“Return unto thy rest, O my soul: For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee” Psalm 116:7 The Psalmist had been in great trouble. The “cords of death” had compassed him; the “pains of Sheol” had laid hold on him. But God was with him in that trouble. For the people of God that makes the difference between despair […]
“Would you be able to find the time to contribute a series of articles to Torch and Trumpet describing the history and principles of Christian trade unionism?” This question came to us from the publishers of this periodical. I have not hesitated in accepting this invitation since I feel that the social problem, despite its great prominence […]
William Masselink, Th.M., Ph.D., Th.D., Common Grace and Christian Education. 1952. (Mimeographed, 192 pp.) Likely the discussion of the Common Grace question is just getting under way. Since relatively scant attention was given the problem prior to the monumental Gemeene Gratie of Abraham Kuyper, it is to be expected that considerable time and much patient effort […]
A beaming father thrust a Bible into the hands of his son and said, “Son, I have bought you a Bible and, so that you won’t get lost in it, I have underlined all the Arminian passages.” Among the passages underlined, I have no doubt, was this one: “Behold I stand at the door and knock: […]
Reformed theologians and musicians alike are often placed in an embarrassing position when they are asked to describe the music of their church. Their embarrassment may, in some cases, be caused by the poor performance of the church music by mediocre talent in their local congregation. However, even in those churches which possess fine musical […]
It is difficult, if not impossible, to conceive of an organization without officers. The church as an organization also has its officers. Unfortunately there are in Christendom many misconceptions of the church’s offices. And with these misconceptions are bound up erroneous views concerning the importance of the organized church. Therefore a study of these offices […]
Note: This is the ninth of a series at articles on common contemporary viewpoints which are contrary to orthodox Christianity. What and Why is Theology? Theology is the science of God, just as geology is the science of the earth, sociology the science of society and biology the science of living organisms. It is strangely true […]
Which of the functions of our highly systematized society is more elusive, more subjective, and in the hands of more types of people than that of teaching? Here are persons skilled and unskilled, trained and untrained, successful and unsuccessful, young and old, all teachers. The day school, the Sunday school, the catechism class, Bible study […]
I. The Modern Attitude Forwards Economics Today problems of economics are pressing hard upon all of us. We do not require the tables of a Federal Bureau of Statistics to tell us that the price of living is rising. All one has to do is go to the grocery store for his food, and discover […]
Dear Brother: First of all, we are grateful to notice that among our post-war immigrants there are many with a passionate interest in the truth of God and his church. Such interest, fortified by the training and experience of a rich tradition in Holland, may be used for teal improvement among us to whom you have […]