Vol 20 Issue 11

At the close of his article entitled “A Narrow Bridge” the editor of The Banner makes the following remarks: “Let us not forget that though the truth of God is not irrational, it often-transcends our reason. There are many doctrines in Scripture which appear to be self-contradictory. On that very ground the Unitarians deny the Trinity. No believer in the Trinity has ever been able to show that it is in accord with human logic to believe that there are three distinct divine persons while there is only one divine being. How many have plunged from the narrow bridge of...

DEBATE—AFFIRMATIVE: We have the children; the material means are at our disposal; the teachers can be obtained; hence, the possibility is there. That is the thrust of this wherever possible. The question is: Should we, the way being open, establish schools of our own, where our Protestant Reformed children can be instructed by Protestant Reformed men and women on the basis of what we believe to be the unadulterated Reformed truth? The negative has the burden of showing why this is neither desirable nor mandatory. The affirmative answers this question with an unequivocal: Yes! And gladly we assume the burden...

Some years ago it was no uncommon sight to see little and larger groups of people, on various street corners of the down-town areas of larger cities, listening to some persuasive or emotional singing or to some speaker doing his best to bring, or pretending to bring, the Gospel. Practically every denomination known put forth its efforts in this direction. Whether it was considered a very effective method of bringing the Gospel is hardly conceivable but it was at least a good vent or venture for so-called mission enthusiasm. Every corner with its group seemed to offer another creed or...

As was said, the task that remained to the one and a half tribes west of the Jordan was to prosecute the conquest by freeing their respective allotments from the remnants of the heathen tribes, and especially to cleanse the land of the altars and shrines of their pagan worship. But this was not done. With the exception of Judah, the tribes, in violation of the command of God, concluded a covenant with the heathen and, according to the articles of this covenant, the heathen were allowed to continue in the possession of many of their cities on the condition...

The name Jesus, a Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Joshua or Jehoshua, is explained by the Catechism as briefly meaning Savior: “why is the Son of God called Jesus, that is Savior?” Of old there has been and still is difference of opinion among scholars as to the proper derivation of the name Jehoshua. According to some it is supposed to be a simple verbal noun, and in that case the meaning is salvation. According to others, the name is composed of two parts, Jeho, an abbreviation of Jehovah, and shua, salvation or saves, and according to this derivation...

Brother Langerak suggests (see p. 206) that the exception which the Lord mentions in Matt. 19:9 (“except it be for fornication”), justifies the conclusion that in case of fornication the innocent party may remarry, both the husband and the wife. He suggests that the text may be read this way (the meaning is, of course, that we may continue, finish, the text in this way): “Whosoever shall put away his wife for fornication and marry another, does not commit adultery.” Now, as I have stated before, I understand full well that those who make a plea for the remarriage of...