You are welcome to attend a classroom-style seminar to be held the four Tuesday evenings in August 2007. Participants will receive handouts and have opportunity to ask questions of the presenters.

The Bible—what a treasure for the believer! It is the infallible revelation of the one only true God and His Son Jesus Christ, whom to know is life eternal. In the Bible the Christian finds light and hope and joy and comfort. Everything we need to know for salvation, life, and godliness is in the Bible.

But there are so many different interpretations of the Bible. Is there one true meaning of what the Bible says? Can this meaning be known by the ordinary Christian? Our seminar this summer will try to answer these very important questions.

The presenters include seminary professors, a pastor, and a missionary. Instruction will be given in classroom-style format, giving opportunity for interaction between the presenters and the audience. A time for fellowship and refreshments will follow each session.

Session 1: Holding The Bible To Be God’s Holy and Inspired Word

How Does a Believer Approach the Bible, Knowing That It Is God’s Divinely Inspired Word?

• Date & Time: Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 7:30 PM
• Presenter: Prof. Ronald Cammenga

Prof. Cammenga graduated from the Protestant Reformed Semi¬nary and was ordained into the ministry in 1979. He served as pastor at churches in Iowa, Colorado, and Michigan (including Southwest PRC). In 2005 he was appointed to the faculty of the Protestant Reformed Seminary, where he now serves as Professor of Dogmatics and Old Testament.

Session 2: How the Believer Interprets the Bible

Sound Principles for Interpreting Scripture

• Date & Time: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 7:30 PM
• Presenter: Prof. Russell Dykstra

After teaching in the Protestant Reformed elementary schools for a number of years, Prof. Dykstra enrolled at the Protestant Reformed Seminary; he was ordained into the ministry in 1986. He served as the pastor of churches in Iowa and Michigan before being appointed professor of Greek and Church History in the Protestant Reformed Seminary in 1996. Among the courses he teaches in the seminary is Hermeneutics, a course on the interpretation of Scripture.

Session 3: The Profit of Scripture for the Believer

An Exposition of II Timothy 3:16 & 17—The Great Practical and Spiritual Significance of the Bible for Our Christian Faith and Practice

• Date & Time: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at 7:30 PM
• Presenter: Rev. Arie denHartog

After graduating from the Protestant Reformed Seminary, Pastor denHartog was ordained into the ministry in 1974. He served as pastor at churches in New Jersey, Wisconsin, and California. He has also served as both a missionary and minister-on-loan in Singapore. He currently serves as pastor of Southwest Protestant Reformed Church.

Session 4: Using the Word for Careful Discernment of the Preaching

How Does the Believer Judge Whether the Preaching Is Truly God’s Word or Only Man’s Opinion?

• Date & Time: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at 7:30 PM
• Presenter: Rev. Wilbur Bruinsma

Trained in the Protestant Reformed Seminary, Rev. Bruinsma was ordained into the ministry in 1978. He pastored several Protestant Reformed churches in Michigan and also served as missionary in Jamaica. In his current role as Eastern Home Missionary for the Protestant Reformed Churches, his primary work is in the Protestant Reformed Fellowship in Pittsburgh.