Such is the title of an interesting and timely editorial appearing in The Bannerof February 5, 1960, written by ‘the Rev. John Vander Ploeg. Such is the title of an interesting and timely editorial appearing in The Bannerof February 5, 1960, written by ‘the Rev. John Vander Ploeg. The editor begins by…
Feb. 19, 1960 The congregation at Hull has named the following trio from which to elect a man they shall call to come over and help them: Revs. G. Van Baren, M. Schipper and. R. Veldman. Feb. 19, 1960 The congregation at Hull has named the following trio from which…
The 44th Article of our Church Order reads as follows: The 44th Article of our Church Order reads as follows: “The classis shall authorize at least two of her oldest, most experienced and most competent ministers to visit all the churches once a year and to take heed whether the…
PART TWO EXPOSITION OF THE CANONS FIFTH HEAD OF DOCTRINE OF THE PERSERVERANCE OF THE SAINTS PART TWO EXPOSITION OF THE CANONS FIFTH HEAD OF DOCTRINE OF THE PERSERVERANCE OF THE SAINTS REJECTION OF ERRORS Article 1 (continued) As we remarked earlier, the fathers in this article clash head-on with…
This is a brief summary of the past history of the Loveland Protestant Reformed Church and the events that led to our affiliation with the Protestant Reformed Churches. The congregation prior to becoming Protestant Reformed was known as the HOPE REFORMED CHURCH of Loveland, not affiliated with any church body.…
The above title does not refer to the teaching of Moses and of Christ concerning the whole subject of divorce, but only concerning Jesus’ interpretation of one of the laws of Moses. The text referred to in the title is found in Deuteronomy 24:1-4. The above title does not refer to…
(3) (3) The question is not whether we shall or shall not punish or praise. The question is rather, When shall we punish and when shall we praise? We are not writing to those who condemn all punishment. Although we are aware of the fact that there are all too…
I. I. (I Corinthians 15:1-11) During the past several years it has been the privilege of the undersigned writer to have given expository essays on several Chapters of the first epistle of Paul to the Corinthians. I believe that a perusal of the past issues of The Standard Bearer will bear out…
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed . . . Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon . . . And Joseph said unto pharaoh, the dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed…
PART TWO CHAPTER TWELVE The Lamb On Mount Zion PART TWO CHAPTER TWELVE The Lamb On Mount Zion Revelation 14:1-5 There we found that all the kingdoms of the earth had combined and conspired together, and that with the definite purpose of rebellion against God and against His Christ. The…
The Calvinistic Concept of Culture, by Dr. Henry Van Til. Published by Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Mich. Price $4.50. This book is divided into three parts. The first part defines the issue, the second is historical, the third is entitled: “Basic Considerations Toward a Definition.” The Calvinistic Concept of…
NOTE. All our readers, no doubt, will by this time have wondered about my editorial in the Feb. 15 issue of our paper. The explanation is that, instead of the protest I meant to publish, something else appeared and the protest was left out. Hence I now publish the entire…
“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.” PROV. 28:13 “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.” PROV. 28:13 Proverbs is in the Old Testament what James is in…