HOME VISITING: A SOURCE OF BLESSING “House-visitation,” or family visiting, is rightly held in high honor among us. Our Church Order stipulates that the elders shall “visit the families” to comfort, instruct, and exhort them (Article 23). Art. 55 says that ministers and elders shall at “family visiting” teach, refute, admonish, and warn regarding false doctrines […]
Whether “the character of coming generations shall receive the stamp of atheistic materialism, or whether those values which came into the world with the Christian faith shall be the foundation of human society” is being decided in East Germany today. Thus Otto Dibelius. Evangelical Bishop of Berlin, judges in the FOREWORD of God and Caesar in […]
How many times did you vote during the past year? Once? Only once? You could have voted much oftener. Indeed, you should have! You could have voted on every bill considered in Congress and by the White House. You could have voted on every issue debated in your state legislature or city council. You could […]
We read in Deuteronomy 6:7, “And these words which I command thee this day shall be upon thy heart; and thou shalt teach them diligently unto they children…” This passage is rather generally used to indicate the necessity of Christian day school education, and I believe that this use is justifiable. In this article, however, […]
Once again this question is bound to be discussed in connection with Dr. Addison H. Lietch’s resignation as professor of systematic theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. The professor has appeared before the board of the school to explain the reasons why he decided to leave that institution. There he openly claimed that the present structure […]
Last month’s issue of this magazine featured a symposium of twelve articles, by as many writers, on the question: “Which of the Three Forms for Communion Do I Prefer, and Why?” The purpose of the symposium was to present a cross section of the reactions of our ministers to the two new Forms for our […]
And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven. But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the heaven is read. And in the morning, It will be foul weather today: for the heaven is […]
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray. Matthew 24:4 Although a series of sermons on the signs of the times is welcomed by most people, we do not hear as much discussion on this subject in our circles as in some others. Those who lean toward the […]
And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled; for those things must needs to come to pass; but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places. But all these things […]
Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name’s sake. And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray. And because iniquity […]