“And he (John the Baptist) will go on before the Lord, in the Spirit and power of to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” Although I lived in the Old Testament era, I am […]
The letter to the Ephesians is like a hymn to the grace of God. The first two chapters instruct in the doctrine of the gospel, laying out the ground for that revelation of grace. With the third chapter Paul, recalling his three years of gospel labor in Ephesus, goes from exposition to prayer, interceding for […]
1. Where Must We Begin? To help us determine how to begin presenting basic Christian teachings, the Bible itself gives examples. Paul in Acts 17:19ff. answered a question about that by referring to a Greek inscription “TO THE UNKNOWN GOD,” explaining, “the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you.” Then he […]
(OUTLOOK editorials reprinted from ten years ago) April, 1978 AN ONGOING CHALLENGE As these lines were being written, a well-informed and deeply concerned former elder in a large local RCA congregation said to me: “do you know what our greatest enemy is? Apathy!” And that’s exactly it! The present CRC apathy to the increasing erosion […]
1. PSYCHOANALYZING ABRAHAM KUYPER In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Kuyper, Dr. James D. Bratt of the Calvin College History Department, (author of the book, Dutch Calvinism in Modern America) devotes two special articles in the October and November, 1987 Reformed Journals to a treatment of his life, the first […]
One of our members recently passed on to me the December, 1987 issue of the Outlook containing the letter by Glenn P. Palmer entitled, “Why are you dropping your middle name?” This was an open letter to the Christian Reformed Church. The man who gave me your magazine was raised in that church and continues […]
For a number of years I have been firmly convinced that Re formed churches in general, and the CRC in particular, have greatly over-emphasized the importance of so-called broader assemblies (classes and synods). And during recent years I see this trend toward hierarchism worsening. Not only are synods becoming much too powerful but in the […]
News report and observations of the International Council On Biblical Inerrancy’s Congress On the Bible II held in Washington, DC September 23–27, 1987. “It was a breath of fresh air.” That was my personal response to those who asked me what I thought of this year’s ICBI’s Congress On The Bible. Not only was the […]
“Hear my cry 0 God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” (Ps. 61:1, 2). A man, a man of God, is overwhelmed with anxiety. H e is almost […]
AUTHORS ARRICK, STEPHEN M. The Duty of Being Concerned 3:8 BAJEMA, SJIRK Why Catechism Preaching? 9:7 BERGHOEF, GERARD Will the Church Turn Corporate? 2:2 BESTEMAN, ARTHUR Reformed Fellowship Meeting 11:16 BLANKESPOOR, JOHN An Answer With the Seventh Prayer 2:5 The Church That Was Losing Her Love 9:2 Coming to the Empty Tomb 4:4 Drinking From […]