How can you know your faith is real? A Dutch pastor named Jacobus Koelman answered that question with uncommon tenderness three centuries ago—but his work has been locked in Dutch ever since. An introduction to the man, and to the treatise I am now bringing into English.
AuthorWim Kerkhoff
Sinner saved by amazing grace. Husband. Father. Entrepreneur.
Yes, But… A Book for Everyone Who Keeps Finding Reasons Not to Come
This little book answers twenty-seven of the most common excuses we give for keeping Christ at a distance.
What’s Missing From RCNA Preaching?
What the sermons leave unsaid about coming to Christ and the assurance of faith, compared to the Three Forms of Unity.
When Salvation Got Complicated
A small Dutch booklet named what many of us felt but could never quite say: somewhere along the way, the simple gospel got wrapped in barbed wire. Johan Blaauwendraad's plea to be "simply Reformed"—and why the offer, faith, and justification belong together, with no waiting room in between.
Why The Strait Gate Is the Wrong Book for You Right Now
If a hard, searching book has left you paralyzed or passive, rather than drawn to the Savior, this essay explains why and gently turns you back toward the open door.
Can I Really Be Sure? What the Belgic Confession Teaches About Assurance
A look at why assurance can coexist with weakness and fear, because it rests on His finished work and not on the strength of your feelings.
Universal Gospel Appeals are Everywhere in Scripture
Does the free offer of the gospel really contradict election? Tracing a thread from Genesis to Revelation, this collection shows God Himself calling all people everywhere to repent and believe — the gospel call as both genuine and universal.
A Conversation with a Mystic/Gnostic
An extended exchange with a self-described mystic revealed a fire that consumes rather than illumines. A discerning account of modern Gnostic spirituality — its seductive language, its counterfeit light, and the true light of Christ it imitates.
Do you want to know if you’re elect or not?
The question torments many who meet the doctrines of grace. The answer is simpler than the riddle suggests: whoever believes is elect. Faith is the first and surest mark, and the only way to find out is to come.
When Reformed Experiential Preaching Goes Bad
Experiential preaching can search the heart so relentlessly that it keeps souls from Christ. A diagnosis of where heart-preaching goes wrong (delay over decision, feeling over faith) and how to recover its true warmth.