“I Believe: Sermons on the Apostles’ Creed,” announced on Friday, June 23, is the newest release from the RFPA. The book is a compilation of sermons from Herman Hoeksema that were delivered via the Reformed Witness Hour in the 1950s. Hoeksema (1886–1965), who wrote prolifically during his time as a Christian Reformed and then Protestant Reformed pastor in Grand Rapids, MI, is one of the more well-known RFPA authors in Reformed circles, noted for his expositions on covenant theology (Sin and Grace) and eschatology (Behold! He Cometh).
This collection of sermons is an excellent introduction to a Reformed understanding of the fundamental doctrines of the Christian faith. According to book coordinator Marco Barone, who wrote the introduction for the work, “The sermons in this book are more than theological expositions of the doctrines of the Apostles’ Creed. Hoeksema offers insightful, practical applications that flow from the truths of the Creed.”
The Apostles’ Creed declares truths that transcend time and space, uniting all of Christ’s saints from past, present, and future. Both the Creed’s doctrines and practical implications are crucially important—not only to the individual Christian—but also to the church as a whole. By expounding the Apostles’ Creed, Hoeksema demonstrates that its truths are not empty propositions but living declarations pointing to the Christian’s only hope and comfort in life and death—the triune God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I Believe precedes a current RFPA project to republish a number of Hoeksema’s most popular works, including Voice of Our Fathers, The Triple Knowledge, and When I Survey.
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