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One “Word of God” or Three?

“Confusing” is the word for it. One Word of God or three—which is right? Unless our thinking about the Bible is straight as a rule and clear as crystal we are in for trouble. As “a lamp unto my feet and light unto my path,” the Bible must shine in all its brightness, undimmed by […]

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The Bible and Church Doctrine

A new book Jerusalem and Athens, contains a number of essays, all dedicated to Dr. Cornelius Van Til on his seventy-fifth birthday and fortieth anniversary as professor at Westminster Seminary. The contributions of such influential writers as Berkouwer, Dooyeweerd, Ridderbos, Packer, and Montgomery together with Dr. Van Til’s responses to them make tins a book […]

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More About “Synod’s Right to Speak”

Dear Mr. Editor: Whether Synod not only has the right, but also the duty, to apply the Word of God to church members—who have committed racial discrimination against fellow church members—is a question that involves the integrity of the Christian Reformed Church. Two writers have said in these columns that Synod had no right to […]

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Race Relations

The following overture addressed to Classis Pella at its January meeting is taken from PELLA ONE, a monthly publication of the First Christian Reformed Church of Pella, Iowa. The Consistory of the Pella I Christian Reformed Church wishes to inform Classis: 1. That it has taken note of the decisions of the Synod of 1971 […]

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A Look at Books

GEORGE WHITEFIELD; THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE GREAT EVANGELIST OF THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTUBY REVIVAL, Volume 1, by Arnold Dallimore. The Banner of Truth Trust, 78b Chiltern St., London, WIMI PS, England. 1970, pp. 598, $7.50. Reviewed by Rev. Jerome Julien, pastor of the Faith Christian Reformed Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Are the events of […]

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GOD PRESERVES HIS WORD AMID SIN’S CONSEQUENCES (11) Scripture: Genesis 4 To reflect on our world today is to lose all hope. Every day, if we are at all sensitive, our heads whirl and our hearts weep at man’s inhumanity to man. Homes are riddled with hatred. Communities are destroyed by fear. Nations engage in […]

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Situation Morality: The Ethics of Immaturity

We plead with Professor Fletcher to cease the irresponsible practice of sticking his thumb into sinful human situations, pulling out a plum of moral self-vindication, and saying, “What a good boy am I.” The new morality, introduced by Joseph Fletcher as “Situation Ethics,” can be summarized by six propositions: (1) Only one thing is intrinsically […]

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