2005-07-JulAug Outlook Digital - Volume 55 Issue 7

The Kingdom Demands Complete Devotion ... Rev. Doug Barnes ..................... 2
Rev. Barnes provides a fresh look at two very familiar parables in this
meditation.

The House of Herod ........................... Rev. Russell St. John ......... 5
Do all the different Herods in the New Testament confuse you? In this
article, Rev. St. John explains who the different Herods are and the role
they played in Israel’s history.

Looking Out and About....................................................................... 9

We Confess .............................................. Rev. Daniel Hyde ................. 10
Rev. Hyde looks at Article 25 of the Belgic Confession. This article
focuses its attention on sanctification and role of the Ten Commandments
in the Reformed church.

Supra, Infra, and Biblical Theology .............. Rev. Michael Brown ................ 12
Rev. Brown presents an interesting explanation of supralapsarianism
and infralapsarianism, in which he offers a biblical solution to these two
explanations of the decrees of God.

Press Releases from Committees in the URCNA and CanRC ................16

Psalter Hymnal Committee and the Book of Praise Committee ........ 16

The URCNA Theological Education Committee .................................... 17

This is My Outlook ....................................... Rev. Jelle Tuininga ................ 19
Rev. Tuininga expresses his point of view concerning one of the
committees within the URCNA.

Jean Taffin .................................................. Mr. Nicolaas Van Dam .......... 19
In what we hope is the first of a series of historic articles, Mr. Van Dam
offers a thumbnail sketch of the life and influence of Jean Teffin.

From the Bookshelf ...................................... Rev. Zachary Anderson .......... 20

Jesus, Master of the Free.................................. Rev. Wybren H. Oord ................ 21
What does it mean when we confess Jesus as our Lord? Rev. Oord
looks at this part of our confession as he expands on q/a 34 of the
Heidelberg Catechism.

Looking Above ............................................. Rev. Brian Vos ....................... 24
Rev. Vos continues his series on the Book of Revelation. This month,
he explains who the four living creatures around the Throne of God are
as described in Revelation 4:6b-8.

The Lady is Not for Burning ............................ Rev. Nicolas Vogelzang ............. 28
Rev. Vogelzang contributes his findings after a ten year study on the
practice of cremation.

The Funeral Service .... Mr. Peter Sluys and Rev. Wybren Oord ................. 31
This article calls attention to how ministers are not to neglect the most
important part of the funeral service.