Reply, originally without any title, to a question about the distinction between voorwerpelijke and onderwerpelijke preaching. Kuyper dislikes these words and detests the distinction they purportedly make. He calls the words “ugly” because they are not correct Dutch at all, and a “monkish translation” because they merely mimic the terms objectief and subjectief. Moreover, and most important, he contends that both “objective” and “subjective” qualities should be present in the proclamation of the Word because they complement each other. He goes on to discuss questions about assurance of faith and introspection into the ground of faith. The reply was reprinted from De Heraut, no. 666, September 28, 1890.

For details about Gereformeerde Stemmen, see 1895.04.