2005-04-Apr Outlook Digital - Volume 55 Issue 4

Renewed Minds and Pierced Bodies ................ Rev. Rev. Bill De Jong ............... 2 In our meditation this month, Rev. Bill De Jong looks at how our lives need to transformed to the will of God. We Confess ................................................. Rev. Daniel Hyde ................... 5 Rev. Hyde looks at Article 22 of the Belgic Confession. This article focuses its attention upon justification by faith alone. The Riches of the Reformed Faith (V) ............. Rev. Richard Kuiken .................. 8 Rev. Kuiken concludes his series on “The Riches of the Reformed Faith” as he explains how we are faultlessly presented to God through our Savior Jesus Christ. Looking Above ............................................... Rev. Brian Vos ........................ 11 Rev. Vos continues his series on the Book of Revelation. This month he focuses upon the significance of the Rainbow around the Throne of God in Revelation 4:3. Spiritual Warfare and Islam ....................... “Dick Wunnink”.................... 15 Writing under an assumed name because of threats to his life from the Islamic community, “Dick Wunnink” writes about the worldview taught in the Islamic community and the origin of that worldview. A Balanced Approach to Spiritual Warfare ..... Pastor Jeff Doll ........................ 19 In this article, Pastor Jeff Doll looks at the current view of spiritual warfare in contrast to that of John Calvin. Monasticism in the Early Church ....................Rev. Russell B. St. John .......... 20 Rev. St. John traces the history of the rise of monasticism in the early church and the influence it had on the world. Looking Out and About................................................................... 25 A Brief History of the Church (I) ....................Mr. Dow R. Haan, Sr .............. 26 In this three part series, Mr. Haan explores the growth of the church and also some pitfalls into which the church continually falls. The Trinity in the Gospel of John (I) .................Rev. Mark J. Larson ................. 28 Rev. Larson explains how the Doctrine of the Trinity unfolds in the Gospel of John. No More Silence ............................................Rev. Jelle Tuininga ............... 30 In this month’s This Is My Outlook, Rev. Tuininga voices his opinion on the federative union between the URCNA and the CanRC. Sonship .......................................................Rev. Wybren H. Oord ........... 31 Rev. Oord considers the first question of Lord’s Day 13 in his continued study of the Heidelberg Catechism.