Many American Christians are finding their own knowledge of Islam inadequate to understand the developments in Iran, Africa and the Arab world. Missions to Islamic countries report a fresh openness to the gospel, and last October saw 150 missionary strategists gathered in Colorado Springs to analyze Muslim evangelization. The following interview with Bassam Madany, a Syrian-born […]
The Bible says that there is a sin which humans commit which is absolutely and finally unpardonable, unforgivable. Sensitive Christians cannot help but be frightened by this most horrible revelation. Perhaps many of us know people for whom this fear became one of total despair. How well I remember a dear old saint who, because […]
ONE CHRIST SON OF GOD – SON OF MAN ONE GOD, THE FATHER AND THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT “THOU SHALT NOT MAKE UNTO THEE ANY GRAVEN IMAGE, . . .” (Ex. 20:4) Mr. Stefan Trenev is a Bulgarian who with his wife, Johanna migrated to the U.S. in 1967, became a Christian in […]
GETROUW, the Dutch monthly publication of the International Council of Christian Churches, in its first issue of 1979 featured J. Boelema’s extended summary of an important speech of Dr. A. Troost under the above title. A number of Dr. Troost’s sharp observations are as applicable to our situation as they are to that on the European […]
Personal “Application” In Christian Home and School (March, 1979) Dr. Wolterstorff, professor of philosophy at Calvin College, notes that some students of our Christian schools do not appreciate the school that taught them, that they even feel resentment against these schools. He holds that to prevent this, the kingship of Christ and its implications should […]
The Church has always confessed that our Mediator “is very God and. very man: Very God by His power to conquer death; and very man that He might die for us according to the infirmity of His flesh” (Belgic Confession, Art. XIX). Of this confession, Charles Hodge wrote: Here the subject might be left. All […]
O Jehovah, thou hast searched me and known me . . . . Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my thoughts; And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me In the way everlasting (Ps. 139:1, 23, 24). O Jehovah, Thou hast searched me and […]
“What is Christ’s Kingdom?” From an Iowa reader comes the question: “Is the cosmos Christ’s Kingdom?” I am sorry that the reader did not elaborate any further on the intent or background of that question, for that would have been helpful in answering it. It seems to me that there are two primary words that […]
Our Lord taught and prayed that His church and people “may be one” (John 15:11, 20, 22, 23) in relationship with Him through the sanctifying work of His gospel (vss. 17ff.). Therefore we must “believe a holy catholic Church” and pray and work for church union with those who share this faith. While we have to […]
Editorial Note: (to be continued) The following interview with a Christian High School principal appeared in a recent issue of a Christian Reformed Church parish paper. We think that it is definitely worth re-publishing! The problem discussed is not imaginary or over-exaggerated. And the discussion is of a very high quality. We have asked Rev. […]