Author Archives: Bert Hielema

TRANSLATING HOLY WRIT Dispute about one word.                                                                                If I were to wake you from a deep sleep, and ask you to say the words of the prayer Jesus taught us, you would not hesitate one second, also deeply believing that … Continue reading →

THE FINAL MARRIAGE? “The Apostles’ Creed”, is my favorite ‘declaration of faith.’ It is compact, to the point, and devoid of dualistic notions. Its ending is simple and unambiguous: “I believe in the resurrection of the dead, and Life Everlasting.” … Continue reading →

CHRISTIANITY AND RELIGION We know that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. 1 John 5: 19. Today evil has the upper hand.                                                             Oh, me, the Calvinist, spoon-fed on “conceived and born into sin, and … Continue reading →

I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!                                      Revelation 3: 16 I once had a book, a Dutch book, with the title – in Dutch … Continue reading →

IS MY ANALYSIS CORRECT? “The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved.”                                                                Jeremiah 20: 8 So, how do I explain this text from Jeremiah, the prophet famous as the ‘bringer of doom’. He enriched … Continue reading →

CHRISTIANISM Many whom God has, the church does not have, and many whom the church has, God does not have.                                                                         Augustine.                             Somehow the above quote reminds me of, “Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant” (“Hail Caesar, those who are … Continue reading →