With The Guilt, Grace, Gratitude Podcast On The Development Of Reformed Covenant Theology In The Reformation

by R. Scott Clark on October 5, 2021

Contrary to what some Dispensational writers have claimed the Christian church, in the post-apostolic period, has always taught covenant theology. The Epistle of Barnabas (c. AD 120) wrote a fairly mature covenantal explanation of the history of redemption, the unity of the . . . Continue reading →

Sometimes The Side Effects Are Intended

by R. Scott Clark on October 4, 2021

Individual monomania is rarely a social problem. One person who is obsessed with butterflies or with a particular celebrity, or who sees everything in sexual, economic, or religious terms, is just an eccentric, although sometimes a tiresome one. The monomaniac may suffer . . . Continue reading →

Now In One Volume: Geerhardus Vos, Reformed Dogmatics

by R. Scott Clark on October 4, 2021

For those of us who love Reformed theology and are interested in its modern development, Geerhardus Vos (1862–1949) is a significant figure. He spent most of his career, at Princeton Seminary, reforming and developing what had come to be known in the . . . Continue reading →

Office Hours: Planting A Confessional Reformed Congregation In Ventura To Reach The Lost

by R. Scott Clark on October 4, 2021

This episode (#274) begins the 13th season of Office Hours. This semester Westminster Seminary California began its 41st year and the original primary purpose is still the primary purpose: to prepare men for pastoral ministry. It is the seminary’s conviction that it . . . Continue reading →

You Are Not A Canonical Actor Or How To Avoid Nightmare Alley

by R. Scott Clark on October 2, 2021

Episode 8 of the Christianity Today podcast, “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill,” illustrates the degree to which the restless, feather-swallowing (according to Luther) anti-canonical spirit has influenced modern evangelical theology, piety, and practice. The Reformation principle (if not always its practice) . . . Continue reading →

How Christians May Avoid Panic In The Midst Of A Cultural Revolution

by R. Scott Clark on October 2, 2021

Christianity offers the best news in the world. The gospel declares that through faith in Jesus Christ, we receive the forgiveness of our sins. With this assurance of God’s love, comes the promise that we receive a citizenship in heaven, a home . . . Continue reading →

Good Guys, Bad Guys, And A Missing Category

by R. Scott Clark on October 1, 2021

The largest NAPARC denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is in the throes of an identity crisis. Founded by Southern Presbyterians and emerging out of the old PCUS (the Southern version of the Presbyterian mainline) it has always been more more broadly . . . Continue reading →

What Submission Is Not

by Heidelblog on October 1, 2021

The Lord is raising up a veritable army of holy women holding men accountable for abuse in the home, church, and society. Women such as Rachel Denhollander, Jennifer Greenberg, Diane Langberg, Naghmeh Panahi, and Julie Roys are telling their stories and/or those . . . Continue reading →