Explanation

In The Standard Bearer of June 1, 1932, I placed an article under the caption, "Esau and Common Grace," in which I censured Rev. J. K. Van Baalen's delineations upon Esau's manner of conduct toward Jacob upon the latter's return from Haran. The Rev­erend wrote: "Nor has this (common grace) anything to do with the question of supralapsarianism as the opponents of this valuable doctrine of the Reformed churches would have you believe. You know the dif­ference: the infralapsarianist teaches that...