With The Guilt, Grace, Gratitude Podcast On The Heidelberg Catechism

by R. Scott Clark on February 21, 2022

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of my very favorite things to discuss and so it was a joy to talk with Nick Fullwiler on the Guilt, Grace, Gratitude Podcast about the catechism. The catechism is a marvelous tool for personal devotions, since . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 14—Can Any Creature Do It?

by Heidelcast on February 21, 2022

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has been used by millions of Christians to teach the faith . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 213: Answering Brian’s Text Asking How Do We Know Whether To Stay In A Congregation And Continuing The Series Our Father (4)

What Does It Mean To Say: "Our Heavenly Father"?

by Heidelcast on February 20, 2022

This is part four in our series on prayer, Our Father but before we get there we answer Brian’s Heidelext message asking about whether to stay in his congregation. They are in the process of joining the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches. . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 13—Can We Do It?

by Heidelcast on February 20, 2022

The Old Testament Is Like A Mystery Story

by Harrison Perkins on February 19, 2022

Despite how we know we should feel, even Christians who deeply love the Bible often feel a bit less than enthused if the preacher uses an obscure portion of the Old Testament as his sermon text. Some Old Testament books seem so . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 12—How May We Escape Wrath And Receive Favor?

by Heidelcast on February 19, 2022

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 11—Is Not God Also Merciful?

by Heidelcast on February 18, 2022

“You’re A Presbyterian? How Did That Happen?”

by Wendell Talley on February 18, 2022

Being that I’m black, I often get asked: “Wendell, you’re a Presbyterian? How did that happen?” I’ll tell it this way: It was late summer in 2006 and I was not sure where I was going. It was a bright Sunday morning . . . Continue reading →

The Incarnation Makes All The Difference

by Heidelblog on February 17, 2022

In Dr. Strachan’s brief comment on this section, he states that “In another little-discussed reality, everyone who believes Scripture must confess the Father’s headship over the Son to some degree. It does no violence to the Son—truly God, truly man—to be “subjected” . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 10—Will God Allow Our Disobedience In Adam To Go Unpunished?

by Heidelcast on February 17, 2022

Bob Godfrey: What’s Going On Right Now? Sex, Race, Politics, And Power (11)—Marxism

by R. Scott Clark on February 17, 2022

In this session, Bob Godfrey turns his attention to the effect of Marxism upon Modernity. Today few people believe in hell. Under Christendom (as he has been defining it) a much larger percentage of people would have said that they believed in . . . Continue reading →

Who Is Packing The Church Courts?

by Heidelblog on February 16, 2022

The terms, tropes, and tactics of secular politics certainly influence ecclesial politics, so it’s no surprise to hear one of the Presbyterian Church in America’s most prominent and influential pastors sounding very much like a pundit on a cable news show: Conspiracy! . . . Continue reading →

Brothers, The Time Is Now

by Heidelblog on February 16, 2022

In 1643, George Gillespie traveled to London as one of the eleven Scots chosen to participate in the Westminster Assembly. Initially tasked by Parliament to revise the 39 Articles of the Church of England, one of the most contentious topics of the . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 9—Does God Unjustly Demand Obedience To His Law?

by Heidelcast on February 16, 2022

Nine Ways To Encourage Women In The Church

by Heidelblog on February 16, 2022

Le Ann Trees, at Beautiful Christian Life, has published a brief essay Continue reading →

Did Paul Lie To The Corinthians?

Of Masks And Weaker Brothers Revisited

by R. Scott Clark on February 16, 2022

Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.” For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”— yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. However, not all possess this knowledge. Continue reading →

Perkins: As Soon As One Believes

by Inwoo Lee on February 15, 2022

For so soon as a man believes, he is presently justified. For every believer has… Continue reading →

Actually, We Do Care: A Response To Greg Johnson’s Still Time To Care

by Stephen Spinnenweber on February 15, 2022

It seems like a slam dunk in Johnson’s favor—yet another sad example of heterosexual Christians excusing their unbridled, “polyamorous” lusts for members of the opposite sex and choosing instead to fixate upon the homosexual sins of another. But, something key is missing. Continue reading →

Reasons For Confessionalists In The PCA To Remain Optimistic

Despite The Defeat Of Overtures 23 And 37

by Heidelblog on February 15, 2022

Despite voices warning the PCA was slipping down a progressive slope, for the most part confessional churches (now referred to by the chic as “Neo-Fundamentalists”) and progressive congregations (are they the “Neo-Liberals” according to the new chic nomenclature?) got along well enough . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 8—Are We So Depraved That By Nature We Are Incapable Of Saving Good?

by Heidelcast on February 15, 2022