Extremism or sanity, personal freedom or authority. protest or obedience, revolution or development. Which of these alternatives arc you most concerned about? Possibly none! Why not? Because you don’t wish to be way out, odd? Or because you really don’t care what happens? My essay won’t take any of these alternatives, or part of one, […]
What should come first in the Christian’s life and work? Anyone would quickly answer; the necessary things in life! Though food, clothing, shelter are necessities in life, but not the absolute first things to strive for, these material aspects are not to be included in this discussion of “first things.” So what are the necessary […]
“SO IT IS!” W. W. Gasque has made a very valid point. Writing in “The Evangelical Quarterly” Vol. XLI, No.2, he has presented an excellent review of what critical students of the book of Acts have written. He points out that: 1) the opinions regarding the historical character of Acts are very much divided; 2) […]
Dear Christian friends, “Be thou an example of the believers, in word, manner of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” I Tim. 4:12b. These words of Paul were repeatedly in my mind the last number of weeks. Paul simply told Timothy that he had to be an example of believers in various […]
During the time and immediately after the events which led to the Council of Nicea, there were two outstanding men in the Eastern part of the Christian world from whom we today can learn much. These men are acclaimed by historians as the men used mightily by God to state the full truth of God’s […]
There is much discussion these days about the changes taking place in the Roman Catholic church. One of the changes that is said to be most noticeable is the openness of that church toward non-Roman Catholics. This is evidenced by an increasing number of discussions of various types which are taking place between Protestants and […]
April 3, 1968 Editorial Committee TORCH AND TRUMPET Breton Village Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506 Dear Editors: In my article “The Shadow of Ambiguity” appearing in the April issue of your valued magazine is an error that I am particularly eager to correct. The text as it appears carries undesirable overtones. I refer to the sentence […]
THE OLD TESTAMENT TEACHING CONCERNING THE SABBATH It is not my intention to present a complete, much less a detailed, discussion of the Old Testament materials concerning the Sabbath. In the symposium referred to in previous articles, I have endeavoured to present a fuller discussion of this material. Now I intend to include only a […]
From the very beginning of the Reformed churches existence in Australia and New Zealand, the proper observance of the Lord’s Day has been a focal problem. I recall that when I arrived in Australia in 1958, local discussions on the subject were numerous but in few instances were they productive. Sermons on Lord’s Day 38 […]
In recent years the Lord’s Day has given rise to the “problem of the Sabbath-Sunday in Australasia.” Much discussion has evolved in Australia and New Zealand on the relationship between the Old Testament Sabbath and the New Testament Lord’s Day. The character of the Lord’s Day—is it a day of rest and worship or is it basically only […]