Ques. 94. What doth God enjoin in the first commandment? Ans. That I, as sincerely as I desire the salvation of my own soul, avoid and flee from all idolatry, sorcery, soothsaying, superstition, invocation of saints, or any other creatures; and learn rightly to know the only true God, trust…
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What special occasion will take place, D.V., on the twentieth of September? The consistory of Grandville Church in Grandville, Michigan, has set aside this date to commemorate Rev. J. Kortering’s twenty-five years in the ministry. Rev. Kortering has been a pastor in Hull, Iowa, from 1960-66 and 1970-76; Hope, Michigan,…
POP GOES THE GOSPEL, by John Blanchard; Evangelical Press (distributed in this country by Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing), 1984; 160 pp., $1.95 (paper). (Reviewed by Prof. H. Hanko) The rather strange title of this little book ought not to obscure its worthwhile contents. While it has as its goal an…
In this article our attention is drawn to the prophet Hosea’s word to an apostate Israel. The message in Hosea seven verse sixteen is one which Israel had to hear in the day of the prophet, but also is a Word of God to us today. It is one to…
The Christian family is a wonderful creation of God. Its order was established according to the infinite wisdom of God at the beginning of the creation of the world. This order is fundamental to the order of both the state and the church. According to His wonderful covenant of grace…
Before we take up the study of the individual books of the Old Testament, we will say a few words about the first five books. Taken together they are called the Pentateuch. By doing this, we will not have to repeat ourselves concerning authorship, possible date, occasion for writing, etc.,…
God created Adam free. This does not mean that Adam was free to obey or not as he chose, for the power to choose sin is not freedom. It means that Adam had the right, the power, and the will to obey. Man’s freedom is always found within the bounds…
With this article we conclude our brief series on I Corinthians 9:19-23. The passage reads: “For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the…
In our preceding article we were calling attention to the necessity of believing all things promised us in the gospel, which the articles of our undoubted Christian faith briefly teach us. And we were calling attention toward the close of this preceding article to the truth of God’s almighty, irresistible…
As the appointed ambassador of Christ, the minister functions in the worship service in a twofold capacity: at certain times in the worship service, the minister speaks to the congregation in the name of God with the authority given to him by virtue of his office. He does this when…
In The Outlook (July/August, 1985, pp, 4-7) there appears a transcript of a recent address by Dr. W. Robert Godfrey, entitled, “‘The Bible In The Christian Reformed Church: Where Are We Going?” Dr. Godfrey attempts to analyze the current trends and problems in his denomination and to offer a solution and some…