2003-04-Apr Outlook Digital - Volume 53 Issue 4

The Master’s Plan.......................... Rev. Roger Sparks ................................. 2 Do you ever wonder if there is a master plan that makes life worth living? Rev. Sparks writes about a life that was given a sense of purpose through Christ. In His Own Image...............................Rev. Wybren Oord .......................................4 The Bible teaches us that God created us in His own image. Rev. Oord explains what this means and when that image begins in each person. Melito of Sardis ....................................Rev. James T. Dennison, Jr. ..........................7 Rev. Dennison writes about the second centurty episcopal leader of the Church in Sardis. John Calvin and Christian Piety (2) ... Rev. Randal Lankheet ................................... 9 Rev. Lankheet concludes his look at John Calvin’s teaching of godliness and piety in all of life. CanRc and the URC Church Order......Mr. Gerald J. Nordeman...............................12 This Press Release explains the continued work of the Church Order Committees of the Canadian Reformed Churches and the United Reformed Churches. Looking Back ...................................... Rev. Jelle Tuininga ...................................... 15 Parents and the church are supposed to teach children how to worship. Rev. Tuininga looks at a practice which today teaches the opposite. Evaluating the New Perspective on Paul (I) Dr. Cornelis P. Venema ........................ 16 Dr. Venema continues his evaluation of current views of key questions that the new perspective on Paul’s theology fails to answer. This Is My Outlook................................ Rev. Wybren H. Oord .................................... 21 Rev. Oord looks at the role of mutual censure within the Council Room. “The Church Bells” ............................ Rev. Nick Vogelzang ..................................... 22 In this delightful poem, Rev. Vogelzang reminds us of the beautiful call to worship made by the sound of the church bells. Soundbites - 1972 ............................................................................................................ 23 Quotes from the twenty-second year of The Outlook that still speak today.