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In a time of controversy, the church of Jesus Christ often becomes immersed in something we call polemics. This might be a new word for some readers, so it’s worth defining and explaining in some detail before we discuss how it fits into the Christian life. A polemic is a strong verbal or written at
Rev. Kortering is a Protestant Reformed minister-on-loan to Singapore. Polemics is the activity of Christians and the Christian church in which they expose errors which may be within the local church, in the church-world in general, or even among the heathen. It always concerns itself with differin
This is also part of the antithetical life of the Christian. God always calls His people to live antithetically in the world. That means that the calling of God's people always has a "No" and a "Yes." God's people must say "No" to sin and must say "Yes" to righteousness. They must turn away from the
Previous article in this series: September 1, 2012, p. 461. Polemics will bring results. Both proper and improper, biblical and unspiritual, polemics, by the power of God, will have effects. Those who have lived in the church very long have witnessed this. Godly polemics will have good (that's not
Text of an address delivered at the Annual Reformed Free Publishing Association meeting September 20, 1984. Text of an address delivered at the Annual Reformed Free Publishing Association meeting September 20, 1984. Through the years the Standard Bearer has had more than its share of negative crit
pastor of Trinity PRC in Hudsonville, Michigan Part of our centenary celebration of the Standard Bearer must include its commitment to polemics. Polemics comes from the Greek word to fight, battle, or war. It is found in Scripture, most often in Revelation. In Revelation 2:16, Jesus warns the churc
Previous article in this series: August 2012, p. 437. The last three editorials (June, July, and August) were written to call us to our duty to fight for the cause of God and truth. In these days when doctrinal purity takes the backseat to unity (see my editorial #2, July 2012, p. 413), the biblica
In our position as seminary professors, it is our responsibility to read as many of the church magazines and seminary journals as possible. We take that responsibility seriously, subscribing to (or having exchange relationships with) nearly one hundred different publications. The churches have man
Prof. Decker is professor of Practical Theology in the Protestant Reformed Seminary. *Seminary Commencement, June 14, 2001, First Protestant Reformed Church, Grand Rapids. Graduate: Angus Stewart. Polemics may be defined as "the art or science of defending the truth which has as its object the refu
Previous article in this series: June 2012, p. 388. If our churches lose the will to fight, we truly have given up our ability to survive. The church must know that the enemies of God's truth are like the Middle Eastern terrorist organizations today: patiently waiting, always observing, ever planni