All Articles For Veldman, Herman

“Of His own will begat He us with the Word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of His creatures.” James 1:18 In the verses 18-16 we are taught that the Lord cannot be tempted with evil and therefore tempteth no man. The Lord is too pure of eyes to behold iniquity, Sin is far from Him. Therefore the wages of sin is death; sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. This thought is further confirmed by James in verse 17 which sets forth the unchangeable goodness and perfection of the Lord. Also verse 18...

In an article which appears in the Banner of March 21, 1947, the consistory of the Grace Christian Reformed Church (formerly the congregation of the Reverend H. Danhof) acquaints the readers of the Banner with the installation service of their pastor, the Rev. G. Gritter. We would quote the following excerpts from that article which we believe should not pass unnoticed: “On November 1, 1945, the Grace Christian Reformed congregation was officially united with the Christian Reformed denomination. Measures were soon taken to obtain a new pastor so that the congregation could enjoy the normal activities of a well-established Christian...

The undersigned has been requested to fill the rubric, Our Doctrine, in our Standard Bearer during the present illness of the Editor, the Rev. H. Hoeksema. We accept this appointment because we cannot refuse it, and with the personal desire that our services may not long be necessary. The reader will understand that we venture forth on our new assignment with considerable fear and trepidation. This writer is strongly conscious of the fact that the articles which will appear under the heading, Our Doctrine, cannot begin to approach the material which until now has been presented to our readers. Besides,...

The subject of this article, “The Knowledge of God” refers to our knowledge of God Himself. Dogmatics (the subject which would furnish us with a systematic arrangement of all the knowledge of God out of the Scriptures) is commonly divided among the six following loci: Theology, Anthropology, Christology, Soteriology, Ecclesiology, and Eschatology. These names refer, respectively to the doctrines concerning God, man, Christ, salvation, the church, and the last things. As we stated in our first article of Sept. 1, this order is also followed in the 37 Articles, Our Confession of Faith. In a certain and real sense of...

In our preceding article we discussed the knowledge of God in general. We learned that this knowledge of God is based upon divine self-revelation. Revelation is that act of God whereby He speaks of Himself to a creature in a language which that creature can understand. God, we know, has revealed Himself in nature and in grace or the Scriptures. We often hear the distinction between nature and grace, particularly in our prayers. God, then, has richly blessed us in nature and in grace. In this sense this distinction should not be made.

The attempt has been made throughout the ages to “prove”, i.e., to establish by means of logical reasoning, the existence of God. It cannot be said that these attempts speak convincingly of a living faith on the part of those who would thus establish the existence of God. Faith, not reason, is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen—Heb. 11:1.

The Scriptures are the Word of God. This expression implies three things. In the first place, the Bible is the Word of God because it was spoken by God. All Scripture, we believe, was given by inspiration of God. The Bible is the only book which can trace its origin directly to the Lord. In the second place, the Bible is the Word of God because it is the infallible record of the Word of God. I now refer to God’s Word as a word which God alone can speak and as He alone can speak it.

We believe that there is one God and that that God is one. This is a truth of tremendous practical significance. Do we believe this? That this truth is of tremendous significance is apparent, first of all, from the fact that it constitutes the first article of our Confession of Faith.

God Is Triune.

The Propriety of Discussing the Covenant At This Time.