Ethics

This book addresses such fundamental issues through the eyes of Scripture and against the backdrop of North America’s dual heritage of Christianity and humanism. Government, politics, and the Bible do not seem like a good mix. But as this book aims to show, the Bible has much wisdom to teach us about the place and role of government and its citizens.

Author: C. Van Dam. Publisher: Wipf and Stock, 2011. ISBN 9781610973267

Which fountains of wisdom, which never-failing streams, which wells of joy-filled salvation are we missing out on, if we neglect the Old Testament? In this celebratory volume, fifteen scholars collaborate to explain diverse aspects of the Christian life, with a special focus on drawing lines from the Old Testament.

Editor: J. Van Vliet. Publisher: Pickwick Publications, 2011. ISBN 9781608999491

The topic of euthanasia is current and much debated. Does suffering serve a function? Are we to preserve life at all costs and resist death in all situations? Is death a natural consequence of life or is it foreign to human life? Are we to be active or passive with respect to life? These are some of the questions raised when confronted with our human frailty. In this booklet, Dr. Gootjes offers an overview of this topic.

Author: N.H. Gootjes. Publisher: Inter-league Publication Board, 1994. ISBN 9780886660451

A biblical look at same-sex marriage and its destructive consequences.

Rev. J. deGelder, minister emeritus of the Flamborough Canadian Reformed Church, discusses the issue of members in the church with homosexual inclinations. Recorded during the 2014 CRTS Interim Semester.

Recorded during the 2015 CRTS Interim Semester. Rick Postma, Director of Public Relations for Word & Deed, describes a Biblical view of poverty.

There is much talk about human dignity and dying with dignity. What are the issues at stake?

An article about the Old Testament laws of restitution and their message for today.

Recorded during Conference 2014: “Correctly Handling the Word of Truth: Reformed Hermeneutics Today.” Christian ethics is one area in which the modern and postmodern challenge is felt strongly. New questions arise about which the Bible does not seem to speak. Existing answers to old questions are attacked and give way to new proposals. How do Christians deal with this?
Dr. T.G. Van Raalte responds to de Bruijne’s speech.

An article about Biblical laws and customs regarding marriage in light of modern misconceptions.

An article on the slavery laws of the Old Testament and their gospel message for today.

A recording of the speech given to parliament March 3, 2009 on behalf of ARPA.