“…and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.” EPHESIANS 6:15, 16 It is imperative that the soldiers of Christ be completely clad. Our spiritual warfare demands adequate equipment. Even the […]
HAIL MARY! “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is Jesus, the fruit of thy womb. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, sinners, now and in the hour of Our death. Amen.” As children of the Reformation what shall we say of these things? […]
The Reformed Journal of September, 1958, contained an article by Prof. De Koster, entitled GENEVA TO GINDIRI. I thought it most interesting and suggestive. The author sought to circumscribe the broad and inescapably difficult question of our Church’s participation in the Seminary of Northern Nigeria by the teachings of John Calvin. As such, his effort […]
Our January issue called attention to two articles in Stromata, the organ of the students at Calvin Seminary, in which the infallibility of Scripture was questioned while its divine inspiration was maintained. There is an essential difference between inspiration in a general sense, as for example, of poets, painters, architects,—or of the fruits of their creative […]
We are happy to be able to announce to our readers that Professor John Murray, professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Seminary, Philadelphia, has accepted the invitation of Reformed Fellowship, Inc., to give a series of four lectures in Grand Rapids on the evenings of Thursday, May 21; Friday, May 22; Monday, May 23; and Tuesday, […]
We take pleasure in telling our readers about an important series of articles, in connection with the John Calvin anniversary, which will appear in the 1959 issues of TORCH AND TRUMPET. Last year invitations to prospective writers of these articles went out to a number of well known Reformed scholars. The subjects had been selected for […]
The rapid and wonderful advances made in the fields of psychiatry and psychology, with the promise of even greater remedial help in bringing immeasurable relief and cure, are boons to mankind for which we are indeed grateful to God. It is, therefore, certainly not my intent to underestimate the worth of these scientific benefits to us, […]
Read Amos 3:1, 2 and Luke 12:47, 48 1. THE OBJECTOR STATES, “THE DOCTRINE OF HEll IS A CRUEL DOCTRINE, FOIt IT TEACHES THAT GOD CASTS INTO THE DEPTHS OF HELL COUNTLESS INNOCENT PAGANS WHO HAVE NEVER HEARD THE GOSPEL.” ANSWER a. “Into the depths of hell?” The objector is forgetting that there are degrees of […]
Read Jonah 4:6–11 and I Corinthians 7:14 I. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS SUBJECT Until recently a very high percentage of human beings never attained to maturity. In fact, ever so many died in infancy. Of late, this tragic situation has taken a turn for the better. Concerted efforts are being put forth to counteract the high […]
Read Matthew 25:1–13 1. THE EXACT QUESTION There are two misconceptions of which we should free our minds immediately. On the one hand, there are the people who belong to this or that sect (Russellites and some others). These will sometimes confuse their victims by telling them that it is not true that they believe […]