Dr. Charles Swindoll makes the interesting observation that when Adam first laid eyes on Eve he did not speak with a calm, measured voice; instead he began with a “Wowee!” Regardless of how you think Adam said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for […]
The Bible is full of examples of individuals who believe in Christ as Savior, but are, in fact, not saved. The dialogue of Jesus with the Pharisees and other Jews in John Chapter 8 illustrates well that there is a “faith” which does not save. John 8:30 states, “many believed on him.” However, these “believers” […]
“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard . . . . Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey. When the harvest time approached he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit. The tenants seized his servants! They beat one, killed […]
This was a deliberative Synod, as Synods are meant to be. It featured the complete airing of issues with all candor and in a good spirit; very little of parliamentary maneuvering was attempted, and when votes on the issues of real substance were taken, the decisions were taken by wide margins. Without doubt, it became […]
Drift Toward Unbiblical Universalism J. Tuininga In a recent issue of Christian Renewal Dr. Ted Plantinga referred to Neal Punt’s book, Unconditional Good News, as one example of doctrinal erosion in the CRC. Rightly so, in my opinion. Punt maintains that all children who die in infancy (including those of unbelieving parents) are saved, […]
At first sight the combination of the two elements in the title of this article may appear to be unlikely. As will be demonstrated, however, the link between the two is not as strange as it may seem. First a word about the Seventh-Day Adventists, their origins and present status. Adventist Origins The denomination arises […]
We hear the claim that predestination is a doctrine that “can’t be preached.” The foolishness of such talk was resoundingly evident at the large Sunday morning service at the end of the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology in Toronto on April 17. I do not remember ever attending a more profoundly moving church service. The […]
HOLDING THE YOUNG PEOPLE. Taking his cue from an article in the Dutch magazine Credo, Rev. J. Tuininga has some interesting comments about the church and young people in the June 20, 1983, Christian Renewal. In the Credo article the author reflects on the fact that the Hervormde Kerken in the Netherlands for many years […]