Ever since Satan’s great deception in the Garden of Eden, he has been conspiring with his fallen host to deceive the whole world. Two endeavors stand as Satan’s greatest attempts to overcome God besides his attempt at Christ on the cross. These were at Job of old, who was God’s delight, and the man, Christ […]
It is a privilege and a great delight to me that this evening I may deliver the inspirational address at the opening session of the Convention of Protestant Reformed Young People. The task assigned to me is wholly a pleasurable one. I take it that this convention is proof of the fact that in our […]
We have finished Chapter 1 of ECCLESIASTES, which is Solomon’s introduction to the book, giving both his main theme and his reasons for writing the book. We now enter chapters 2-3 of ECCLESIASTES. In these two chapters Solomon summarizes for us his own personal search for meaning in life apart from God, giving the double […]
(In the last article, we began our discussion of the views of Dr. Ralph Janssen. We noticed that Dr. Janssen basically denied the infallible inspiration of Scripture. In this article we are going to see exactly how he did this.) Dr. Janssen said that the student of the Bible must come to Scripture just as […]
“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Gal. 6:2 “If there be therefore any consolation (exhortation) in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, of any bowels and mercies; fulfill ye my joy that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, […]
We are all acquainted with the parable of the prodigal son, as recorded in Luke 15:11-32. We know that the younger son grew restless in father’s house, was lured by the world round about him, wanted to venture out, to be on his own and to do as he pleased. We also know that he […]
Maybe you are wondering what this is? Yes, you knew there were a lot of different Presbyterian churches, but you have never heard of this one! Well, in the light of this issue containing an article on the history of the Presbyterian/Scottish Reformation, I have been asked to write about the history of Presbyterianism in […]
We say that we believe in God, and yet we doubt God’s promises. We say that in God we trust, yet we worry and try to manage our own affairs. We say that we love thee, O Lord, and yet do not obey Thee. We believe that Thou hast the answers to all our problems. […]
Fifty year ago this October, the words on the front cover appeared in the October 1 issue of the Standard Bearer. The words are the speech given by Rev. H. Hoeksema to the Second Annual Convention of the Protestant Reformed Young People’s Federation. Why the reprint from the Standard Bearer? I have three reasons. First, […]