Hope Church, of Grand Rapids, has tendered a call to Rev. J. Kortering, of Hull, Iowa. The trio included the Revs. M. Schipper and C. Hanko. Hope Church, of Grand Rapids, has tendered a call to Rev. J. Kortering, of Hull, Iowa. The trio included the Revs. M. Schipper and…
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SLAVERY, SEGREGATION AND Scripture, by James Oliver Buswell, III; Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company; 1964; 101 pp.; $2.50. This book is an examination of the Scriptural, cultural, and sociological arguments that have been adduced over the years in support of slavery and segregation. Examining these arguments from the viewpoint of…
The three elements of the providence of God are preservation, cooperation, and government. In our last article we called attention to the Lord’s preservation of all things. In this article we wish to call attention to that phase of the providence of the Lord that is known as government. We…
THE VENGEANCE OF UNBELIEVING JEWS: STONES John 10:31-39 THE VENGEANCE OF UNBELIEVING JEWS: STONES John 10:31-39 Those who speak the Word of God in the midst of unbelieving Israel are always the object of persecution, and not seldom are they hypocritically and falsely adjudged and stoned. Thus it was with…
“Truly catholic, truly reformed, truly ecumenical” For those who have read concerning developments in the church-world of our day, the letters COCU have been observed with ever increasing frequency. The letters indicate the “Consultation on Church Union.” Just recently we have read of its fifth meeting held at Dallas, Texas.…
WCC IN GENEVA If there were any lingering doubts in the minds of anyone that the World Council of Churches is a manifestation of the false church, last summer’s “Conference on Church and Society” must surely have dispelled them. Delegates from all over the world (including delegates from the Russian…
THE FORM FOR EXCOMMUNICATION The ministers and the elders perform the act of excommunication not only as the official organs of the church but also as the representatives of Christ Himself. Insofar as they function in the former capacity the whole congregation, as represented in them, participates in this disagreeable…
Billy Graham is, undeniably, a prominent revivalist. That is not the same as saying he is an eminent preacher. Strictly, a preacher represents a true church, is called and sent by such a church, and labors both out from and with a view to the church. Billy Graham does not…
If we are to believe everything that we read and everything that we hear over the radio, then the cross of Christ has brought us into the dubious “advancement” that we have gone back to what the church had before she was enriched by the law of God at Mount…
Editor’s Notes NEW VOLUME Editor’s Notes NEW VOLUME With this issue we begin a new volume. No major changes will be made in the contents or format of our magazine in Volume 43. However, a couple staff changes must be reported. A change became necessary in the department The Lord Gave…
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall Receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.” “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall Receive the crown of life, which the…