Office Hours: Side By Side With Ed Welch

by R. Scott Clark on August 10, 2015

We live in a fallen world. It is broken and dysfunctional. More importantly for us, we are fallen. We are not what we were made to be and we’re not what we shall be. I do not know where you are right . . . Continue reading →

Reformed Psalmody: Inspired Songs To The Exclusion Of Uninspired Songs

by R. Scott Clark on August 9, 2015

But the Calvinistic Psalm took its authority and its appropriateness from its divine inspiration. It must be Holy Scripture, first of all; and then it became metrical merely to facilitate its congregational rendering. Calvin had determined to make the Psalter the praise . . . Continue reading →

Heidelberg 108–109: You Were Bought With A Price (1)

by R. Scott Clark on August 8, 2015

In reaction to the latest phase of the sexual revolution, in response to the discovery by a 5–4 majority of the Supreme Court of the United States of “right” to same-sex marriage, in reaction to the rise of a militant “transgender” (transsexual) movement and the normalization of homosexuality generally, it has become accepted wisdom in some quarters that sexual sin is no different than any other sin. Continue reading →

Bone Of His Bone, Flesh Of His Flesh

by R. Scott Clark on August 8, 2015

And they two shall be one flesh. They shall be one man, or, to use a common phrase, they shall constitute one person; which certainly would not hold true with regard to any other kind of relationship. All depends on this, that . . . Continue reading →

Heidelberg 105–107: You Shall Not Murder (2)

by R. Scott Clark on August 6, 2015

Imagine four American states utterly vacant. Since 1973 Americans have killed as many people as were killed during World War II. Continue reading →

Ambrose: Psalms Unite The Church

by R. Scott Clark on August 6, 2015

Psalms are song by emperors; the common people rejoice in them. Each man does his utmost in singing what will be a blessing to all. Psalms are sung in the home and rehearsed on the streets. The psalm is learned without labor . . . Continue reading →

Heidelberg 105–107: You Shall Not Murder (1)

by R. Scott Clark on August 5, 2015

The equivocal translation “you shall not kill” is a little confusing but it is odd that people should think that “you shall not kill” would be absolute. The very same Torah teaches that sometimes, in some cases, some people are to be put to death. This was taught even before the law given to Moses at Sinai. Continue reading →

Eusebius: The Command To Sing Psalms Is Universal

by R. Scott Clark on August 5, 2015

…the command to sing psalms in the name of the Lord was obeyed by everyone in every place: for the command to sing psalms is in force in all Churches which exist among the nations, not only for the Greeks but also . . . Continue reading →

Heidelberg 104: Authority And Submission (3)

by R. Scott Clark on August 4, 2015

Nevertheless, despite all our natural resistance to authority and despite our suspicion of the church the fact is that our Lord Jesus, whom we profess to love and whose Word we profess to believe, instituted the very visible church against which we so easily rebel. Continue reading →

Vos: Distinguishing Two Ages Is Not Platonism

by R. Scott Clark on August 4, 2015

If further inquiring into the characteristics of the aionion, still keeping its formal aspect rather than its substantial content in view, the first feature obtruding itself is that of the imperishableness, including the unchangeableness, of the things pertaining to it. Paul declares, . . . Continue reading →

Heidelberg 104: Authority And Submission (2)

by R. Scott Clark on August 3, 2015

In the first part we considered the most basic teaching of the fifth commandment. There are, however, several implications of this commandment on which the New Testament reflects explicitly. For example, the Apostle Paul spoke directly to the relationship between employers and . . . Continue reading →

Calvin: The Land Promise Was For Israel

by R. Scott Clark on August 3, 2015

And that thou mayest live long on the earth. Moses expressly mentions the land of Canaan, “that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” (Exod. 20:12.) Beyond this the Jews could not conceive of . . . Continue reading →

The Sacrament Of Autonomy

by R. Scott Clark on August 1, 2015

Even partial-birth abortion is — must be — a sacrament in the Church of “Choice.” This sect knows that its entire edifice depends on not yielding an inch on its insistence that what an abortion kills never possesses a scintilla of moral . . . Continue reading →

Heidelberg 104: Authority And Submission

by R. Scott Clark on July 31, 2015

In the fall Adam chose to exercise autonomy, to rebel against God. Since the fall humans have carried on Adam’s ignominious tradition. Cain rebelled against worshiping God truly and, in a jealous rage, murdered his brother who did worship God truly. We, . . . Continue reading →

Nazi Mengele Was An Abortionist

by Heidelblog on July 31, 2015

According to the documents released today [February 2, 1992—ed.], Josef Mengele, the Auschwitz death camp doctor known as the “Angel of Death” for his experiments on inmates, practiced medicine in Buenos Aires for several years in the 1950’s. He “had a reputation . . . Continue reading →

College Administrators Are Not Kings

by R. Scott Clark on July 31, 2015

One of America’s worst problems today is that people in official positions (university presidents, police officers, and others) think they are above the law and never accountable when they act illegally. The decision in Barnes puts college officials on notice that qualified . . . Continue reading →

Heidelberg 103: The Christian Sabbath (3)

by R. Scott Clark on July 30, 2015

103. What does God require in the fourth Commandment? In the first place, God wills that the ministry of the Gospel and schools be maintained, and that I, especially on the day of rest, diligently attend church, to learn the Word of . . . Continue reading →

“It’s Another Boy!”

by R. Scott Clark on July 30, 2015

“Research” Is Just A Cover

by R. Scott Clark on July 30, 2015

Putting it under ‘research’ gives us a little bit of an overhang over the whole thing. If you have someone in a really anti state who’s going to be doing this for you, they’re probably going to get caught. —Savita Ginde, MD, . . . Continue reading →

2015 Archive

Office Hours: Side By Side With Ed Welch

Reformed Psalmody: Inspired Songs To The Exclusion Of Uninspired Songs

Heidelberg 108–109: You Were Bought With A Price (1)

Bone Of His Bone, Flesh Of His Flesh

Heidelberg 105–107: You Shall Not Murder (2)

Ambrose: Psalms Unite The Church

Heidelberg 105–107: You Shall Not Murder (1)

Eusebius: The Command To Sing Psalms Is Universal

Heidelberg 104: Authority And Submission (3)

Vos: Distinguishing Two Ages Is Not Platonism

Heidelberg 104: Authority And Submission (2)

Calvin: The Land Promise Was For Israel

The Sacrament Of Autonomy

Heidelberg 104: Authority And Submission

Nazi Mengele Was An Abortionist

College Administrators Are Not Kings

Heidelberg 103: The Christian Sabbath (3)

“It’s Another Boy!”

“Research” Is Just A Cover

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