“For Use In Worship” The Christian Reformed World Relief organization in promoting its new “World Hunger Program” recently sent Christian Reformed ministers several sheets of “Litanies/Prayers/Selected Scripture Passages for Use in Worship.” The third page of this material under the heading “3. BODY AND BREAD” had the “Leader” quote the texts “I am the Bread […]
“Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life which the Son of man shall give unto you” I John 6:27 An often observable characteristic of churches which are in the process of losing the gospel under the pressure of Liberalism is that they become preoccupied with social […]
Current news of other churches shows that we are not alone in experiencing frustrations in seeking to maintain the Bible‘s claim of inerrancy. Two articles in the June 20 Presbyterian Journal (pp. 5–7, 10) tell of similar problems in the 28,000 member Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church as it met in its 175th Synod at Flat […]
In the CRC discussions concerning the Verhey case a strong point was made of Dr. Verhey’s “honesty.” He frankly avowed some of his deviant views when he might have remained silent or sidestepped acknowledging them. (The same observation could be made regarding his dealings with the consistories and classis in t his matter.) After t […]
GETROUW, the Dutch monthly publication of the International Council of Christian Churches, in its first issue of 1979 featured J. Boelema’s extended summary of an important speech of Dr. A. Troost under the above title. A number of Dr. Troost’s sharp observations are as applicable to our situation as they are to that on the European […]
Young People’s Bible Camp The Reformed Fellowship gladly calls attention to some of the activities of its Canadian affiliate. The first is a Young People’s Bible Camp, Monday through Friday noon, August 27–31, 1979, at the Cedar Glen Conference Grounds at Bolton (near Toronto), Ontario. The subject of the conference is to be “God’s Word, […]
The meeting of our churches’ representatives in their annual June Synod is a significant event which the Outlook usually makes a special effort to cover. I have been asked to make a preliminary survey of the agenda for that meeting. The 568 pages of material may be looked at from various points of view. The […]
A Recurring Question A half year ago in our September issue (p. 14) I observed that developments within our denomination are compelling a lot of loyal church members to face the question whether they should remain in it or become part of a Bible–believing, confessionally Reformed church outside of it. The decision last year to […]
Old and New Books I was recently asked to make a critical comparison of an older and a newer series of textbooks to be used for teaching Bible in the Christian schools. Some of the observations in that study may interest many Christian parents as well as a few board members who must decide which […]
A HOLE IN THE DIKE, Critical Aspects of Berkouwer’s Theology, by Carl Bogue. Mack Publishing Co., Cherry Hill, N.J., 27 pp., 1977, paper, $ .95. A HALF CENTURY OF THEOLOGY, by G.C. Berkouwer, William B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 268 pp. 1977, paper, $9.95. THE NEW SYNTHESIS THEOLOGY OF THE NETHERLANDS, by Cornelius Van Til, Presbyterian […]