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Watchman on the Walls of Zion
Who was Simon Van Velzen?
He was a powerful preacher of the gospel. He was a reformer of the church of Christ in the Netherlands in the Secession of 1834. He was a seminary professor who influenced hundreds of future Reformed ministers. He was a faithful husband and devoted father.
In his own day, he was held in high regard by such notable figures as Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck, and was respected as a spiritual father and John Calvin-like figure by Reformed believers both in the Netherlands and America.
Sadly, many Reformed Christians in the twenty-first century have little, if any, idea as to who he is. Where is is remembered, he is often branded as being "unyielding, obstinate, and domineering," and he is dismissed as being of little significance in the history of the church.
Here's the biography that corrects the ignorance and misconceptions by setting forth the fascinating life of an influential figure in the history of Christ's church.
He was a powerful preacher of the gospel. He was a reformer of the church of Christ in the Netherlands in the Secession of 1834. He was a seminary professor who influenced hundreds of future Reformed ministers. He was a faithful husband and devoted father.
In his own day, he was held in high regard by such notable figures as Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck, and was respected as a spiritual father and John Calvin-like figure by Reformed believers both in the Netherlands and America.
Sadly, many Reformed Christians in the twenty-first century have little, if any, idea as to who he is. Where is is remembered, he is often branded as being "unyielding, obstinate, and domineering," and he is dismissed as being of little significance in the history of the church.
Here's the biography that corrects the ignorance and misconceptions by setting forth the fascinating life of an influential figure in the history of Christ's church.
229 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2021
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June 2, 2021
Interesting and well-written biography of a lesser-known minister during the reforming of the church in the Netherlands.
It is almost unbelievable today to think of the abuse he endured in the early years of the Afscheiding. However, God sustained him and was pleased to use him in the building up of His church in the Netherlands.
Rev. Engelsma strives to be fair when presenting the account of van Velzen's life, and in my opinion, he's done an admirable job.
It is almost unbelievable today to think of the abuse he endured in the early years of the Afscheiding. However, God sustained him and was pleased to use him in the building up of His church in the Netherlands.
Rev. Engelsma strives to be fair when presenting the account of van Velzen's life, and in my opinion, he's done an admirable job.
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