“I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them” (lsa. 42:8–9). God, in this word spoken through the […]
“The problem of authority is the most fundamental problem that the Christian Church ever faces. This is because Christianity is built on truth: that is to say, on the content of a divine revelation. Christianity announces salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, in and through whom that revelation came to completion; but faith in Jesus […]
“UNIFORMITY IN DISCIPLINE” One does not have to be too familiar with ecclesiastical procedure in the Chr. Ref. Church to realize that there is no uniform practice of discipline in that church. Oh, we all follow the steps outlined in the church order for excommunication—if it ever gets that far. But such cases arc few […]
In this final article of the series on abortion we shall look at some more practical aspects. There are several different cases of abortion. It can he performed for the following reasons: (1) therapeutic; (2) psychiatric; (3) eugenic; (4) social and financial; (5) rape and incest. Each case is different and has to be judged […]
Editors, TORCH AND TRUMPET Dear Brethren: The enclosed piece is a copy of a communication I sent to the Reformed Journal about a year ago. I requested the editors to publish it, but it has never appeared. I also sent a copy to James Daane, but have never heard from him. Since it is […]
Perhaps the most important question being asked in Reformed churches today is, What is the nature of the Bible? It is not that we do not know why the Bible exists. We believe the Bible tells us why it exists. Concerning its own existence, the Bible teaches that before the fall God revealed himself to […]
LESSON XI, “THE STRUGGLE FOR JUDAH ON EARTH” (Lesson Material: Daniel 11:2–45) A. The History Prior to the Antichrist, 11:2–20: 1. The last two chapters of Daniel are two of the most difficult in the Book, and perhaps in all the Bible. Reading these chapters we often run stuck as we try to interpret. It […]