Last time we gave a rather complete report of the main business of Synod and that which consumed most of the time of meeting. Besides the items mentioned in our last report there were various miscellaneous matters treated and decided upon. Last time we gave a rather complete report of…

There was a call issued to young men in our denomination who would take up the work of the ministry. But the Synod of 1949 has come and gone, and there is no one who answered the call. None came forth to be enrolled in our school. None to take…

In connection with the Common Grace world-and-life view, labeled or unlabeled, on which we commented last time, we want to add a line or two. In connection with the Common Grace world-and-life view, labeled or unlabeled, on which we commented last time, we want to add a line or two.…

The Office Of Elder. The Office Of Elder. The office of elder in the church is frequently not esteemed as highly as that of the minister of the Word. A minister spends years of preparation for his calling before he enters the ministry, while the elder is called out of…

Dear Brother:— Especially my last article must have made it crystal clear to you that the doctrine contained in your proposition is heretical and that in denying its contrary you repudiate the truth. But, of course, I am only a sinful, fallible man. I therefore may be in error. If…

God’s Mercy According To Berkhof God’s Mercy According To Berkhof Another important aspect of the goodness of God is His mercy or tender compassion. Concerning this attribute of the Lord, Prof. Berkhof writes in his Reformed Dogmatics, page 73, as follows: “The Mercy of God.” Another important aspect of the goodness…

Did you ever stop to consider just how much, or how little, our church and denomination really cost us and how much we receive for the price we pay? People complain at times about the size of their congregational budget or the (rising cost of denominational life. In this article…