CHRISTMAS IN A TIME OF CRISIS Once again the season is at hand when we consider the Savior’s birth. The loveliness of the manger scenes, the angels’ song, the shepherds, the Virgin Mother, Joseph, the Babe in swaddling clothes—all of it will again pass in review. The lovely music of the carols will be mixed […]
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What follows is our synopsis of a talk by Prof. R.B. Kuiper at the annual meeting of The Reformed Fellowship, Inc., held on October 27, 1961. It has been submitted to the author for careful scrutiny and correction. H.J.K. “This is no formal address, just a very informal talk, intended as an introduction to a discussion at […]
The Christmas message is beautifully simple, yet wonderfully profound. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16). The simplicity of this good news can be grasped by a child. And yet its profound meaning and significance stagger the […]
QUESTION: We are having lots of trouble in our home about the way I spend my money on myself—the number of dresses I buy and the changes of my hairdo. My mother irritates me with her old-fashioned ideas. My father is strait-laced. He says I spend too much money on clothes. My brother, who is […]
In the debate within the Christian Reformed Church on the inerrancy of the Word of God, there has often been much ambiguity. Those who have questioned the traditional position of the Church (reaffirmed by the Synods of 1959 and 1961) have not always spoken with the greatest of frankness or clarity. But this cannot be said […]
In explanation of the title of this article, we refer to last month’s contribution by the same writer on: The Man of the Confession. Like all other Confessions, the Confession of Guido de Bres has its own history. In discussing the history of this Confession, the very first question to be answered is this: Was de […]
Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come. Matthew 28:19; 24:14 […]
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall lead many astray. Little children, it is the last hour; and as ye heard that antichrist cometh, even now have there arisen many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last hour. Matthew 24:5; I John 2:18 The subject of […]
And when the thousand years are finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall come forth to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. Revelation 20:7–8 […]