By William Binnie A thoughtful person on taking up a religious autobiography, or a volume of sacred poetry, especially if they have come from a foreign country or a distant age, finds it a profitable and very interesting study to mark the distinctive features of the religious life expressed in them. In all ordinary cases, […]
The Westminster Confession on the Relation between Church and State
By Dr. William Young I have taken this title rather than the shorter one that has been suggested, i.e. the Establishment Principle, because it avoids certain misleading suggestions. The notion of an established church is commonly taken to mean or at least imply financial support of a church by the state, including the payment of […]
The Church and State in Scotland
By D. Douglas Gebbie A Historical Introduction to the Works of William Cunningham In August 1560 the Scottish Parliament met in Edinburgh and received a petition, signed by all ranks of people, for the abolition of papal jurisdiction over Scotland, and for the legal recognition of the Reformed faith. To that end, Parliament asked the […]
The Christology of the Psalms
By William Binnie Till the Lord Jesus died and rose again, a certain veil obscured the meaning of those prophecies of the Old Testament which spoke of the sufferings of the Messiah, and the Glory that was to follow. The prophets were themselves sensible of this obscurity; for the Holy Spirit revealed to them that […]
Hyper Evangelism: Another Gospel, Though A Mighty Power
By John Kennedy When a movement is in progress in our land, during which many are awakened to thought and feeling as to eternal things who were utterly unthinking and insensate before, when thousands think that they have lately believed in Christ, and with the joy of assurance profess that they have found Him, when […]
The Way in Which God Leads His People
By Archibald Alexander And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. Isaiah 42:16 . The person who speaks, in […]
The Use of Head Coverings in the Worship of God
By John Murray I am in receipt of your letter of the 8th. I very deeply appreciate your request even though I may not be able to provide any definite advice on the questions asked. Allow me to give my judgment on the second question first. If the Presbytery becomes convinced that a head covering […]
Prayer and Christian Growth
By John Morrow Our conference theme is growing in Christ. The various ordinances which God has given in his word are necessary in order to promote this growth. We have all been in churches where the growth of a Christian is denoted in different ways. Some churches bring in an evangelist some two or three […]
Corporate Worship and the Covenant Children
By Richard Bacon The first objection to the inclusion of children in the congregational worship of God is what may be called the “expediency” argument. Virtually all American churches now have nurseries and parents have come to expect that there will be a nursery at any church they visit. We want to have a church […]
A Classification of the Messianic Psalms
Winter 1992 PRC Magazine By William Binnie The Epistle to the Hebrews opens with the statement that God’s speaking to the fathers by the prophets took place “in diverse manners;” and to no part of the Old Testament does the remark apply more than to the Messianic Psalms. They all celebrate the Hope of Israel, […]
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