Leo Peters GR Press ad announces that the "Christian Reformed Church Now Says: 1st Chapter of the Bible is False!".

 

AI SUMMARY OF ABOVE: The text on the newspaper front page announces that the "Christian Reformed Church Now Says: 1st Chapter of the Bible is False!". The image appears to be a vintage or reproduction newspaper, potentially a satirical or protest publication, given its sensationalist headline and the fact that similar items are sold as collectibles. 

• Headline: "IT'S OFFICIAL! CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH NOW SAYS: 1st CHAPTER OF THE BIBLE IS FALSE!"
• Content: The page is filled with dense text columns, typical of an older newspaper format.
• Imagery: Small images and a drawing are present in the central section.

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(above) Transcribed text from the image:

accepted by all Bible scholars that The Bible, and only The Bible, is its own authority for its own statements. In other words, that God and only God is the sole authority for the TRUTH of His Word. But now the CRC has discarded that principle and has a committee of ten men who will sit in judgment of God himself on whether His Genesis I is actually TRUE or FALSE. The CRC also wants three years for its committee to double-check its new position on biblical history; 6000-years of history after The Bible's six-day Creation. The CRC has now officially established for itself a unique place in biblical history — officially calling God a liar; the first heresy of its kind from a formal confessional Christian church since the days of Christ.

MEMBERSHIP ANGRY

In the CRC any theologically-oriented formal enactment of its Synod becomes Church law. Every church and every member in the CRC must obey the law under threat of censure and/or excommunication. Congregationalism (each church having its own theology) and in-dividualism (each individual member having his/her own theology) will not be tolerated. The CRC has its own set of formal Confessions on which it stands theologically/biblically and to which every member must conform.

The new CRC Doctrine/Law on Creation now commands that all CRC missionaries, ministers, teachers, parents, and all members must, without any sense of shame or guilt before God or man, be forthright in acknowledging to everyone that the CRC has, for Crea-tion-reference purposes, stripped the 1st Chapter out of The Bible because that chapter is FALSE. Are you ashamed to be a member of such a church? I am. Are you going to accept the commands of Synod? I'm not.

Since June 22, there are indications that rebellious congrega-tionalism and individualism are already beginning to break out all over the place. One of the earliest and most notable examples of this rebellion took place in Grand Rapids on July 10, just 18 days after the June 22 decision of Synod. On that date the highly respected three-times President of Synod Rev. J. D. Eppinga preached an advertised sermon, which I heard, on the first eleven Chapters of Genesis, covering all the creation chapters to the end of the genealogies. In that sermon he re-affirmed his complete unqualified faith in The Bible's entire Creation and genesis-of-man account.

Evidently he wanted it publicly known that he does not want to be tarred by the same brush that now, at least officially, blackens the entire membership of the CRC with the gross sin of calling God a liar. However, Rev. Eppinga is one the older ministers, now retired from active church. Among the younger ministers it is a La Grave Church with over 1000 members and a young minister with DDD&K council membership. They will be able to tell the 60 delegates here who deserve the undying honor of not having contributed to the infamy because they left before the vote took place, that even a sudden unexpected plunge into the hole of heresy to live with, and bear the burden of 101 delegates here is not necessarily so. These 60 delegates left with clear consciences because they do not think of themselves as Bible heretics because they have not helped vote Genesis I out of their Bible.

The present summary position of the CRC is this:

1. The First Chapter of The Bible is FALSE, thus
2. God/Christ is a liar when speaking TRUTH; and
3. The Reformed faith is in Genesis I, and thus
4. The CRC's former doctrine and confessions are now obsolete on the origin of Creation.
   Therefore, the CRC can no longer claim to be either Christian or Reformed.

The CRC should now eliminate these words Christian and Reformed from its title. For truth's sake either the Human Deformed Church (HDC) or the Heresy Deformed Church (HDC). Other titles would also be appropriate, such as the Human Dominated Church (HDC) and the Heresy Dominated Church (HDC). In any event, whatever words are now the most appropriate for describing the biblically-defunct Christian Reformed Church, the abbreviation should be changed from CRC to HDC.

HOW THE CRC BECAME THE HDC

How did the CRC, which had stood on a rock-solid foundation of biblically-referenced faith, slide into the hole of heresy by deleting the 1st Chapter of The Bible from its Bible-based Reformed faith, and destroying its of carefully assembled/crafted biblically referenced creeds and confessions?

The day to day developments of this 10-year slide probably will never be known. But some general contributing causes can be cited:

1. The blind trust that the membership has/had in its leaders DDD&K; a trust that has now been brutally be trayed.
2. The tight-fisted control that DDD&K has over three important conduits of information to the CRC membership.
   a) The Banner. No detailed or extensive criticisms of the positions of DDD&K are allowed in The Banner that could otherwise enhance the position of the membership. On the other hand, any articles that enhance the position of DDD&K are given free rides. Even full page ads are given free rides, apparently without charge.

AI Overview

AI SUMMARY OF ABOVE: The text is a critical commentary on the actions and teachings of a figure named Diekema within the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) and Calvin College in 1988. It accuses him of secretly planning to control the CRC and imposing his own theological views.

• Diekema is accused of "conquering control" of the 1988 Synod, using "authoritative postures and words".
• He is criticized for promoting E.D. Hirsch's "cultural literacy" as the central principle for Calvin College's liberal arts education, marginalizing theological literacy and the Bible.
• The author views Diekema's actions as a "scam" and "rotten," causing damage to the church and college.
• The text suggests a cover-up by the Alumni Association director regarding the issue.

above: The image contains a newspaper clipping with an article titled "The Credibility of Diekema," which discusses theological and scientific debates at Calvin College involving President Diekema and Professor Van Till. The author criticizes both individuals, particularly Van Till's approach to Genesis and creationism, and Diekema's leadership and handling of media relations.

• The article criticizes Professor Van Till's credibility regarding his interpretation of Genesis I and the six-day creation method.
• President Diekema is accused of defying God and the CRC (Christian Reformed Church) by prioritizing "cultural literacy" over biblical literacy.
• The author asserts that both men are "proud and defiant" and have lost credibility to lead others in truth.
• Diekema is also criticized for his handling of local media, which he views as an inappropriate arena for theological debate.

The image displays a newspaper clipping containing a highly critical, religiously charged article targeting Calvin College, the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) headquarters, and Calvin Seminary. The author uses strong, accusatory language, labeling these institutions as "stables" for "vultures" who are "destroying the Bible" by advocating for a "False Creation" doctrine and making "God a liar." The text specifically attacks individuals like Van Til, Vos, Diekema, Bratt, and De Jong for prioritizing human reason and "cultural literacy" over a literal interpretation of the biblical creation account.

• The article accuses Calvin College, CRC Headquarters, and Calvin Seminary of promoting a false doctrine of creation.
• Key figures within these institutions are labeled as "vultures" who have "destroyed the Bible" by treating parts of it as allegory rather than literal truth.
• The author argues that by making God a "liar" about creation, the institutions undermine the entire foundation of Christianity, including redemption.
• The text uses provocative language, comparing the institutions to the "stables" from which the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" emerge.

Above: The image contains a detailed critique of the theological views of Cornelius Van Til, arguing that his interpretations contradict the literal truth of the Bible, Reformed faith, and the Christian Reformed Church's (CRC) creeds and confessions. The author contends that Van Til's theology places man's authority above God's and denies the historical accuracy of the six-day Creation account in Genesis 1.

• The central crisis in the CRC is whether the Bible is historically true or false.
• Van Til is accused of claiming the Bible is false, specifically the Genesis Creation account.
• The author argues that Van Til's theology makes man the master and God the servant.
• The text suggests that scientists like Newton, Einstein, and Hawking support the possibility of God creating the universe as described in the Bible.

above: The text is a theological argument that compares the views of scientists Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, and Isaac Newton with those of a person named Van Till regarding the biblical account of Creation, particularly Genesis I. The author argues that Van Till makes scientifically unprovable claims and ignores paradoxes that the "great scientists" accepted.

• The author claims Van Till believes he can "prove that God is a liar" regarding the Genesis I Creation story.
• Hawking is quoted as stating that physical theories are provisional hypotheses, and that God could have created the universe at the instant of the Big Bang (which the author equates with the Bible's Creation account).
• Einstein's famous "God does not play dice" quote is used to support the idea that God governs the universe with certainty, and the text suggests Van Till is "ashamed to accept paradox."
• Newton refused to sacrifice his idea of an absolute God for his own laws on the lack of absolute space, a stance the author contrasts with Van Till's approach.

above: AI Overview

AI SUMMARY OF ABOVE: The text presents a theological argument contrasting the views of a person named Van Till with the author's interpretation of the Bible regarding the Creation account in Genesis 1. The author argues that Van Till's claim that the biblical creation story is "false history" is blasphemous and that a Christian must accept God's revealed truth without question. The author also uses scientific figures like Newton, Einstein, and Hawking to support the idea that God could have created the universe in a short timeframe, contradicting Van Till's assertion that God could not create light without the solar system.

Essential information:

• The text is a theological critique of Van Till's position that the Genesis 1 Creation account is false history.
• The author argues that Van Till is wrong to question God's credibility and creative power.
• The author cites scientific authorities like Newton, Einstein, and Hawking to support the biblical account of a rapid creation.
• The author contends that Van Till's theology misplaces the object of worship and authority, making man the master over God.

AI GENERATED TRANSCRIPT OF ABOVE CLIP: 

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"That is enough of comparing Van Till's credibility with that of the universal teachings of the completely true Bible. credibility of the world's greatest scientists. That comparison is really not important except that the CRC's Trustees wish to commend Van Till to the world; Van Till, a would-be scientist who says something is true just because he says I say it is. For that, today's top physical scientists would laugh him out of the room. But that is not really important.

**VERSUS GOD HIMSELF**

What is important is this: comparing Van Till's credibility with God's credibility. That is the comparison that Van Till himself raised. I, Van Till, have a book that says God's Creation (Genesis 1) is not credible; that it is just a "story"; false history. Then God will trot out His book The Bible which says I God did create as I said I did. It's foolish even to ask the question: Who has credibility? God or Van Till? In truth, anyone who is a Christian must humbly accept God's revealed truth without a question. To go way beyond a question into a flat denial of God's Word is blasphemous.

The present Creation crisis in the CRC centers on whether The Bible's account of Creation is historically TRUE or FALSE. Van Till claims it is FALSE. He presents two bits of evidence on which he hangs his entire "proof," and then (three) he indulges in a scientifically-argrangent approach/tactic that is totally inexcusable when engaging in any kind of research in either the physical or metaphysical orders: making flat-out assertions without any credible/supporting evidence, which in summary conclude that:

1. **God could not/would not create light (1st day) without lights (4th day; solar system).**

   a. **God could not.**

When Van Till takes this position he is essentially saying: I am telling God that he does not have the kind of creative authority and/or power over the physical universe to produce singular (big bang) events like The Bible's 24-hour six-day Creation. Van Till is quite a god to tell God what He can or cannot do.

Furthermore, the scientists Newton-Einstein-Hawking say God could easily perform The Bible's big bang within the known laws (including the principle of uncertainty) governing our physical universe. Newton's gravity plus Einstein's relativity lead them to posit a state of infinite energy-density-heat-light at the time of the big bang bringing Hawking to this conclusion: "At the big bang and other (biblical) singularities, all the humanly-visible operating laws would have broken down, so God would still have had complete freedom to choose what happened and how the universe began." Hawking's evidence leads to his conclusion that God could have compressed His six-days of Creation into less than a split second if that had served His purpose.

or the universe (which he must also exercises his authority) Genesis 1.

**VAN TILL'S DOCTRINE**

Van Till's theology reveals the fact He says "All phenomena occur for the goal of redemption in Christ" and did have one goal: the glorification of God, that theological grammar, God is the object that is served and Van Till is the master over the servant. God does not propose redeeming man, the servant; he is wrong; he is sure of being right doing permanent wrong (like throwing out the Creation) Van Till to throw out the Creation as a liar. All glory is precisely what Van Till ticked. As a good secularist, he has no authority on the authority of God on the basis of Redemption. This is the truth that sinks, then force-fed it to the masses down the gullet of the unthinking masses in its stomach the CRC has been selling for years: slick salesmanship of Van Till's theology.

All this, as all you CRC members know, Bible's own theology, confessions.

**THE BIBLE'S BIG BANG**

In sharp contrast to Van Till's doctrine, the beginning of The Bible is in the closing Words of Jesus' Master/God: "For this reason I am glad, because my soul has found rest in my God." In that text we see the essence. God is the one who created (the servant). God has all power and authority over the universe; He is the servant. As Man, he is incapable of doing what Van Till says he can do. Glory is inherently present in God's creation. Essentially is the beauty of His creation: what makes God, God? He gives an authoritative answer to his own redemption himself. God redeemed man.

**VAN TILL'S BIG BANG**

Van Till's theology reveals the fact that God has all power and authority over the universe; He is the servant. As Man, he is incapable of doing what Van Till says he can do. Glory is inherently present in God's creation. Essentially is the beauty of His creation: what makes God, God? He gives an authoritative answer to his own redemption himself. God redeemed man.

AI SUMMARY OF ABOVE 

The image contains a text from the "Christian Reformed Church in North America" (CRC) publication, likely a newsletter or article, criticizing the church's leadership and theological stance on Creation. The author argues that the CRC has abandoned the biblical account of Creation, effectively making "God the Liar" and undermining one of the two foundational "legs" of the Bible. The leadership, referred to as "DDD&K: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," is accused of pushing a "I say" mentality over "Thus saith the Lord!".

Key points:

• The author claims the CRC leadership has legally destroyed God's authority over Creation, causing the Bible to "fall".
• The CRC now reportedly teaches that "God is a Liar about Creation".
• Calvin President Diekema is identified as the first "horseman", accused of secretly blue-printing the plan to conquer control of the 1988 Synod.
• The author criticizes the leadership's "I say" mentality and their use of "proper channels" to silence critics.

 AI SUMMARY OF ABOVE 

The image contains a flyer or newspaper clipping from the late 1980s addressed to members of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC), urging them to take action against a perceived "False Creation" doctrine being taught by individuals like Van Till and Diekema. The author encourages members to send an Overture to the 1989 Synod to assert that Genesis I is literally true.

• Target Audience: CRC members.
• Action Required: Send an Overture to Synod 1989 to challenge the teaching that Genesis I is not literal.
• Offered Assistance: A pre-written Overture and a discounted copy of Van Till's book The Fourth Day are offered to help members prepare their case.
• Deadline: The offer for assistance expires December 31, 1988, to meet the February mailing deadline.

AI GENERATED TRANSCRIPT OF ABOVE : 

God: I did indeed Create as I said I did it.
Van Till: God did not create as He said He did it.
God: I created an actual Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Bratt: God did not create such a tree.
FALSE without
MAKE YOUR CHOICE DEAR CRC MEMBERS. WHO DO YOU WANT TO DIRECT YOUR CHURCH? GOD? OR DIEKEMA & CO.?
NOW WHAT?
HERE'S YOUR LAST CHANCE:
Many of you have already asked: What can I do to remove the Doc-trine of a False Creation from the teachings of the CRC? Remember: Synod makes its own rules. It can change what a previous Synod has done: So ---
Here is What You Can Do:
Send your own Overture to Synod 1989. It's simple! It's easy! It must first be mailed to your Council and Classis. They must both be informed of what you are doing. They will return it to you with, or without, comment. Then you can mail it direct to Synod 1989.
Here Is What I Offer To CRC Members Only: (offer expires 12-31-88)
I'll send you a completely written Overture that you can simply copy, sign, and start the mailing process.
However: If your Council asks you if you've read Van Till's book The Fourth Day you must be able to answer: Yes! To help you do this, I've taken an option on sufficient copies of this book at a 33% discount from the retail price, which I'll mail to you, along with the Overture. If enough Overtures are mailed, Synod will be impressed with the gravity with which the CRC membership views the Creation issue. The retail price of the book is $9.95; your delivered price is $6.63 for CRC members only.
Included will be a reference list of the specific pages, paragraphs, lines, and words in which Van Till states that Genesis I is: "naive", "not to be taken literally", just "a story", "a literary device", "not the chronology of Creation", "not the events of creative action", just "imaginative illustrations", and just an "artistic illustration." This reference list will help you read the book and quickly zero in on the passages in which Van Till has hidden his statements that God's Creation is FALSE. Here is your chance to tell synod directly whether you believe Genesis I is TRUE (as God says it is) or FALSE (as Diekema & Co. says it is). Here is an Order Form you can use to request my help in sending an Overture (for individuals, groups, or entire families).
FORM - CRC Member Only.
if you decide to order, do so immediately, so you can get your before the year-end to meet the February"