“Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women […]
The Princeton Declaration was widely-circulated at the 205th General Assembly in Orlando. It was developed and written by a group of five Princeton Theological Seminary students in response to the New Brunswick Overture which originated in the Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton. They worked for months with Dr. Ulrich W. Mauser, Professor of New Testament […]
The Christian Reformed Church has been a part of the American ecclesiastical scene for over 135 years. Heirs of the secession (the so-called “afscheiding”) from the established slate church which occurred in the Netherlands in 1834, the immigrants to America were deter· mined to establish a church that was true to the Reformed faith as […]
In this issue we are presenting the first installment of a new column called, The Cutting Edge – Where Principle Meets Practice. The purpose is to demonstrate Christian faith in action, to encourage fellow pilgrims on life’s journey and challenge young Christians to focus their vision and energy on a life which produces fruit for […]
I Peter 3:8–12 Key Verse: “For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers; but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil.” I Peter 3:12 These few verses of 1 Peter 3 conclude the apostle’s exhortation to good works, which he had […]
1 Peter 3:13–22 Key Verses: “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good […]
A federal appeals court, made up of liberal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter, has ruled that the military ban on homosexuals is based on prejudice and serves no legitimate purpose. The court compared the military’s position, that homosexuals threaten unit cohesiveness and undermine morale and discipline, to segregation once practiced by the armed forces. It […]
One of the most awkward moments my wife and I experienced as missionaries occurred in Sri Lanka when our baggage arrived from America. A dock workers’ strike had prevented our things from arriving for nearly four months, and it meant that we had to furnish our house and get along entirely with local items. In […]
At the close of a previous article outlining the main aspects of the Old Testament’s view of the future, I noted that the Old Testament believer, peering over the immediate present toward the horizon of the future, was anticipating a new and better day. The whole of Old Testament revelation pointed in the direction of […]
In the last article, I suggested a variety of ways in which ministry to those in nursing homes could be made more significant, more exciting and more profitable. In this one, I want to direct your thinking to your care of the retirees in the life of the church. Some of those who read these […]