Heidelcast 223: From Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (1)—Introduction To The Canons Of Dort

by Heidelcast on April 30, 2022 | 2 Comments

In this episode Dr Clark begins a new series on the Canons of Dort (1619). When people outside of the Reformed churches think about Reformed theology, they often think of the so-called “Five Points,” or TULIP. As it turns out, there is . . . Continue reading →

Should The Visible Church, As An Institution, Form And Express An Opinion On Political Violence?

by R. Scott Clark on April 30, 2022 | 18 Comments

s noted here previously, the mainline (liberal) PCUSA has adopted more than 120 positions on a bewildering variety of issues. The temptation to use the visible church to achieve one’s desired social goals is almost irresistible. Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 73—Why Does The Holy Spirit Call Baptism The Washing Of Regeneration?

by Heidelcast on April 30, 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 →

Bob Godfrey: What’s Going On Right Now? Sex, Race, Politics, And Power (13)—Five Responses To The Collapse Of Christendom

by Heidelblog on April 30, 2022 | 4 Comments

How do Christians live in hostile environment and how do they know whether it is a hostile environment? “If you live in an environment where most people don’t believe in God at all or do not believe that God is relevant to . . . Continue reading →

Trueman: It Is A Strange New World

by R. Scott Clark on April 30, 2022 | 2 Comments

Carl Trueman made a big splash by speaking uncomfortable truths to seemingly intractable power in The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self (Wheaton: Crossway, 2020). In Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution (Wheaton: Crossway, 2022), . . . Continue reading →

Dear PCA, There Is Another Approach To Same-Sex Attraction: Rosaria Butterfield’s

by R. Scott Clark on April 29, 2022 | 3 Comments

One of the more strange aspects of the debate over Greg Johnson’s advocacy of “Side-B” homosexuality, the so-called “Gay Christian” approach, is that it has mostly ignored Rosaria Butterfield’s analysis of the issue and her experience. As one HB commenter wrote this . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 72—Does The Application Of Baptismal Water Regenerate And Cleanse Us?

by Heidelcast on April 29, 2022

Calvin On Romans 7: Paul Writes About The Believer’s Struggle With Sin

by Heidelblog on April 29, 2022

Paul begins now to make a closer comparison between the law and the nature of man, in order that the origin of the wickedness which leads to death may be more clearly understood. He then sets before us the example of a . . . Continue reading →

Review: Estelle, The Primary Mission Of The Church (Mentor, 2022)

by Harrison Perkins on April 28, 2022

Western culture is ripping apart, to varying degrees depending on the country, over issues of social justice and cultural welfare. That increasing pressure has also often included the advocates of various social causes demanding assent from everyone else. This no exception approach to ideological uniformity has also often affected the church, as proponents of cultural issues impose their views upon us as another institution that must get in line with secular orthodoxy. Continue reading →

Fedya Says: Please Continue Praying

by Heidelblog on April 28, 2022

In the meantime, he grieves his separation from his family, mourns his country’s suffering, and hopes in the gospel. “I believe the Lord is using this terrible situation to advance his gospel,” he said. “That’s the only hope for the world.” Minakov . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 71—Where Has Jesus Promised That Believers Are As Certainly Clean Before God As They Are Washed With Baptismal Water?

by Heidelcast on April 27, 2022

Sobre el papel de la mujer en la Iglesia

Entre el patriarcalismo y el igualitarismo

by S. M. Baugh on April 27, 2022 | 4 Comments

La ordenación de las mujeres, y, de forma más general, la participación de éstas en la iglesia, es un tema moderno que continúa produciendo numerosos libros, artículos e incluso apoyando sociedades. Lo peor que podemos hacer en las comunidades reformadas es ignorarlo . . . Continue reading →

The PCUSA Continues Its Slide Into Oblivion

by R. Scott Clark on April 27, 2022 | 9 Comments

Jeffrey Walton reports that the membership Presbyterian Church (USA), the mainline liberal denomination, declined by 51, 584 in 2021. That is a loss of about 4%.

Hart Reviews Noll—America’s Book: The Rise And Decline Of A Bible Civilization, 1794–1911

by Heidelblog on April 27, 2022 | 1 Comment

Many Americans born after 1960 have trouble imagining that for much of the country’s history the Bible was a chief source of national identity. Older Hollywood directors sometimes get it right. Take “Liberty Heights” (1999), written and directed by Barry Levinson (born . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 70—What Does It Mean To Be Washed With Christ’s Blood And Spirit?

by Heidelcast on April 27, 2022

Sola Scriptura Means Never Looking For Continuing Special Revelation

by Heidelcast on April 27, 2022 | 3 Comments

Sola Scriptura means the Scriptures are enough for the Christian faith and the Christian life. Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 69—How Does Baptism Signify That I Have Part In Christ’s One Sacrifice?

by Heidelcast on April 26, 2022

Madison Reformed: Bringing Reformed Theology, Piety, And Practice To Southern Indiana

by Collin Welch on April 26, 2022 | 3 Comments

In 1850, a former slave named William J. Anderson built a church building in downtown Madison, Indiana. Anderson had escaped the clutches of slavery and made it just across the Ohio River into Madison. He became a conductor on the Underground Railroad and, . . . Continue reading →

Madueme And Wingard Review Johnson’s Still Time To Care

by Heidelblog on April 26, 2022 | 17 Comments

Throughout the book, Johnson denies that Christians should expect change and prefers to emphasize the stability of our sexual desires and propensities. For example, he writes, “There is no cure for corrupted nature in this life. We remain inescapably children of Adam. There . . . Continue reading →

Coming In December, 2022: Beza, Polanus, And Turretin On Justification

by R. Scott Clark on April 26, 2022 | 1 Comment

From its inception, the goal of the Classic Reformed Theology Series from Reformation Heritage Books (sponsor of the Heidelcast) has been to present, in English, primary source texts in Reformed theology. This new volume is the sixth in the series, which began . . . Continue reading →

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