Who can say whether this preacher or that is the greatest of his generation? Such evaluations are, one is glad to acknowledge, in other hands than our own. There can be no question, however, but that Dr. David Martyn Lloyd-Jones was a very great preacher indeed; and some do not hesitate to speak of him […]
In the special Summer 1981 edition of Jubilee in which the Wycliffe Bible Translators celebrate their 50th anniversary Luis Palau tells a story to gladden Christian hearts. Observing that “God runs history through faithful men and women, individuals like you and me, brothers and sisters who are obedient in little things,” he introduces to us […]
The “Way” movement is causing considerable confusion in some communities. This article shows that it is a different way of salvation than the Biblical way taught by traditional Christianity. 1. The Founder The founder of The Way International is Victor Paul Wierwille, who was born in 1917 and raised in the Evangelical and Reformed Church. […]
THE GOSPEL OF VIOLENCE by David Kingdon, A Significant Booklet Published by Carey Publications, 5 Fairford Close, Haywards Heath, Sussex RH16 3EF (England), 16pp. $1.50. Since the Reformation there has been some difference of conviction as to whether a Christian must continue to submit even to a bad government as “the ordinance of God,” as […]
Or a man may be chastened on a bed of pain. Job 33:19 But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering, he speaks to them in their affliction. He is wooing you from the jaws of distress, to a spacious place free from restriction. Job 36:15, 16. The three friends of Job have finished […]
Of late there has been some renewed discussion about the imprecatory psalms, particularly as they relate to congregational singing. Some. feel these psalms should not be sung by God’s people today. Others maintain, rightly I believe, that they ought to remain part of the treasury of the singing congregation today. In a more general sense, […]
Hi! My name is Aver Age Churchman. I am a member of the Christian Reformed denomination. I went to church twice last Sunday. I must confess that I was rather bored. I do not know what it was, but it bothers me. Come to think of it, I have been bored for some time now. […]
Judging by his comments in a recent issue, The Banner editor appears not to know the reasons behind the proposed establishment of an alternate seminary. Though I’m not directly involved in this venture, I am nevertheless sympathetic to it, and I’d like to tell Kuyvenhoven the reasons for my sympathy. Kuyvenhoven’s editorial colleague, the Rev. […]
One reason why President Reagan’s handling of the air traffic controllers’ strike seemed so unreal to so many (including many of the controllers themselves who simply could not believe it) was that the President appealed to America‘s former respect for law instead of the situational ethics which has dominated the thinking of Americans for the […]
The Unpardonable Sin (February Issue) Richard Venema’s article “The Unpardonable Sin” was uncommonly good . It was clear and easily understood. It was to the point and logical. It was well written and Biblical. After reading the article, the reader has a good grasp of a problem. Well done. An informed reader, Glenn Palmer 8145 […]