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Author Interview: Brian Huizinga on Crowning His Gifts
The following Q&A with author Brian Huizinga is on the book Crowning His Gifts: Gracious Rewards in the Reformed Tradition (Jenison, MI: Reformed Free Publishing, 2024). This review was originally published in the Grandville Gleaner, the newsletter of Prof. Huizinga's home congregation.
Looking back: Which books have we released this FY?
As the RFPA nears the end of our fiscal year, we look back on another year of Standard Bearer, Ignited by the Word, and Reformed books for young and old. Did you miss any of the releases (or upcoming releases) below?
SB Staff Annual Meeting 2024
Last week Tuesday, June 4, the annual Standard Bearer meeting was held at the Protestant Reformed Theological Seminary. Once annually, the editors and writers of the SB meet to decide on topics, rubrics, and writers for the upcoming volume year.August 2019 Standard Bearer preview article
“As to our good works” (2): The nature of good works as works
Works occupy a prominent place in Scripture; in fact, Scripture is from beginning to end a book of works. Scripture attributes works to the triune God, Christ, angels—wicked and holy, and men—wicked and holy. We begin our examination of the good works of the believer by considering the nature of good works and noting five general characteristics of our good works as works.
A conscious, acting subject
First, works are those deeds consciously and volitionally performed by rational, moral beings. Strictly speaking, a creature like the sky is not capable of performing works. Psalm 19:1 teaches, “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.” The visible expanse of the heavens above us gives glory to God; however, it is not an intelligent creature consciously and willingly producing “works” of praise unto God as holy men and holy angels can do. We men are different than the creatures in the heavens above and in the earth beneath and in the waters under the earth, for God created us as personal beings with an intellect and will so that we are able to live consciously before His face performing works of service in love for Him and our neighbor. In marriage, a husband and wife are called to love each other and show it in word and deed, but if a whole week has gone by and they have not consciously performed even one considerate act towards each other, living as intimately as two stars twinkling side by side in the heavens, something is dreadfully amiss. God created us, and in Jesus Christ has recreated us, as new creatures able to do good. Consciously! Willingly! Cheerfully! Lovingly!
God’s armor for us: The sword
The sword is necessary for the advance of God’s kingdom, first of all, because the...
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