2004-03-Mar Outlook Digital - Volume 54 Issue 3

Don’t Blame God ........................................... Rev. Wybren H. Oord .......... 2 Too often, we lay the blame for our sin elsewhere. Rev. Oord explains why we cannot blame others for our sin and, also, how to overcome temptation. Ethnic Glue and a Three Legged Stool: The Chicago Experience Dr. Robert P. Swierenga ......... 5 In this edited version of the 2003 address at the Annual Reformed Fellowship Meeting, Dr. Swierenga explained the Americanization of the Dutch immigrants to Chicago. We Confess .................................................. Rev. Daniel Hyde ............. 11 Rev. Hyde expands on the Belgic Confession’s teaching of the deity of Christ and the Holy Spirit. Looking Above .............................................. Rev. Brian Vos .................. 14 Before delving into the significance of each letter to the churches in the Book of Revelation, Rev. Vos points out the function and purpose of the letters themselves. True Faith ...................................................... Rev. Wybren H. Oord ......... 16 Rev. Oord looks at Question and Answer Twenty-one of the Heidelberg Catechism and the necessity of a true faith in Jesus Christ. Evaluating the New Perspective on Paul (9) ....... Dr. Cornel P. Venema ........... 18 Dr. Venema focuses on two additional passages from Romans as Paul explains the work of Christ in our salvation. Classis Central U.S. Report ............................ Rev. Ralph Pontier ............ 21 This Is My Outlook .......................................... Rev. Wybren H. Oord ..........22 Rev. Oord writes about a “pseudo-theologian’s” view of life after death in this editorial. Soundbites - 1982 ................................................................................. 23