ON THE HOSPICE MOVEMENT The Rev. Mr. E. L. Hebden Taylor’s treatise entitled “First Legalized Abortion Now Legalized Euthanasia” in the June 1980 issue of the Outlook contains statements upon which I must comment. My perspective is that of a Christian, professional critical care nurse with thirty years of nursing experience. For me, the challenge […]
The following have been submitted and we place them, without endorsement, for the interest of our readers. Dear Editor: On February 18, 1980, the Orthodox Christian Reformed Church of Burlington, Washington, was organized as a Church of Jesus Christ. On that date former mem· hers of the Christian Reformed Church of Mount Vernon, Washington, chose […]
ON THE VOS LEGACY It was good that the Outlook carried the article by Peter De Jong on Geerhardus Vos and J.G. Vos. Some scholars feel that G. Vos was the greatest Reformed theologian the western hemisphere has produced. They consider that the mantle of Calvin fell on his shoulders. And J.G. is not only […]
Dear Editor: In your article (“The Child’s Name was God,” December 1979) discussing my convocation address at The King’s College you insist that my speech “perverts in typically Liberal tradition everything that the Bible teaches about Christ’s coming,” resulting in “a humanistic distortion of the Gospel of God.” That is preposterous. The fact is, I […]
Outlook Editor: I am writing this in response to the article “Should we make pictures of Jesus Christ?” by Stefan Trenev in the July,1979 edition of the Outlook . This article states that making and using pictures of the Lord Jesus Christ in Sunday School material, Baptism certificates, etc. is in “direct violation of the […]
REACTIONS TO THE SYNOD The Verhey Case Dr. Verhey, a minister of the Christian Reformed Church who teaches at Hope college in Holland. Mich., questions the speaking of the serpent in Gen. 3 and the reality of the earthquake in Matt. 28:2. Synod was asked to make a final decision of this matter this year. […]
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, […]