“What is Christ’s Kingdom?” From an Iowa reader comes the question: “Is the cosmos Christ’s Kingdom?” I am sorry that the reader did not elaborate any further on the intent or background of that question, for that would have been helpful in answering it. It seems to me that there are two primary words that […]
“Congregational Meetings On Sunday?” From a reader in the Eastern part of the States comes a question pertaining to the propriety of holding annual congregation meetings on Sunday. The reference is to the regular business meetings, at which time budgets are adopted and duties of committees are discussed and determined, etc., and. not just to […]
“THE HOMOSEXUAL” A young peoples’ group from Michigan raises the question about the homosexual as a result of an article t hat appeared in The Insight magazine on this same subject. Their question: “What is a Christian homosexual?” In answering this question, it is very important that we begin with a definition of terms. Our […]
A Michigan reader reports that in a discussion group, the subject of infant baptism came up because they had just witnessed that sacrament in their church. Some wondered whether the wording of the form was too strong, since it seems to “imply that baptized children are saved at any age, since God does not negate […]
From a reader who lives in Virginia comes a brief note: “Would you please state and explain the reformed view.” I assume the reader wants to know what it means to be Reformed, or the basic tenets of the Reformed faith, rather than the Reformed view of some particular aspect of theology. If my assumption […]
Rev. Harlan G. Vanden Einde is pastor of the Oakdale Park Christian Reformed Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan. THE CHRISTIAN AND AMUSEMENTS Is there rcally that much wrong in playing cards? A letter received by our editor from a Wisconsin reader some months back was referred to me for response in the Question Box. The […]
Rev. Harlan G. Vanden Einde is pastor of the Oakdale Park Christian Reformed Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan. “SUNDAY OBSERVANCE” The author of this question expresses his deep concern regarding a group of people from the church who are making it a practice to get together every Sunday morning for breakfast and Bible study in a […]
Harlan C. Vanden Einde is pastor of the Oakdale Park Christian Reformed Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan. “SICKNESS” From a Bible Study Group in Iowa comes a question about sickness. “Does God allow or cause sickness to come to us or does He allow the devil to do this to us? Does God cause us […]
Rev. Harlan C. Vanden Einde is pastor of the Oakdale Park Christian Reformed Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan. From a Canadian reader comes a question which concerns the “infallibility of the Bible.” When we talk about this and think about the many translations and the reader states further that he dislikes the grammar paraphrased books […]
Rev. Harlan C. Vanden Einde is pastor of the Oakdale Park Christian Reformed Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan. “ON FUND RAISING” An Iowa reader writes: “I have been wondering about raising money for different causes by using methods like bike-a-thons, walk-a-thons, and now a new one, wake-a-thons. Can a Christian take part with that kind […]