“…with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints, and on my behalf, that utterance may be given unto me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador […]
THE LEADER OF THEOLOGIANS It was Luther’s great assistant in the Reformation, Philip MeIanchthon, himself an able teacher and theologian, who called Calvin The Theologian. Another of Calvin’s contemporaries, the learned Joseph Scaliger (1520–1600), echoed Melanchthon’s sentiment when he said: “Calvin stands alone among the theologians.” Speaking of Calvin’s Institutes, a sixteenth century Hungarian reformer said […]
To say that we have hesitated to write this article would be an under-statement. There is so much good in the Church we love that an inward struggle preceded the resolution to publish the thoughts that are here expressed since they reveal the conviction that serious faults and dangerous trends are coming to the surface in […]
The late Wendell WiIlkie, once Republican candidate for president in 1910, wrote a reflection on his world tour entitled, “One World”. As a nation we seemed reluctant to realize the implications of the one world concept. World War II forced tho facts of life upon us so that our nation became a leader in the United Nations. […]
THE REAL PROBLEM OF INSPIRATION Since the church’s doctrine of an infallibly inspired Scripture is taught by the Scriptures themselves,1 the real problem of inspiration becomes that of the credibility of the Bible. This was the conclusion to which Warfield led us in our first article. TIle rejection of the New Testament doctrine of inspiration, therefore, constitutes the […]
For the Reformed churches of Australia the task of bringing in the straying and lost sheep of the fold is great. In fact, so great is that task that the churches are at a loss how and where to begin and, when begun, how to proceed. As can be expected, there are various opinions as to how we […]
QUESTION: My brother and I live in a very unhappy home. Our parents seldom have a day without a quarrel. My brother who is older than I will soon marry. He says he will be glad to get out of the house. That will leave me to face the situation here alone. My father is a […]
To Be or Not To Be Reformed Whither the Christian Reformed Church? by R.B. KUIPER. Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids 6, Michigan 1959. 192 pages. Price $2.95 This book had to be written. Perhaps it should have been written sooner; certainly not any later. The author, Professor Emeritus of Practical ‘Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, and President Emeritus of Calvin Seminary, is by no means retired. […]
Author Index Bavinck, Herman, “On the Origin and Essence of Man”, (from his book – “Our Reasonable Faith”) No. 4 page 15 Bosscher, Albert, “Critique of L. De Koster’s ‘All Ye That Labor’” No. 2 page 24 Breedveld, Peter, “A Student Looks at Paul Tillich” No. 4 page 18 Danhof, Ralph J ., “The Gods That Failed” No. 10 page 16 De Jong, Alexander C., (Feature: […]