The genius of John Lord provides us with the following precious vignettes depicting the two outstanding Protestants, John Calvin and Martin Luther, in his Beacon Lights of History: Of Calvin, Lord writes: “No man who knows anything will ever sneer at Calvin. He is not to be measured by common standards. He was universally regarded […]
“. . . contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.” Jude 3 We have been given a precious heritage. To be born ioto the Christian faith in terms of the covenant, to be reared in a Christian home, and to have a Christian education in home. church, and school, […]
We often speak of a life of faith. In doing so, we quote such Scriptures as, “The just shall live by faith”; and, “We walk by faith and not by sight.” What, then, is a life of faith? A life of faith in Christ, the Redeemer, is not one of continual, nor indeed frequent. enjoyment. There […]
Dear Editor: Rev. Harry Downs’ article in THE OUTLOOK of June ‘75 gives liS a very sensitive evaluation of the proposed translation of the Heidelberg Catechism. There’s very much 10 be gained in reading this article. His first “area of weakness” is of special interest liS it concerns much of what is really happening today, […]
William Carey (1761–1834), English shoemaker and cobbler, is usually considered to have been “the father of modern missions.” Were there Protestant missions also prior to Carey’s time? It is to this question that Rev. Timothy M. Monsma addresses himself in this article. After a brief ministry at Chandler, Minnesota, Rev. Monsma served as a CR […]
This series on I Timothy is intended for church societies, study groups, and all others who may be interested. The writer, Rev. Henry Vander Kam, is pastor of Grace Christian Reformed Church in Kalamazoo, Mich. Lesson 5 I Timothy 2:1–7 Congregational Prayer We are to bear in mind that Paul is writing to Timothy under […]
“Bzzzzz,” said Mr. Bar Fly. and plumped his black body on a nearly bald customer in the Blue Moon Tavern. He made a perfect six point landing and took a look around. The air was heavy with the blue haze of cigarette smoking patrons. The stench of firewater was strong and unnerving. Tin-pan music harking […]
Dr. Cornelius Van Til of Westminster Theological Seminary reached the noble age of eighty on May 3. And on July 24 his devoted wife of fifty years, Bella Klooster Van Til, joined him at eighty! The editor asked me to write a short article to commemorate this landmark in the lives of my influential uncle […]
Elsewhere in this issue Dr. Fred H. Klooster provides a tribute to Dr. Cornelius Van Til in recognition of his long and distinguished labors as a defender of the faith. In keeping with this we are here giving special prominence to this review of Dr. Van Til’s The New Hermeneutic (Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing Co., […]