The February, 1967, issue of TORCH AND TRUMPET carried a review of the catechism curriculum material produced by the Committee on Education for grade six. The course is entitled Steps in Faith. In this review the Rev. Henry Vanden Heuvel lodges some very serious criticisms against this course and comes to the conclusion that “this […]

“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). Every year at this time the attention of Christians comes back again and again to one miracle in the Bible: The Virgin Birth of Jesus. Our […]

We cannot embark on a mission among Muslims until we know the crucial differences between Islam and Christianity. Islam vehemently denies the major truth claims of Christianity. The greatest obstacle in a discussion with a Muslim about the Gospel is the person and work of Jesus Christ. When we compare the Koranic Jesus with the […]

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 1:18) Is Mary the “Queen of Heaven” or an instrument to reveal the Gospel? How should we understand Mary? Recently Rowland Ward has outlined […]

Rob Bell, in keeping with the doctrinal declarations of Mars Hill church states, “I affirm the historic Christian faith, which includes the virgin birth and the Trinity and the inspiration of the Bible and much more”.1 Rob Bell’s View of the Trinity Rob Bell teaches about the doctrine –the flexible spring—called the Trinity with the […]