Which Church?
This article first appeared in the March 1, 1970 issue of The Standard Bearer (vol.46, #11) and was written by Rev.Jason Kortering for the rubric "Strength of Youth." Essentially there is only one...
View ArticleTake the Sword of the Spirit
This article first appeared in the November 1, 1991 issue of The Standard Bearer issue of The Standard Bearer (vol.68, #3) and was written by Rev.Jason Kortering as a Meditation for that issue. And...
View ArticleJudges- Jehovah Delivers His Unworthy People (1)
This article was first published in the Standard Bearer. For the original source link click here. As we begin our study of the book of Judges, we should bear in mind that the events that are recorded...
View ArticleJudges - Jehovah Delivers His Unworthy People (2)
This article was first published in the Standard Bearer. For the original source link click here. We concluded in the previous article that God chastised His people through the heathen whom Israel had...
View ArticleJudges - Jehovah Delivers His Unworthy People (3)
This article was first published in the Standard Bearer. For the original source link click here. After the Lord had given victory over the Canaanitish king Jabin, and his captain Sisera, Deborah and...
View ArticleJudges - Jehovah Delivers His Unworthy People (4)
This article was first published in the Standard Bearer. For the original source link click here. We come now to the ninth judge, Samson. The Lord delivered Israel into the hands of the Philistines for...
View ArticleJudges - Jehovah Delivers His Unworthy People (concluded)
This article was first published in the Standard Bearer. For the original source link click here. We are in the midst of outlining the narrative of the Levite whose concubine had been abused by the men...
View ArticleTransformed by Sovereign Grace
This article first appeared in the August 1, 1983 issue of the Standard Bearer (vol.59, No.19), part of a special issue devoted to the subject of God's sovereign, irresistible grace. Transformed by...
View ArticlePosture for Prayer
This article first appeared in the May 1, 1975 issue of Standard Bearer (Vol.51, #15) under the column "Strength of Youth" and was written by Rev. Jason Kortering. When we pray, does it make any...
View ArticleFebruary 29 – LD 9, Day 3: My Father—How Great He Is!
Read: I Kings 8:22-53; Psalm 8:1ff. The Almighty Father, Creator and sustainer of the universe, is our Father. But our Father has revealed uniquely His might in the planet earth on which we live. He...
View ArticleMarriage, A Divine Institution
This article was first published in the Standard Bearer (vol.47 no.14), April 15, 1971. Among the many institutions under attack in our day, the home seems to bear the brunt. Ill winds blow from every...
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Marriage, A Divine Institution
Among the many institutions under attack in our day, the home seems to bear the brunt. Ill winds blow from every direction shaking the Christian home to its very foundation. Marriage is the center of...
View ArticleLearning To Be Content
This article was originally published in the Standard Bearer "For I have learned in whatsoever state I am therewith to be content." Philippians 4:11 Some lessons are not easily learned. Contentment...
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Learning To Be Content
How critical is contentment for true godliness? Click here to read this article by Rev. Kortering
View ArticleThe Profit of Our Inspired Bible
This article first appeared in the special Reformation issue of the October 15, 1993 Standard Bearer, and was written by Rev. Jason Kortering, PRC minister laboring in Singapore at the time. The Profit...
View ArticleGood Tidings for All People
This article first appeared as a guest article in the December 15, 1995 issue of the Standard Bearer (vol.72, No.6), and was written by Rev. Jason Kortering, then serving as a pastor in Singapore (cf....
View ArticleSins Forgiven
Sins Forgiven by Rev. Jason Kortering God does not let past sins stand in the way of His love and friendship. “When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. For day and...
View ArticleJesus, Silent and Speaking
This Lenten meditation first appeared in the March 15, 1968 issue of the Standard Bearer. Jesus, Silent and Speaking But he held his peace and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and...
View ArticleMy Lord and My God
This Easter meditation first appeared in the April 15, 1968 issue of the Standard Bearer. My Lord and My God “Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy...
View ArticlePentecost Fully Come
This article first appeared in the May 15, 1991 issue of the Standard Bearer and was written by Rev. Jason Kortering when he was pastor of Grandville PRC. Pentecost Fully Come “And when the day of...
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