Vol 23 Issue 14

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...

Niemoller. . . . The Rev. Martin Niemoller’s speech making tour of the U. S. officially ended in the latter part of March. Pastor Niemoller spoke to capacity audiences in 53 cities in the U. S. under the auspices of the Federal Council of Churches. Throughout his stay in America two questions have been raised time and again. The first deals with his relation to the Nazi regime under Hitler. It is well known that in the early part of the War he had offered his services to Hitler as a submarine captain; in which service he had distinguished himself...

(The first O. T. quotation to which we would call attention is that recorded in Romans 10:5-8. This beautiful and instructive passage is a quotation from two different passages and two different books in the O. T., namely, Lev. 18:5 and Deut. 30:12-14. The passage in Romans 10, calling for our attention reads as follows: “For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law on this wise: That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.” (Lev. 18:5). “But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise: say not in thine heart: Who shall ascend...

The Gospel, we have seen, touches on the whole of our social life, not with the purpose of supplying the world with a social science, but with the purpose of supplying the redeemed with grace to reveal themselves as God’s party in this world. The reason why Scripture touches on social things is not in the social things themselves, but lies in the purpose of sanctification of the redeemed. Hence the Gospel is socially spiritual, and spiritually social. That is, the Gospel is ever spiritual and of spiritual content, also when it speaks of social things. For that very reason...

Let us now examine what remains of Dr. Ridderbos’s attempt to prove with the Church Order that Classis (Synod) rightfully deposes officebearers. It is the doctor’s exegesis of Art. 79 of the Church Order to which we next have regard. The article reads, “When Ministers of the Divine Word, Elders or Deacons, have committed any public, gross sin, which is a disgrace to the Church, or worthy of punishment by the authorities, the Elders and Deacons shall immediately by preceding sentence of the Consistory thereof and of the nearest Church, be suspended or expelled from their office, but the ministers...

2. The Resurrection Of The Body, (cont.) The same passage from the fifteenth chapter of First Corinthians to which we already referred above in proof of the identity of the resurrection body and our present body, may also inform us with respect to the difference between the two. It teaches us, first of all, that through the resurrection our bodies will be delivered from all the effects of sin and death: “it is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in...

(DUTCH REMOVED) Here follows the translation of the above article of the Rev. L. Doekes: THE MYSTERY “De Geloovigen en Hun Zaad” (Believers and Their Seed, H.H.) —in this theme we take extraordinary interest because of our struggle in the last years. And that which, under this title, the Rev. H. Hoeksema observes is worthwhile. In this separate article I would like to call attention to some points in his argumentation that caused us great joy. First of all there is the strong opposition of the Rev. Hoeksema against a covenant-theory that bases itself on “two lines” which Scripture is...

Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. John 20:16, 17 Mary! Rabboni! Touch me not! I have not yet ascended. . . . But I ascend! Also this, that the risen Lord was not the ascended One, the disciples must learn to recognize, and that, too, before anything else...