“Ye are my witnesses” said Jehovah God to Israel through the mouth of his prophet Isaiah. “This people have I formed for myself; they shall show forth my praise” (Isaiah 43:21). In those words are summed up the whole task of the people of God in this world. The New Testament through Peter tells us […]
* Midway in the Simplon Pass the traveler journeying southward comes upon a stone bearing the simple word “Italia.” At that point he passes a boundary line, and every stage from there on makes plainer how great has been the change from Switzerland to Italy. The air becomes warmer and vines line the wayside. And below, embosomed in verdure, Lake Maggiore […]
Sons and Daughters of the Reformation: It was exactly 437 years ago that a young man stood near a church with a hammer in one hand, a parchment in the other, and it nail in his pocket. If we are to sense something of the vast significance of Martin Luther’s act we must look at more than […]
The congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ begins us worship with a solemn declaration. Having come before the Lord their God, we say that “our help” is none other than the God “who created the heavens and the earth.” We may rest assured that this declaration, if made in sincerity and truth, is pleasing unto God. The sensitive soul may me […]
July 30–August 8, 1955 Detmold, Germany Upon inquiry the international committee has informed us that an “international congress for Reformed faith and action” will be held from July 30 to August 8 at Detmold, Germany. The general theme of the congress will be Man and World under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Delegates are expected from every continent in the world. The congress […]
Separation among men and their societies is the result of sin. The history of redemption given to us in the Word of God clearly outlines its course through the years. Abel was separated unto true faith because Cain was a hypocrite. And because his kinsmen were idol-worshippers, Abraham was called out of that context of idolatry by the […]
Ned B. Stonehouse, J. GRESHAM MACHEN – A BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan 1954, 250 pages. $5.95. The publication of Dr. Machen’s biographical memoirs is truly a stirring event in the Christian world! The learned author, Dr. Ned B. Stonehouse of Westminster Theological Seminary, here portrays the life of one of God’s noble-men, […]
Edwin Hartshorn Palmer: SCHEESEN’S DOCTRINE OF DIVINE ADOPTION, being on Academic Dissertation submitted to the theological faculty of the Free University, published by H. Kok, Kampen, The Netherlands, pp. 203. “What is divine adoption?” We know the idea of adoption from the field or human relationships. A certain person will be accepted and regarded by another person […]
According to the historical narrative, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant could recognize only one musical composition, namely, Yankee Doodle. Such extreme tone deafness is undoubtedly rare. Most of us have a more sensitive discernment and appreciation. We all feel the need of music generally, and in worship particularly. We would consider a worship service rather drab […]