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A New Reformed Seminary

An event that may prove to be important in our Reformed circles was the decision made on April 21, 1981 to organize a society to establish a new Reformed theological seminary. The decision was made at a meeting held at the Airport Hilton Hotel at O’Hare Airport at Chicago. The Tuesday afternoon, three–hour meeting was […]

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The Marvelous Grace of God

William A. Shell, Reformed Bible College professor and minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church Evangelical Synod, whose father and grandfather were Russian army officers, tells his unusual life story. A Living Doctrine As we carefully read the inspired, infallible, inerrant Word of God, we find that the totality of Scripture reveals to us a God […]

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Did Adam Exist as a Historical Person?

This question is being asked in the CRC theological community. It is not a new question; most denominations have asked it and have come up with surprisingly different answers. Those who affirm the historical Adam have affirmed the traditional creationist view that God miraculously created man as a complete person. Those who deny Adam’s personal […]

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The Watershed

“Watershed” has been defined as a “critical decisive point; a turning point.” If that definition is true, then we may have before us at the Christian Reformed Synod of 1981 a “watershed.” After eight years of tossing the ball called “Women in ecclesiastical office” into opposing courts, the CR denomination must at last settle the […]

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What Will the CRC Synod Do?

At this time of the year we again review the newly published Agenda (“things to be done”) for the June Synod of the Christian Reformed churches. Such a survey may interest members of church consistories who get (but few of whom may read) the 472 page book, as well as other of our church members […]

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The Christian and World Hunger

Have you ever wrestled with that nagging question what the Bible has to say about world hunger? Or with the (equally nagging) related question as to whether our CRC’s philosophical approach to feed the hungry indiscriminately is strictly based on Biblical principles, or perhaps influenced by contemporary philosophical ideas? Whether or not you have given […]

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Is Capital Punishment Demanded?

Background The Supreme Court on the 29th of June 1972 abolished the death penalty by a 5 to 4 vote, calling it, “cruel and unusual punishment.” Since then “. . . at least 19 states have passed laws attempting to restore the death penalty . . . the matter is pending in 15 more states.” […]

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Letters to the Editor

BIBLICAL CRITICISM AT CALVIN Dear Editor: Lately, quite a bit of attention in The Outlook has been given to what is being taught at Calvin College. Since I have recently taken a course there that dealt with the women-in-church office issue that disturbed me somewhat, and was representative of the other religion and theology classes […]

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