We are in this world as citizens of the kingdom of heaven! This is the glorious truth which gives impetus to our lives and meaning to our calling in the world! LIVE ALWAYS AS CHRISTIANS But as citizens of the kingdom of heaven living in the world, we do not run away from […]
Although we interrupted our series on this subject last time with a discussion of the so-called “Period Theory,” we can now return to it once again. We were busy in previous issues with describing the world and life view of those churches who hold to the doctrine of common grace. You probably recall that we […]
III. In our last article, we were making a few quotations from certain writers who are addicted to the view of “Common grace” to show what was meant by those who adopted the view in the Three Points of the Synod of 1924 which spoke of a general operation of the Holy Spirit upon all […]
Common Grace! What memories that term brings to the minds of those who are members of our Protestant Reformed Churches. For it was in opposition of this theory developed by the Christian Reformed Church culminating in the Synod of 1924 that is the main historical reason for the establishment of our denomination. In our discussion […]
Two issues ago in the Beacon Lights we introduced the subject of a Protestant Reformed World and Life View. Since this article appeared some time ago, it will be well briefly to review the points that were made. The subject itself deals with the true character of the world about us, its history and culture, […]
What is and ought to be the position of the believer in relation to the world about him? What is and ought to be his attitude over against the scientific and cultural achievements of the world of sin? How does the truth which we as Protestant Reformed Churches have learned to love affect the problems […]