Outlook Editor: The March, 1979 issue of the Outlook contained an article by the Rev. Peter De Jong entitled “Are Christian Schools Teaching the Bible?” The article claims to present some of the observations of the author based on a critical comparison of two Bible curricula that we publish, the older Historical Study (in gr. […]
THE BIBLE‘S INSPIRATION It ought to be said and said plainly: Some of our professors at Calvin College & Seminary hold to views of the Bible’s inspiration which are questionable. to say the least, and not in harmony with a biblical view of inspiration, to say a bit more. And it is misunderstanding of the […]
WHICH BIBLE VERSION? In recent years the Revised Standard Version of the Bible has become increasingly popular in Reformed circles. The earlier stigma of a “liberal bias” largely disappeared, and it is quite likely the version most used on our pulpits today. I don’t regret this, nor do I question it. In the congregation I […]
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ORIGINATORS OF “OUR TESTIMONY” I wish I didn’t have to write this letter, but it becomes necessary because my name appeared along with 43 others as a signer of “Our Testimony” in the October issue of OUTLOOK. I counted it an honor to be included in the original mailing but, […]
SYNOD REPORT UNFAIR? August 28, 1978 THE OUTLOOK Rev. Peter De Jong, Editor Dutton, MI 49511 Box 34 Dear Rev. De Jong: In the August, 1978 issue of THE OUTLOOK, page Seven, it is reported that at the Synod of 1978 I spoke of my fervent desire that the church would very soon open the […]
ALL IS NOT WELL IN THE CRC Anyone who is not a stranger in Jerusalem knows, to say it mildly, that all is not well in the Christian Reformed Church. Much has been written about this condition and in reading this again and again, I recall the Word of the Lord spoken by His servant […]
Dear Sir: Please permit me to comment on the last part of the letter from Rev. J. Tuininga in the July issue of OUTLOOK. In that part Rev. Tuininga laments the fact that OUTLOOK and the Reformed Fellowship do not seem to have too much praise and commendation for such organizations as CLAC or CJL. […]
A UNITED REFORMED CHURCH? Allow me a few comments with respect to what the Rev. Vander Ploeg has been writing about that “United Reformed Church.” In the April issue of your magazine, he expresses his concern about the lack of response to his initial proposal. He attributes this to one of three reasons; they couldn’t care less; […]
ABOUT A “UNITED REFORMED CHURCH” My editorial in July on “Desideratum – A United Reformed Church” called forth a measure of response to which, due to circumstance, attention has not been given until now. At the outset the editorial stated: “An exciting prospect” – Suppose that in God’s gracious providence the day would dawn when […]
Dear Sir, In reading Rev. Piersma’s review of CRC Synod ‘77 in August’s issue of THE OUTLOOK and Rev. Van Baren’s review of CRC Synod ‘77 in September’s issue of The Standard Bearer, I am deeply saddened and at the same time thoroughly shocked by what I have read. In fact I had to read […]