Vol 21 Issue 14

Editor of The Standard Bearer, Dear Editor, Please allow me to thank Mr. G. T. E. for the fine compliments paid me in his contribution in the Standard Bearer of February 15. I have always taken a certain pardonable pride in the fact that my articles do not lack in clarity and also that I observe the rules of ethical journalism. But, a person can easily make a slip, and it is therefore very gratifying that a man of Mr. G. T. E.’s apparent ability publicly compliments me on the attainments of those objectives. The rest of the brother’s contribution...

When on November of 1944 our minister, Rev. C. Hanko, made known unto us that he felt that he must accept the call to Manhattan, Montana, our hearts were saddened and we felt for the moment that all was against us, for Rev. Hanko had labored in our midst faithfully for almost ten years and in that time ties had been made that were not easy to break, not alone that Rev. Hanko and family were well liked in the congregation, but his work among us had the result that we became as one unit, loving each other in Christ...

Holland, Michigan March 23, 1945 Dear Editor: May I have a bit of space to reply to Mr. Gritter’s article which appeared in the Standard Bearer of February 1, in respect to collective bargaining of the C.L.A.? I must admit that I cannot follow his reasoning or logic at all. Irrespective of what procedure is followed in setting wages, the fact yet (and always will remain) that all men are not equal in performing a job. Mr. Gritter admits this when he writes: “It is true, of course, that there is a great difference between men.” This great difference can,...

By the “Ordo Salutis” is understood the series of acts or steps whereby the salvation which Christ has merited for His elect people is applied to them by the Holy Spirit of the exalted Christ. From this work the activity of the sinner himself is not indeed always consciously excluded. So, for example, Dr. Gerk. Vos in his definition uses the expression “subjectief toegeigend wordt”, and Dr. Bavinck says “Christ and His benefits are first actually applied and distributed in the internal calling, and from man’s side passively accepted in regeneration (en passief van s’ menschen zijde aanvaard)Dogm. Vol. IV,...

RESOLVED—that the Underground Movement in Occupied Countries is Revolutionary. AFFIRMATIVE REBUTTAL Allow me to state that it is a pleasure for me to debate this subject with so worthy an opponent as the Rev. H. Hoeksema. I appreciate the fact that he has a marked ability to clearly state the issue in question, which is particularly advantageous in this case where the whole argument is so definitely on the side of the affirmative. I also appreciate that he expresses agreement with my contention that we must be subject to those in authority, regardless of how they come into power, and...

Today, no doubt, there is hardly a Christian home that is not furnished with a radio. Many of the modern inventions of our age have become practically a necessity rather than a luxury. And why should not the Christian too make use of these inventions.Is it not his calling to use the things of this world to the praise and honor of his God? It surely is. However, as with everything the Christian does, so, too, the use of the radio may be a means whereby the Christian, who has yet but a small beginning of the new life of...

The question that we face in this paper is: “Do the reprobated sin in hell”. Or, “Will God make an end of sin also in the reprobated in hell as well as he makes an end of sin in the redeemed who are saved,” or “What possibility, if any, is there to the lost in hell for sinning?” The answers to these questions must, of course, be derived from the Scriptures, and not from our reason. Our reason has worth, in our attempt to know the truth, as we possess it in the Christ and as it has been revealed...

Q. 37. What dost thou understand by the words, “He suffered?” A. That he, all the time that he lived on earth, but especially at the end of his life, sustained in body and soul, the wrath of God against the sins of all mankind: that so by his passion, as the only propitiatory sacrifice, he might redeem our body and soul from everlasting damnation, and obtain for us the favor of God, righteousness and eternal life. Q. 38. Why did he suffer under Pontius Pilate, as judge? A. That he, being innocent, and yet condemned by a temporal judge,...

What shall we say about the second part of the “Complaint,” that which is concerned with the faculties of the soul? First of all, I wish to repeat that also this question might be a nice subject for discussion by some philosophical or theological club. How the presbytery of Philadelphia could subject a theological candidate to several hours of grilling on this point is, I confess, beyond my comprehension. And still more difficult it is for me to understand how the complainants could discover in Dr. Clark’s views in this respect sufficient ground for a protest against his licensure and...

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. Eccl. 5:2 When thou enterest the house of God! . . . . For that occasion, the Word of God in this connection sounds a threefold warning. The house of God, to which the text refers, was, of course, in the first place, the old dispensational temple, the sanctuary of Israel, where the people of God were wont to worship, to offer their prayers, to bring their...