MR. CHAIRMAN, MEN OF THE GRAND RAPIDS LEAGUE OF REFORMED MEN’S SOCIETIES, GUESTS AND FRIENDS, This is a truly imposing sight, this mighty gathering of men we have here this evening in this Grandville Ave. Christian Reformed Church. Men confessing the Christ of God to be the Savior of their hearts and Sovereign of their […]
Now are the boughs unburdened of their fruit And fields lie shorn. The splendid, arching sun Measures the hours along her golden route And southward leans, diminishing her run. Now are the mornings misted with the cold, And sounds once faint and far come winging clear; The maple on the hill turns slowly gold In […]
THE Gereformeerd Weekblad, popular Christian weekly published in The Netherlands, in its issues of June 12 and 19, last, contained a pair of articles written by Professor N.J. Hommes as a comment on Torch and Trumpet. We are proud of this fact, since Prof. Hommes is well-equipped to give a noteworthy evaluation of things from the […]
John Murray: CHRISTIAN BAPTISM. Philadelphia: The Committee on Christian Education, The Orthodox Presbyterian Church. 1952. vii, 93. $1.75.* Most controversies throughout the history of the church have at least contributed to a clearer understanding of the truths of Scripture. But quite the opposite seems true of those distressing conflicts concerning the sacraments which have divided […]
II IN the precious issue we discussed the Old Testament usage of the term witness.* We turn now to the New Testament. Here we discover a similar though broader usage or the term. In the Crucifixion Procedure The crucifixion of Christ came as a result of long lee-al procedure. In this process the Rabbinical idea or witness […]
(Concluding Article) MODERNISM, it h as been the contention of these articles, is not full-blown when it appears in the church, but it is rather like the mustard seed of which Scripture speaks. From a small unnoticed beginning it has a phenomenal development until it comes suddenly to fruition in open apostasy and an indifferent, dead […]
“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.” I Thessalonians 5:21, 22 “Abstain from all appearance of evil.” How many times I have heard this verse quoted by someone in an effort to prove that it is a Christian’s duty to abstain from some particular form of conduct which cannot he […]
Christianity alone can lay claim to being truly universal in scope and success—and that she does only in hope awaiting’ the consummation of the ages. Even Islam, that clever imitation of the true faith, has never been able with easier and more worldly methods to lay claim to the allegiance of such multitudes as rallied […]
A Christian View of Men and Things is the title given by Butler University philosopher, Gordon H. Clark, to his latest work in the field of philosophical apologetics. Originally the contents, somewhat condensed, were the substance of the Payton Lectures delivered by the author at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. The work purports to […]
Before this question we have been placed repeatedly. Usually we give the same reply when this question is asked, having the conviction that our answer is one that is based upon the Word of God. This question is generally asked by those who deny or doubt that there is a certain grace or favor of […]