Vol 36 Issue 13

March 20, 1960 

The reader may recall that in the February 1st issue ofThe Standard Bearer we called attention to the first of two articles written by Dr. R. Danhof in The Banner in which he told of the “Renewed Attempt at Merger in the Netherlands.” Dr. Danhof informed his readers that the Christian Reformed Church in America assumed a “lay hands off” policy with respect to the Netherlands situation. It was in connection with this revealed policy that we made the following statements: 

(Article 44, D.K.O., Con’t.) 

PART Two  EXPOSITION OF THE CANONS  FIFTH HEAD OF DOCTRINE  OF THE PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS 

THE TIME OF THE REFORMATION  VIEWS ON THE CHURCH  FORMAL PRINCIPLE  (continued) 

It is very common among us that we celebrate the Reformation of the church, the beginning of which we consider to be the nailing of the 95 theses to the door of the Schlosskirche by Martin Luther on October 31, 1517. Without any doubt, that event is important and significant in the history of the church. This was the beginning of freedom from the bondage of idolatry and corruption as it existed in the Roman Catholic Church of that day. The dual principle of the Reformation was established: justification by faith, and interpretation of Scripture on the basis of Scripture. 

III.  (I Corinthians 15:20-28)  a. 

And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan . . . .  And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. GENESIS 42:5 and GENESIS 42:8 .

PART TWO – CHAPTER TWELVE  The Angels and the Voice  Revelation 14:6-13 

Christian Education In Our Country  When, in this article, I speak of Christian education in our country, I refer especially to such education as is taught, not in our churches or even in the Reformed Churches in general, but by far the majority of the large denominations outside of our churches.