Rev. R.C. Harbach, of Kalamazoo, has declined the call to be Home Missionary of our churches.  Rev. J. Kortering, of Hull, has declined the call which came to him from Edgerton, Minn.  Rev. Harbach has received a call from Randolph, Wis.; and Rev. Lanting is considering a call which he…

“Luther Is Grote Catechismus” by Prof. Dr. P. Boendermaker.(Luther’s Werken II). Published by J.H. Kok, N.V. Kampen, Netherlands. 138 pages. F 1, 75.  “Luther Is Grote Catechismus” by Prof. Dr. P. Boendermaker.(Luther’s Werken II). Published by J.H. Kok, N.V. Kampen, Netherlands. 138 pages. F 1, 75.  This little booklet (paperback) is a…

It is commonly asserted that those who insist on a particular atonement are, nevertheless, compelled to ignore this doctrine in their preaching, particularly in the mission field. Even if one is convinced that Christ died only for the elect, he cannot say so when he is preaching to unbelievers or…

Although there is a sense, carefully circumscribed by Barth, in which Barth. maintains that the Bible neither claims nor possesses authority—it is “merely” the witness to Christ, who possesses all authority—he would vehemently deny the validity of the criticism we raised against his view of Scripture in the preceding article.…

Many are the figures used in Scripture to present to us the full and rich truth concerning the Church of God. That Church is likened to a flock of sheep beloved and protected by the Shepherd. She is presented as a beautiful temple in which the living God dwells by…

THE JUDGES INDICTED BY STEPHEN Acts 7:51-53  THE JUDGES INDICTED BY STEPHEN Acts 7:51-53  Stephen was evidently led by the Holy Ghost. It was the Lord Jesus Himself who was speaking here through Stephen, as the former was standing on the right hand of God as the Son of Man. He who…

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.  . . . the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.  I Samuel 10:20, 21…

Hailed as a modern liberal Pentecostal movement, Buchmanism is strictly not an organization with an official membership. It is rather a “do-gooder” movement calculated to so change individuals, societies and nations as to convert mankind into one universal peace corps before the third world war annihilates humanity. In England it…

GOD IS DEAD?  There have always been men who with an ultimate arrogance pronounced the death sentence upon the living God. Nietsche tried it; so did Voltaire. But these men were generally outside the Church. Again today men are doing the same. The difference is that these “death sentences” are…

SCRIPTURE AND SATISFACTION  We are busy discussing and describing the nature of the atonement in connection with the question whether or not the atonement is in its very nature limited. Dr. Daane, in treating the issues of the Dekker Case, denies that the atonement is limited in its very nature…

Every time that New Year’s Day falls on Saturday there is a comparatively widespread tendency in our churches,—sometimes proceeding no farther than an expression of dissatisfaction, but sometimes translated into action,—a tendency, namely, to disregard Article 67 of our Church Order and to cancel either the New Year’s Eve service…

“And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi: For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have way with Amalek from generation to generation.”  Exodus 17:15, 16 “And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi: For he said,…