BILLY GRAHAM’S MINISTRY OF ERROR It is the contention of the Fundamentalists that Billy Graham preaches the Gospel. “I think we must agree that Billy Graham preaches the simple Gospel of salvation.”1 However, although it is admitted that “he preaches the true Gospel,” yet he does not identify and denounce “those who preach a false […]
ROBERT E. A. LEE, published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, $3.50 (169 pages). Reviewed by Mrs. Robert Decker The author, drawing upon his personal observations and experiences in Berlin, has created a novel depicting the life and problems of two young Germans. Werner Hirn, a publicist for a film company in Hamburg, […]
ABRAHAM’S FAITH GIVEN THE ULTIMATE TEST Gen. 22:1-19 1. The Command of God that Abraham Sacrifice Isaac. a. The command as such, vs. 2 1—It was a command! Obedience was the order of the day; the obedience of faith. The God of glory spoke, Acts 7:2. 2—At the same time it was God Almighty, the […]
To the Editor-in-chief of Beacon Lights Dear Sir: In regard to the Beacon Lights of Feb. 1964 in the editorial written by Mr. H. Kuiper, entitled: “The Need for Protestant Reformed High Schools”, I have many questions. I would like to ask Mr. Kuiper a few questions in regard to some of the statements made […]
A TIME OF DECLINE (1619-1834) The reader will recall that we were discussing the causes of the spiritual decline in the Churches of the Netherlands in the period between the Synod of Dordrecht and the Schism of 1834. We had come to a discussion of the role that the State played in this decline. The […]
Dear Mr. Editor: The month was February and ordinarily would have boded snow, ice and coldness. But this day verged on the balmy; a chilly wind whistled, yet aloft in its arms it presaged spring. As I gazed entranced out the kitchen window, I could see the knoll rising bare and bleak on the fringe […]
The sole purpose of this editorial is to offer to you, Protestant Reformed youth, a suggestion for consideration. The suggestion is intimately associated with the fact that you, as the youth of the Church of Christ, are naturally a learning youth and, by His grace, are constantly in quest of increasing your understanding of that […]
FEDERAL AID TO EDUCATION (continued) Space did not permit an evaluation of the materials quoted in the March issue of the Beacon Lights concerning the general question of Federal Aid to Education, Yes or No. A few general observations were made concerning the question near the beginning and at the end of the article. In […]
The staff of Beacon Lights felt that the magazine ought to reflect on the moral decay and exploitation of sex which is so rampant today. Dr. Monsma has ably complied with our request. His article should prove helpful to all of us, but especially to our young people to whom these things are so alluring. […]
Not so long ago a father learned that his beloved son had some pencils in his drawer which did not belong to him. Upon questioning the youthful lad, he was saddened to learn that these had been taken by him from the large super-market store. Now the amount stolen was very minimal. Inventory would hardly […]