The church in Corinth had problems. New converts , called to live within the bounds of their new freedom in Christ, needed constant guidance and instruction. Recognizing that the apostle Paul preached God’s divinely inspired word to them; they readily listened to and followed his instructions. The apostle praised them for this (I Cor. 11:2) […]
Back-to-God Hour This year’s 450-page synod agenda begins, as usual, with the stirring report on the denomination’s radio and television outreach, its Back–to-God Hour. “We have a longer tradition of broadcasting than any other denomination has,” and it is characterized as a distinctively church activity. It reaches out ‘“to every inhabited region in major world […]
A Wholesome Concern The concerns of Calvin Theological Seminary have been before the church in recent years more frequently than in the past. Only a few years ago there were several overtures before the Christian Reformed Synod to ensure the adherence of the Seminary professors to the teachings of both Bible and Creed. At the […]
“Women and office” in the Christian Reformed Church has been an issue as far back as 1963. That’s when the Reformed Ecumenical Synod first named a committee to study the question. It was officially brought to the Christian Reformed Synod seven years later, in 1970. And it continues to be studied. There was a sharp […]
A Revealing Problem The explosive controversy between the CRC mission organization and the Independent Presbyterian Churches in Mexico reportedly threatens the future of our denominational labors there. The matter is complex and may require appointment of a special synod committee, for how can the regular mission administration fairly act as judge and jury in a […]
In the question whether women shall occupy the special offices in the church we have an issue that has proved itself to be charged with emotion, demanding on the church’s time and strength, and considerably disturbing to many. In this intense discussion with its many ramifications let us be very much aware of a single […]
The Christian Reformed Church has been dealing with the subject of women in ecclesiastical office for eleven years. This year, the synod is being presented with a fifth and we may hope, last study committee report regarding the subject. The report consists of three sections: Majority report and recommendations, Minority Report I and its recommendations, […]
Lacking the integrity openly to disclaim Christian commitment, Liberation Theology is obliged to warp the Bible, disdain the Church, and fabricate a “theology” drawn from Marxist premises in order to keep its commitments to Marxism. That will be obvious before we are through. Basing our study entirely on Gutierrez’ A Theology of Liberation, we will […]
Recently an excellent editorial entitled “Women In Office – Scripture in Disrepute” appeared in Christian Renewal. The managing editor John Hultink in the February 20, 1984 issue contends, and correctly so, that in the current debate concerning the matter of women and ecclesiastical office, much more is involved than simply an attempt to open the offices […]
I am a Roman citizen, and I am better than the Jews. Of course, you would expect me to say that, but it is not I who said it, but a popular Jew who attracted many crowds . He said, “I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great […]