The above words are taken from a question found in Psalm 11:3, which was faced by David. Friends advised him to run and hide because his life was in real danger. Open warfare is one thing, but to shoot from ambush is quite another. One might, so David’ s friends reason, fight fire with fire. […]
In the early sixties the United Church of Canada wrote a new curriculum. The reason for this new curriculum is stated in the introduction to Book I, “God and His Purpose,” as follows: “In a time of confusion, men and women look to the Church for a clear statement of those things most surely believed […]
A Premise of Synod Infallibility? A recent church bulletin contained a “Report on Synod 1984 for Classis . . .” Its opening paragraph reads, “There is no doubt that every Synod of the CRC is unique and different. Different issues, the composition of the delegates, the emotional climate in the denomination, and many other […]
A PLEA FOR UNITY IN INTERPRETATION OF GOD’S WORD After reading Banner reports and listening to local reports of Synodical delegates in reference to “Women in Office,” I’m wondering how this all started and what’s the main motive. Surely, it’s not because current deacons are not doing a good job. We’re surely not minimizing the […]
The church in Corinth had problems. New converts , called to live within the bounds of their new freedom in Christ, needed constant guidance and instruction. Recognizing that the apostle Paul preached God’s divinely inspired word to them; they readily listened to and followed his instructions. The apostle praised them for this (I Cor. 11:2) […]
Scripture tells us that “There will be terrible times in the last days” (2 Tim. 3:1). The description of the cause for those “terrible times” lies within the church. One can summarize this by stating that, at the core of the problems in the church is unbelief. The world has come into the church. The […]
The success of any society, organization or movement depends on participating members. That is why we hear so much about this today. In our present time with its varied interests calling for, even demanding, our support and attention it becomes the more difficult to be a meaningful participating member and we are compelled to choose […]
As members of the Christian Reformed Church we, the undersigned, wish to express our sincere concerns about what we see as wrong trends in teachings and practices among us. We list some of our concerns below with the hope that a greater awareness of wrong trends will encourage us to reverse our course and to […]
The teachings of Universalism are not new. For many years we have been urged to take the teachings of Scripture on the salvation of all men more seriously. We have been told for many years that when Scripture uses such terms as “all men,” “world,” “all,” or “every one” that we must take that at full […]
Have you ever been asked the question: Who wears the pants in your home? I think everybody recognizes its meaning. Its another way of asking: Who’s boss in your home, father or mother? Questions like that generally raise a chuckle or two, but they are far from innocent. Back of them is the assumption, very […]