In THE BANNER (official organ of the Christian Reform ed Church), December 15, 1967, an article appeared entitled “What’s Happening In The Netherlands?(I)” The author of this article, Dr. Louis Praasma, expresses concern because of certain theological trends and developments in the Gereformeerde Kerken. Quoting various writers, Dr. Praasma points out that there are theologians in […]
SCHOOL UNIFORMS?…YES Occasionally voices are heard from among our Christian School supporters mildly suggesting the possibility of having the students, especially the girls, wear uniforms. These voices are seldom bold or authoritative, rather they set forth their opinion timidly, even apologetically. Perhaps to some the word “uniform” sounds too rigid, too militaristic. Perhaps their attitude stems from […]
In remarkably short succession Dr. G. C. Berkouwer has completed his two volumes on Holy Scripture; the first came off the press in 1966 and during the course of the summer of 1967 the second appeared. Whereas the first volume totaled 234 pages, the second nearly doubled that number to 463 pages. We are indeed thankful […]
Original sin is not original, nor sin, nor the original sin. The term is a misnomer and should be changed. 1. First of all, original sin is not original. It is not only past, but also present; not an act, but a state; not belonging to one, but to many; not a start, but a continuation. In […]
The history of the handling of the doctrinal matter of the love of Cod and the atonement at several synods of the Christian Reformed Church leaves one in a troubled frame of mind. This history runs from the first appearance of the matter at the Synod of 1963 to the decision in terms of “ambiguous” and “abstract” in […]
The request of the no Mission Field of the Christian Reformed Church in Nigeria for a Reformed Seminary has created a good deal of excitement in that denomination. In view of the fact that the Foreign Mission Board of the Christian Reformed Church will be asked to decide on this request at its next meeting, […]
In spite of coup d’etats, rioting, and civil war, the Church of Jesus Christ is growing in Nigeria. During the last ten years attendance at Sunday morning worship in the Tiv Church has grown from 23,000 to 163,000. In this same church the number of communicant members has risen from 1,700 to 10,500 in ten years. […]
From the very dawn of history God ordained praise, or worship for himself. All creation sang of his glory and the people worshiped him. Worship is the soul of religion. It is the “breathing of the spirit after God. In the Christian’s act of worship two goals are achieved. God is glorified and man is […]