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2 Thessalonians 2 After Adam fell, he, and all mankind with him, was no longer in his original state of moral righteousness. Scripture tells us that man’s nature became totally depraved, which means that it was wholly inclined to evil with no spiritual good whatsoever. The Heidelberg Catechism sets forth the biblical view of mankind:

  Heidelberg West Youth Camp was held July 14th through 18th at Camp Chinquapin in Pinecrest, California. Aside from a few old hands, everything about this year’s camp was new. This was a new location for our camp. There were five new pastors at camp, including three from new churches in the Western Classis. Many

On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, eight pastors of the Western Classis gathered for a one-day fellowship event at Camp Chinquapin in Pinecrest, California. The gathering was organized by the Christian Education in the Church Committee, in response to the recommendation of Classis. Pictured above, from left to right: The Revs. Gil Baloy, Rudy Rubio, Chester

The Reformed Church in the United States was established by German Reformed immigrants. What was their history? What led them to come to United States? As we celebrate our 300 years of existence, I believe it is not only interesting but also important to know where we came from and what the influence was. Due

John Calvin, the French reformer in Geneva, was born in Noyon in northern France in 1509. He was a student at the University of Paris before he studied law at the universities in Orléans and Bourges. When his friend Nicholas Cop delivered a Lutheran-influenced address at the University of Paris, the Sorbonne was so infuriated

[The first part of this article can be found here in the previous issue of the Reformed Herald, Vol. 81, No. 5, for September/October, 2025, pp.12-14 – ed.] The second thing we see from Exodus 15:1-3 is that those who are delivered by the Lord sing to the Lord, and the Lord is the object

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal;     A time to break down, and a

As you have done to the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me. Matthew 25:40. In the RCUS, people have been giving to mission works for many years.  The question that enters a person’s mind is, “What has this accomplished?”  I have been asked to write an article about what our giving

When Martin Luther refused to recant at the Diet of Worms, he sealed “his doom as a heretic. German nobles quickly surrounded him and led him safely from the hall,” and “when it became clear that the German nobles would not hand Luther over to the papal authorities, Charles V placed him under the imperial

John 5:24-29 Introduction: We have all stood at a loved one’s grave site. Come, let us stand at mine. I have stood near my wife’s grave many a time and mused through the Scriptures and creeds of the Church, asking myself about what will happen when1 Jesus comes to resurrect both our bodies. Other more