Office Hours: Steve Baugh on the Authorship of Ephesians

by R. Scott Clark on November 30, 2010

The latest episode of Office Hours is out via iTunes and RSS. Steve Baugh talks about his research into the rhetoric, composition, and style of Ephesians and what it tells us about its authorship. Check out Steve’s Greek Grammars. This episode is . . . Continue reading →

Any Text Without A Context is Pretext for a Prooftext (Updated)

by R. Scott Clark on November 30, 2010

So said my homiletics (preaching) prof, Derke Bergsma. I don’t know if that aphorism was original to Derke (he often quoted R. B. Kuiper to us in class, e.g., “Men, there are three points to every sermon, the text, the text, the . . . Continue reading →

Religious Freedom Watch: Deny the Faith or Get Out?

by R. Scott Clark on November 29, 2010 | 106 Comments

UPDATE 1 August 10 A federal court has dismissed a suit brought by an Eastern Michigan student who was dismissed from an academic program for refusing to counsel homosexuals.

Hill: Who Chose the Gospels?

by R. Scott Clark on November 27, 2010

There aren’t many authors about whom one can say this but here goes: Anything Chuck Hill writes is worth reading. Okay, I’m a friend and a fan but I’m the latter because Chuck is such an outstanding scholar and writer. In an . . . Continue reading →

Rome and Westminster Seminary California (Updated)

by R. Scott Clark on November 27, 2010 | 24 Comments

27 November 2010 I continue to receive queries about this topic because of an anonymous YouTube post. So, I re-post what I wrote in July, 2008. In what follows I am not speaking in any official capacity nor am I speaking on . . . Continue reading →

Berkhof in Russian!

by R. Scott Clark on November 26, 2010

Congratulations to Evangelical Press for getting Louis Berkhof. We, in the English-speaking world have an embarrassment of riches of Reformed resources. Berkhof’s Reformed Dogmatics first appeared in 1932. It was later re-titled Systematic Theology. That our Russian-speaking brothers and sisters are just . . . Continue reading →

Between Donatism and Liberalism: Trueman on Losing the Plot

by R. Scott Clark on November 24, 2010

One way of accounting for the decline of churches into liberalism is to find the villains and tell the story of how the bad guys snuck into the church and corrupted an otherwise pure institution thereby stealing it from under the noses . . . Continue reading →

Are Conservatives Preparing the Next Generation of Liberals?

by R. Scott Clark on November 23, 2010

Listen to the latest episode of the White Horse Inn on the sufficiency of Scripture. About half-way through, before the break, Kim Riddlebarger makes a great point about the connection between legalistic, conservative evangelicals, and what I call the Quest for Illegitimate . . . Continue reading →

If We Don't Do X The Young People Will Leave

by R. Scott Clark on November 22, 2010 | 2 Comments

It’s trite but just in case you’ve not heard the story: During the Vietnam war a Marine Corps colonel is reported to have said: “We had to destroy the village in order to save it.” See RRC for documentation of this story. . . . Continue reading →

What We Can Learn From the Free Church About Conservatism and Sola Scriptura

by R. Scott Clark on November 20, 2010 | 1 Comment

The Free Church of Scotland, by a narrow margin, has voted to allow the introduction of musical instruments and non-inspired songs into its public worship services. As unfortunate as that decision is, if news accounts are to be believed, the grounds for . . . Continue reading →

Afghan Christian to Be Murdered for the Faith

by R. Scott Clark on November 19, 2010 | 1 Comment

J. D. Greear has the story of Sayed Mossa, who has been imprisoned and tortured because he is a Christian. He is scheduled to be murdered by the same Afghan government installed by the United States. JDG has action steps beginning with . . . Continue reading →

Is There REALLY a "Reformed Resurgence"?

by R. Scott Clark on November 18, 2010

Kevin DeYoung has asked whether the RR will fly in GR. George Barna, however, suggests that, statistically, the RR isn’t flying at all. Indeed, there is no RR. Darryl Hart explains. If it turns out that there was more noise than actual, . . . Continue reading →

Religious Freedom in Public School Classrooms

by R. Scott Clark on November 18, 2010

Newspapers and blogs around the world are lionizing a 14-year old boy, whose video is getting a lot of attention, for a speech he’s made defending a teacher for throwing two students out of class for making allegedly anti-homosexual comments. The national . . . Continue reading →

Get Justified!

by R. Scott Clark on November 18, 2010 | 1 Comment

Our friends at Modern Reformation have had a baby, as it were: Justified: Modern Reformation Essays on Justification. This is a collection of outstanding essays on the doctrine of justification by Mike Horton, R. C. Sproul, Simon Gathercole, David VanDrunen, John Fesko, . . . Continue reading →

Ventura URC Bible Study (UPDATED)

by R. Scott Clark on November 18, 2010

UPDATE Glenda Mathes has an update. Unfortunately, things are a little more uncertain now than they were in late 2009. Brothers and sisters, God is sovereign and can do what he will but in his ordinary providence church planting fraught with difficulty. . . . Continue reading →

Office Hours: Fesko on Word, Water, and Spirit (Baptism)

by R. Scott Clark on November 17, 2010

The latest episode of Office Hours is out via iTunes and RSS. John Fesko talks about his new book, Word, Water, and Spirit. This volume is available now through The Bookstore at WSC. This episode is available now on iTunes. We’re taking . . . Continue reading →

Christian Seeks Christian Roomie – Feds Approve, Sort Of

by R. Scott Clark on November 16, 2010

Late last month I posted a note about the case of a Christian who posted a want ad on a church’s bulletin board. Someone noticed that ad and complained to fair housing agency, who, in turn filed a complaint with the US . . . Continue reading →

Kevin DeYoung on Grand Rapids

by R. Scott Clark on November 16, 2010

This is only a bit of what he writes. You should read the whole thing for yourself but I found this passage fascinating: But in my experience, there is in Grand Rapids a strange combination of being tight on cultural categories while . . . Continue reading →

It’s All About Eschatology (and History)

by R. Scott Clark on November 15, 2010 | 1 Comment

Collin Hansen has a stimulating post at the Gospel Coalition this morning (Pacific) lamenting the apparently declining desire for a “revival.” Collin’s post raises some very important questions. Why would one begin to doubt the desire for revival, which I have described . . . Continue reading →

Was Paul Mean?

by R. Scott Clark on November 12, 2010 | 1 Comment

I was meditating on Paul’s words in 2 Thess 3:6-12. Paul was concerned about those in the congregation who were obsessed with and confused over Jesus’ return (parousia). They had what theologians (rightly) call an “over realized eschatology.” In their anticipation of . . . Continue reading →

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November 2010 Archive

Office Hours: Steve Baugh on the Authorship of Ephesians

Any Text Without A Context is Pretext for a Prooftext (Updated)

Religious Freedom Watch: Deny the Faith or Get Out?

Hill: Who Chose the Gospels?

Rome and Westminster Seminary California (Updated)

Berkhof in Russian!

Between Donatism and Liberalism: Trueman on Losing the Plot

Are Conservatives Preparing the Next Generation of Liberals?

If We Don't Do X The Young People Will Leave

What We Can Learn From the Free Church About Conservatism and Sola Scriptura

Afghan Christian to Be Murdered for the Faith

Is There REALLY a "Reformed Resurgence"?

Religious Freedom in Public School Classrooms

Get Justified!

Ventura URC Bible Study (UPDATED)

Office Hours: Fesko on Word, Water, and Spirit (Baptism)

Christian Seeks Christian Roomie – Feds Approve, Sort Of

Kevin DeYoung on Grand Rapids

It’s All About Eschatology (and History)

Was Paul Mean?