Ascension Day is a day of great interest and importance for the Christian. It was on this day that our Lord and Savior, having accomplished the work of redemption, ascended into the very glory of heaven itself. There He took His rightful place at the right hand of the Majesty on High. Psalm 24 points […]
“The account of the Ascension is quite useless to the historian, “ wrote the German church historian and theologian Adolf von Harnack. His claim made a lasting impact. Many people, even within the church, deny the historicity of the Ascension. Perhaps one of the reasons for disbelief is the seemingly fantastic nature of the event. […]
When God placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden He gave them maximum freedom and He gave them dominion over all things. They were to rule the earth. There were no restrictions as to how they would rule – except for the matter of one tree: the Tree of Knowledge of Good and […]
“He holds victory in store for the upright, He is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for He guards the course of the just and protects the way of His faithful ones.” Proverbs 2:7–8 Ephesians 6:16 states, “In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish […]
“Ye men of Galilee why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as you have seen him go up into heaven.” Acts 1:11 The angels came to lift up the spirits of […]
“Who is like the LORD our God, who dwells on high, who humbles Himself to behold the things that are in the heavens and in the earth?” (Psalm 113:5–6). “For who in the heavens can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD?” (Psalm 89:6). […]
(The following article is a reprint from the August 1973 issue of The Outlook. It has been edited for size.) The 1973 CRC Synod has spoken on homosexuality. In a nutshell, Synod rejected homosexualism (homosexual practice) as sin (for which we are in deed grateful!) while at the same time it made certain pronouncements about […]
January 1973 “All the consistorial meetings in the world are no substitute for person-to-person contacts to which the elders are called by the Lord” Guidance for Elders and Deacons Peter Y. De Jong February–March 1973 “In many areas of the church today we have lost that sensitiveness to the truth and to the presence of […]
Advocates of a new perspective on Paul often insist that the Reformational view of the doctrine of justification is based upon an incorrect and outdated understanding of Second Temple Judaism. According to authors of the new perspective, E.P. Sanders has persuasively demonstrated the error of the Reformation’s claim that Judaism in Paul’s day taught a […]
Classis Southwest U.S. of the United Reformed Churches in North America held its 10th regular session on March 17–18, 2003, at the Escondido United Reformed Church in Escondido, California. The weather was as pleasant as the work to be done. The main business of classis was the candidacy examination of Mr. Mark Stromberg, and the […]