Stunned to silence were we with many others throughout the Reformed community, when the news first reached us that God in his inscrutable wisdom had taken to himself a man who by his preaching had won our hearts. We pondered the ways of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His great and […]

ABOUT THE NECESSITY OF SCRIPTURE… The Bible is not a volume of literary genius to admire; it is the revelation of divine grace to believe. It is not just one of the ten best books written by man; it is the only Book written by God. It is not the product of religious faith; it […]

October 14, 1965, marked the passing of the Reverend Dr. Peter Eldersveld, radio minister of the Christian Reformed Church. Reverend Eldersveld had held that post since his Synodical appointment in 1946. His passing was an untold personal loss to his faithful wife and devoted family, to his aged mother and surviving brothers and sisters, and to […]

Gone from us is a familiar face, a firm handclasp, a fruitful voice which preached the unsearchable riches of God’s grace in Christ Jesus. It would be not only thankless to the memory of Dr. Peter H. Eldersveld, whose proclamation of the gospel commended itself to so many for so long, but also faithless to the […]

“If I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? Then is the offense of the cross ceased.” Gal. 5:11 The word here translated “offense” is the Greek “skandalon,” which first meant the trigger of a trap or snare, then an occasion of stumbling. Our word “scandal” is derived from it. The offense of the cross is the […]

HOW CHANGING IS THE CLIMATE? When I was taking the course of Christian Reformed Church History in our Seminary. the question was raised as to the right of the Christian Reformed Church to separate from the Reformed Church of America in 1857. After explaining the various reasons for the decision to become a separate Church, the professor […]

I have here tonight a copy of a paper called, “The Lutheran News.” The date is Nov. 15, today. The head on the lead article reads: Michigan Congregation leaves Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. Charges that Missouri Synod tolerates attacks on Bible. Officials disagree—defend Seminary professors. The congregation is the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church of Wayland Michigan. On […]

For those of us who live by the Word of God the word perseverance has a familiar sound, and it conveys immediately a rather precise meaning. Apart from this Scriptural context, however, this word says very little. It can be used in an evil as well as in a good sense. Perseverance as such is merely […]

The civil rights struggle of our day has given rise to considerable discussion and not a few pronouncements on the subject of civil disobedience. It is a subject which can hardly he discussed in the abstract in view of the fact that any conclusions in the matter are arrived at in the light of specific circumstances […]