA's Synod meeting, but being present at the presbytery that first excommunicated Rev. Ketcham, I can say that the ignorance really is astounding and many Elders and Pastors in NAPARC are not to be trusted. The deposition and especially the excommunication of Rev. Ketcham is a gross injustice. To be clear, Rev. Ketcham, Rev. Spangler and the Southern Presbytery to which they now belong know that I do not agree with them on everything, from exclusive Psalmody to how we would minister to minorities/other races in our local churches to certain political matters and policies. These and possibly some other matters would prevent us from being in the same denomination, and therefore they are not trifling differences. But this does not at all mean that you cannot pray for their ministries to be blessed by God and faithful to Him. I do not at all believe that Rev. Ketcham has any sinful malice toward anyone of any race, beyond sinful anger that we all must exa...

  Ver. 12-27. The parable of the talents, which we had, Matthew 25:14-30 , is of great cognation to this parable, and the doctrine of it in many things is the very same; but the circumstances of that and this relation are so differing, as I cannot think that both Matthew and Luke relate to the same time. I know nothing that hinders, but that our Saviour might twice repeat a parable which in substance is the same. Not to insist upon the examination of the words used in the Greek, (which is a work fit only for critical writers), for the right understanding of this parable we have three things to do: 1. To inquire what special instruction our Saviour did in this parable intend to those who heard him at that time. 2. Who the persons are, represented in it under the notion of a nobleman and servants; and what the things are, represented under the notion of going into a far country, to receive a kingdom, distributing his goods, &c. 3. What general instructions from it may be collecte...