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Autonomy  Strange to say, but true nevertheless, the court case in Grand Rapids that is to determine who shall be the First Protestant Reformed Church in that city, chiefly became concerned with the question of the autonomy of the local congregation. 

X I I I  (R o m a n s 15:22-29)  We will now continue with our exposition of the last section of Romans 15. We noticed in the former essay of this section that this is really the close of the letter of Paul to the Romans. Paul is motivated only by the love of Christ in these labors, and by the consciousness of his exalted calling unto the office of apostleship. 

February 5, 1960  Rev. H. Hanko declined the call from Randolph as did Rev. C. Hanko his call from the congregation of Hull. Edgerton is happy to announce that Rev. B. Woudenberg has heeded her call to come over and help her. Further plans have not as yet been made public. 

“Let Thy work appear unto They servants, and They glory unto their children. And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish Thou the work of our hands upon us: and establish Thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish Thou it.” Psalm 90:16, 17 We have five books of the Bible that are written by Moses, but only one Psalm, Psalm 90. Moses is unique among God’s prophets. “And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, in...

SYNOD OF 1961 

“Do ye then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.” Romans 3:31 The regenerated child of God according to the new principle of life which he has received from God always desires to have the law established and never seeks to have it made void. It is the flesh and the world that has nothing but the flesh that seeks at every turn to get rid of God’s law. And in such a lawless world, we find ourselves today. Of course the whole human race has been lawless ever since man fell into sin...

Dear Editor of the Standard Bearer:  With reference to the Standard Bearer March 15, 1964, page 288, I read the following:

Randolph, Wisc., has called Rev. J. Kortering, of Hull, Iowa, to be their minister. The trio also included the Revs. R.C. Harbach and G. Lanting.

“And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. . . . And there was strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle . . . and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.”  Genesis 13:5-13

Assistant Professor of English, Dordt College. For other Foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.  I Cor. 3:11