The May issue of the Outlook reported on the organization of the Reformed Confessing Church of Zaire. This certainly is cause for great joy and praise to God among the Reformed community. It is a particular thrill and cause for rejoicing in the Lord for the Reformed Church in the United States. It is a […]
The British are giving honor this year to a 19th-century member of Parliament who demonstrated a solution to America’s social problems. Lord Shaftesbury died 100 years ago after an influential career in both houses of the Parliament in England. He might have become prime minister if he had set his sights on […]
For years we have been used to hearing about tricks in politics and government circles, the use of methods which at the least are questionable. The word “politics” has long had a sinister connotation. It is taken almost for granted that government officials, be they ever so popular and accepted, somewhere along the line pull […]
To one who has read other writings of his, it comes as no surprise that Dr. S. Woudstra, editor of De Wachter, recently made a pitch for opening all the offices in the church to women. He writes in a recent editorial that for years already he has considered it to be unbiblical to […]
Many of our churches‘ theologians have recently been appealing to the Bible’s alleged principles to cancel out (“as time-conditioned”) its inconvenient instructions and details. Anyone who indulges in that practice is going to miss much of its Divine revelation. (In fact, by this process, today’s theologians, just like their Jewish predecessors, whom our Lord repeatedly […]
Paul once said of some of his fellow Jews: They have a zeal, but not according to knowledge. I sometimes think of these words in connection with some methods of evangelism employed by radio preachers, churches and para-church groups. At times the gospel itself is disgraced by those who are supposed to enhance it. Zeal […]
In past years, we have covered in these pages the ministers’ and elders’ conference sponsored by the Banner of Truth. The 7th such conference was held on the campus of Calvin College and Seminary on May 28–31, 1985. The theme of this conference was The Office and Work of the Holy Spirit. Those who attended […]
What Harold Lindsell aptly called “the battle for the Bible” continues on many fronts. Preoccupied as many of us are tempted to be with its ominous developments among our own churches, we need from time to time to look around us to see how the same struggle for the Christian Faith is faring, often on […]
Several hundred people gathered in the Dordt College chapel on the evening of April 17, 1985, for the spring mass meeting of Reformed Fellowship of Northwest Iowa. The main speaker of the evening was Dr. Lester De Koster, former editor of The Banner. His topic was entitled, “What can be done to return the Christian […]
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith” (Heb. 12:1, 2). What […]