Report July 20, 1961 of Classis East meeting, July 5, at Hudsonville, Mich.: Rev. R. Veldman led in the opening devotions, and declared Classis properly constituted after the credentials of the delegates had been accepted. All the churches of Classis East were represented by two delegates except Creston, which had…

The summer months are the days for ecclesiastical, assemblies. Synods, Conventions, Conferences, or whatever they may be called, have met throughout the country, have adopted their resolutions for good or for bad, and have gone home. Reading over the countless reports of all these ecclesiastical assemblies, one is struck by…

According to our Church Order, one of the requirements for admission to the table of the Lord is that a confession of the Reformed religion be made by the applicant. This means that in Reformed Churches the principle of “closed communion” is maintained. Only those who are believers in confession…

It stands to reason, therefore, in the light of what we have said previously (confer May 15 issue) concerning this attribute of God’s eternity, that it is ultimately impossible to produce a definition in the true sense of the word. This is in a way true concerning all God’s attributes,…

The main principles of the Reformation, we have noted in previous articles, are usually considered to be two: the formal and the material. According to the formal principle, the Reformation acknowledged only one source of authority, the Holy Scriptures. With this principle they stood opposed to Roman Catholicism, False Mysticism…

Many of us are acquainted with this passage from the pen of Paul, written by the Apostle as he was driven by the Holy Spirit, in which he enjoins Timothy to teach the church at Ephesus that prayers be made for all men. Many of us are acquainted with this…

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord . . . Exodus 15:3 Under the full light of the morning sun, Israel found itself in the quiet stillness of the wilderness. The air hung in hushed silence except for the gentle sound of the waves…

We have seen that the new creation and the new Jerusalem are united in Christ. Christ is the head of the church not only, but also the head of the new creation. And because Christ is the head of all, therefore the new Jerusalem and the new creation are very…

Of interest to our readers will be the following correspondence concerning Sunday military training. Through the courtesy of our Stated Clerk, the Rev. G. VandenBerg, we have received copies of various replies to letters sent by our Synod of 1961 concerning this matter. Upon overture from our Creston Consistory and…

We were discussing the hymn question as it was before our last Synod.  Those that argued against the motion to adopt hymns to be sung in our churches objected that there was no need of hymns for the simple reason that there is sufficient material in our present psalter for…

“Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way.” James 2:25 “By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.” Hebrews 11:31 “Likewise also was…