In this and moments like it, I find myself wishing I prized politeness less and had the interior freedom to kick out my friend and his mistress—or in some way to give the moral truth that has been jammed into a far . . . Continue reading →
November 2013 Archive
What Is True Faith? (2) Assent Is Not Ascent
In part 1 I began to sketch the outline of Heidelberg Catechism Q. 21 on true faith by looking at the three aspects of true faith: knowledge, assent, and trust. In this post I want to consider the second aspect of true . . . Continue reading →
Recursos Reformados
Presbiteriano Reformado La Necessidad de Reforma la Iglesia Literatura Reformada Fundacion Editorial de Literatura Reformada Recursos de Mateo Leighton Confraternidad Latinoamericanade Iglesias Reformadas Reformando la Educación Cristiana para el Tercer Milenio Documentos y Declaraciones Confraternidad Latinoamericanade Iglesias Reformadas Reformando la Educación Cristiana . . . Continue reading →
Helm: Transformationalism Has Status Of A Private Opinion
In the dust raised by the current renewed appreciation of the Reformed doctrine of the two kingdoms, through the work of David Van Drunen and others, it is sometimes asked, in adopting the doctrine of the two kingdoms, what becomes of the . . . Continue reading →
Office Hours: Darryl Hart On The Global History Of Calvinism
This past summer Yale University Press released Darryl Hart’s Calvinism: A History. Darryl is Adjunct Professor of Church History at WSC, where he served as Academic Dean from 2000–03. He is Visiting Professor of History at Hillsdale College. This is a significant . . . Continue reading →
A Renewed Proclamation Of The Covenant Of Works: Was Hodge A Heretic?
Besides this evangelical character which unquestionably belongs to the Mosaic covenant, it is presented in two other aspects in the Word of God. First, it was a national covenant with the Hebrew people. In this view the parties were God and the . . . Continue reading →
Rollock: God Repeated The Covenant Of Works To Israel
The covenant of God generally is a promise under some one certain condition. And it is twofold; the first is the covenant of works; the second is the covenant of grace. Paul ( Gal. iv. 24) expressly sets down two covenants, which . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast 47: Heidelcast: Conditions And The Covenant Of Grace (pt 2)
On today’s Heidelcast, part 2 of our discussion about conditions in the covenant of grace. In episode 46 I tried to establish a distinction between two kinds of conditions in the covenant of grace: antecedent and consequent. An antecedent condition is a work, . . . Continue reading →
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There are six years of resources on the HB and several ways to access those resources. One is the categories. Another is to use the search function (or google site search—site:heidelblog.net search term). Another way to use the HB is to access the archives, which shows the HB by years, months, and categories. Thanks for your support.
Jordan Westerkamp Makes THE Catch!
Another Way To Connect With The HB
I’ve added a way to follow the Twitter feed. It’s on the bottom right of the HB home page. Why? Because you have nothing else to do? I don’t know. Because it’s there. I do post links there that appear on the . . . Continue reading →
Was Louis Berkhof A Heretic?
At Sinai the covenant became a truly national covenant. The civil life of Israel was linked up with the covenant in such a say that the two could not be separated. In a large measure Church and Sate became one. To be . . . Continue reading →
J. H. Heidegger On The Mixed Quality Of The Covenant Of Grace Under Moses
The Law-Giving Of The Covenant; Its Twofold χεσις In the covenant that God made with the people of Israel from Mount Sinai, God stipulated the law from the people, first immediately in the ten words promulgated (Ex. 20:1–8), then mediately, from the . . . Continue reading →