In the last article in Beacon Lights when we were discussing this subject, we were speaking of the unity that must be found in any home that is established by a Christian young man and young woman. We noticed that there was a sort of superficial unity even in the house of wicked people – […]
In several of our past articles we have attempted to alert the consciousness of our young people to the importance of carefully discerning the truth! We have done this by pointing out various examples of how truth and error are amalgamated in many circles today with the deplorable result that attractively packaged religions that really […]
The Book of Acts: Paul’s Second Missionary Journey (concluded) IV. At Athens, 17: 16-34. A. His First Labors, vv. 16-18: 1. Athens’ idolatry: a. What did Paul observe while he waited for Silas and Timothy? 1) What is meant by “wholly given to idolatry”? 2) Was Athens more idolatrous, and therefore worse, than other cities? […]
On the night of the Mass Meeting of our 18th Annual P.R.Y.P. Convention, Rev. H. Hoeksema lectured on the topic, “Holding Fast to the Truth.” He first of all pointed out that this was a very beautiful theme, for even though the church in Philadelphia, spoken of in Revelation 3, was very small, it was the true […]
Rev. G. Van Baren spoke to us Thursday morning on the topic: “Fighting the Battle of Faith.” He pointed out, that the fact that we must hold fast to the truth which we have, implies that there is a battle. In his first point, the battle as such, Rev. Van Baren said that in our […]
The affirmative team consisted of Rev. H. Hanko and Rev. B. Woudenberg. The negative team consisted of Mr. James Jonker and Mr. David Engelsma. The affirmative team tried to prove that the world was created in a week consisting of seven twenty-four-hour days. The negative team tried to prove that the world could have been […]
At this year’s convention we were surprised to learn that the first P.R.Y.P. convention was held twenty years ago but that this convention was only the 18th one. However, an immediate explanation revealed why. “We did not have conventions for two years during the war,” said one of the participants in a convention program, “since […]
Repeatedly the church is accused of harboring doctrines beyond those taught in Scripture. Especially is this true when the question of creeds and confessions is discussed. Are creeds extra‑Scriptural, or is there worth in the time-worn adage, “No creed but Christ”? This question we would like to discuss at this time. It is beneficial to […]