November is the month when annual con· gregational meetings are held, cIders and deacons are chosen, and other business of the local church is conducted. Hence the timeliness of this article on Guidelines for Church Government. Rev. Dennis J. Prutow, the writer, is pastor of Westminster Chapel-Orthodox Presbyterian in Bartlesville, Oklahama. His article is based […]
“And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:12 We have learned to judge the seasons of the year by all kinds of sights and sounds around us. Recently, prior to the Thanksgiving season, we saw shocks of corn and pumpkins […]
Extending far beyond the conception of man, there exists the depth of our Creator‘s love. As our thoughts tum inward, we see only the inadequacies of the human heart, and we covet the sacrificial, unselfish love which is so completely demonstrated by the birth of our Savior. As we look into the manger once again, […]
This series on I Timothy is planned especially for church societies, study groups, and all others interested. The writer, Rev. Henry Vander Kam, is pastor of Grace Christian Reformed Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan. LESSON 9 I Timothy 4:1–5 The Coming Apostasy To be a member of the church and to know the truth as it […]
Since its founding in 1857, the Christian Reformed Church has maintained the position that lodge membership and church membership are incompatible. Synod has repeatedly reiterated this position. It is obvious that you cannot be a member of the Church which teaches that salvation is only possible through faith in Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of […]
The “Continental Congress on the Family” convened on October 13–17 at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri. Twenty-two hundred participants were in attendance from 43 states of the United States of America, five foreign countries, the working press, and from 50 denominations and evangelical organizations, etc. The Congress was conceived and chaired by J. […]
Dr. Leonard Greenway, pastor of the Riverside Christian Reformed Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan is in charge of Our Question Box. This department is for everyone. Questions from all ages are welcome. From a rcader in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, comes a reqncst that I explain statements appearing in a periodical whose authors can easily be […]
Jerome M. Julien is pastor of the First Christian Reformed Church of Pella, Iowa. Beginning next month, THE OUTLOOK plans to present a series of eight articles by Rev. Julien on the very important matter of church worship, under the overall title, The Sacrifice of Praise. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in […]
Most readers of this journal know that Professor Harry Kuitert of the theological faculty at the Free University, Amsterdam, is not distinguished for his adherence to anything conventional or traditional. My personal impression when visiting a few of his classes about three years ago was that he enjoyed little more than to startle his students […]
No area today figures more prominently and more significantly in the world‘s news than the Middle East. The three great so-called revealed religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—began and flourished in the Middle East, and all three are powerful factors in the conflicts and tensions there today. Historical Background – Christ’s earthly life and ministry were in […]