I fully agree with you, John (Zylstra), that--hopefully--some consequence will occur regarding the radical article by a Minister of the Word (Edwin Walhout) and the editor of the Banner (Bob DeMoor, who is also a Minister of the Word). Both of these men are supposed to uphold and promote the central and clear teachings of Scripture as God's reliable Word for the edification and ecucation of the members of Christ's Church, especially the Christian Reformed Church as an expression of that Church.
The supernatural creation of Adam and Eve as the first real, historical human beings, their historic fall into sin, God's communication and acts regarding Adam and Eve and their sin, Christ's acceptance of these historical persons and events springing from them and their actions, etc., are all to be upheld and promoted by ministers and editors of the C.R.C., not cast into doubt or discredited. True shepherds are to feed and protect the sheep, not breed confusion, doubt, and promote unevidenced theories that contradict the Word of God and factual science (World of God). [See my previous comments, the 3rd or so from the top, in the original web version of this article by Walhout.]
Hopefully, the appropriate persons and bodies in the C.R.C. will address this harmful article and hold responsible the writer of the article and the editor/publisher of the article, especially due to its appearance in the printed version of our denomination's magazine, the Banner. Loving-yet-biblical-and-firm discipline should occur unless both men publically (including in print) confess their error and offense in this regard and retract their perspectives, and--in DeMoor's case--probably be replaced as editor anyway since he has a history of radical statements in his editorials (e.g., treating homosexual sexual-relationships as being a topic in need of further exploration and not being sure of its perverse nature in the eyes of God as clearly revealed in God's Word).
This is a serious matter and in need of being seriously addressed.
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I fully agree with you, John (Zylstra), that--hopefully--some consequence will occur regarding the radical article by a Minister of the Word (Edwin Walhout) and the editor of the Banner (Bob DeMoor, who is also a Minister of the Word). Both of these men are supposed to uphold and promote the central and clear teachings of Scripture as God's reliable Word for the edification and ecucation of the members of Christ's Church, especially the Christian Reformed Church as an expression of that Church.
The supernatural creation of Adam and Eve as the first real, historical human beings, their historic fall into sin, God's communication and acts regarding Adam and Eve and their sin, Christ's acceptance of these historical persons and events springing from them and their actions, etc., are all to be upheld and promoted by ministers and editors of the C.R.C., not cast into doubt or discredited. True shepherds are to feed and protect the sheep, not breed confusion, doubt, and promote unevidenced theories that contradict the Word of God and factual science (World of God). [See my previous comments, the 3rd or so from the top, in the original web version of this article by Walhout.]
Hopefully, the appropriate persons and bodies in the C.R.C. will address this harmful article and hold responsible the writer of the article and the editor/publisher of the article, especially due to its appearance in the printed version of our denomination's magazine, the Banner. Loving-yet-biblical-and-firm discipline should occur unless both men publically (including in print) confess their error and offense in this regard and retract their perspectives, and--in DeMoor's case--probably be replaced as editor anyway since he has a history of radical statements in his editorials (e.g., treating homosexual sexual-relationships as being a topic in need of further exploration and not being sure of its perverse nature in the eyes of God as clearly revealed in God's Word).
This is a serious matter and in need of being seriously addressed.