All Articles For Titus

Some are Free in Prison I want to write you in continued appreciation for keeping me on your mailing list and sending me the Standard Bearer free of charge. I want you to now that I truly look forward to each issue and read it from cover to cover. Every word that is written is read and appreciated. The recent articles on “The Nose of the Camel” have been most interesting and enlightening. I wish to thank the author for his articulate presentation on this provocative issue of women in positions of authority in the church. I truly feel informed...

Rev. VanOverloop is pastor of Bethel Protestant Reformed Church in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Previous articles have presented some of the principles of missions. First, the work of missions and evangelism is a part of the very essence of the church. It is not .an option, which you can add on to the church if it can be afforded and if it is desirable. Therefore, the true church of Jesus Christ performs missions as an on-going act of obedience to her Lord. Doing her best with the means God has given the church brings the good news of Jesus Christ...

Rev. Cammenga is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church of Loveland, Colorado. The elders shall be chosen by the judgment of the consistory and the deacons according to the regulations for that purpose established by the consistory. In pursuance of these regulations, every church shall be at liberty, according to its circumstances, to give the members an opportunity to direct attention to suitable persons, in order that the consistory may thereupon either present to the congregation for election as many elders as are needed, that they may after they are approved by it, unless any obstacle arise, be installed with...

Ques. 66 What are the sacraments?  Ans. The sacraments are holy visible signs and seals, appointed of God for this end, that by the use thereof, He may the more fully declare and seal to us the promise of the gospel, viz., that He grants us freely the remission of sin, and life eternal, for the sake of that one sacrifice of Christ, accomplished on the cross. 

Miss Huizinga is a member of our Hope Church in Grand Rapids. She is a senior at Calvin College, an English major, studying to be a school teacher. The name “Christian” implies a very important responsibility. As Christians, we have a responsibility to lead a sanctified life. In other words, we are called to lead a life free from sin and worldly lusts. This calling is explicitly stated in Titus 2:11, 12: “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in...

Rev. Cammenga is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church of Loveland, Colorado. A very worthwhile conference on the office of ruling elder was held June 22-24 at the Loveland Protestant Reformed Church in scenic Loveland, Colorado. The featured speaker at the conference was Prof. Robert Decker, professor of New Testament and Practical Theology at the Theological School of the Protestant Reformed Churches in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The conference consisted of four sessions, each followed by a discussion period. The first session dealt with the fundamental principles of the office of ruling elder, as well as a general overview of the...

(Note: This summer while we were vacationing my wife and I were having a discussion about the general issue of women in office and the more specific issue of women ministers. As we were discussing this subject, the thought occurred to me that it would be possible to write a satire in this connection which would serve to underscore the issues in connection with this subject. This somewhat tongue-in-cheek editorial is the product of our joint efforts. It should be kept in mind that the fictitious names have meaning.

Banner Blasts Official Church Position The Banner is the official publication of the Christian Reformed Church. Most of our readers are familiar with that periodical. One would have reason to expect that an official publication of a denomination would set forth the official position of the church it represents. One would expect that it would maintain the church’s position over against those who oppose it.

Cornelius Hanko is an emeritus minister in the Protestant Reformed Churches. The following questions have been received: I am writing to you in the Question Box, because I have a question which I have been concerned about for some time, and I would like to see an answer in print so I can read and study it. My basic question is “Why are our covenant children not permitted to come to the Table of our Lord? Does not our Lord invite children as well as adults to His fellowship at His Table?” In connection with this, I have some related...

For most of you, the sacrament of Baptism was administered to you in your infancy. At that time you were all unaware of your baptism, that you were baptized, and the meaning and significance of your baptism. The Baptists suppose that this constitutes an objection to infant baptism. We Reformed deny the validity of this objection.