Heidelminicast: Ad Diognetum (AD 150) On Our Twofold Citizenship

Heidelcast

on October 26, 2022

These are some of our favorite Heidelquotes. Something to think about from the Heidelcast. If you are subscribed to the Heidelcast or the Heidelblog (see below) you will receive these episodes automatically. All the Episodes of the Heidelcast How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia . . . Continue reading →

Kevin DeYoung On Franciscus Junius, Van Til, And Natural Theology

Heidelblog

on October 26, 2022 | 7 Comments

This is a bold thesis, as Shannon recognizes. The entire tradition of scholasticism affirmed the existence and importance of natural theology. And yet, according to Shannon, “Junius’s view of natural (as in unregenerate) theology marks a conspicuous point of departure from pre-Reformation . . . Continue reading →

Reformation2Germany: The Thirty-Year Plan

Sebastian Heck

on October 26, 2022 | 1 Comment

What do you associate with Germany when you think about it—if you do? What do you associate with our history, specifically as a Christian? The Reformation? Martin Luther, perhaps? Or the Heidelberg Catechism? Surely, with such a history, Germany would be the . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 37—The Last Judgment

Heidelcast

on October 25, 2022

The Belgic Confession was written by a Reformed pastor, Guy de Bres (1522–1567), who adopted the Reformed faith as a young man and studied with several Reformed luminaries, including John Calvin, before serving as a pastor, church planter, and chaplain in France . . . Continue reading →

Never Lose Its Power

Wendell Talley

on October 25, 2022 | 9 Comments

I do not blame you if, when you think of the black church, you think of it as an emaciated and anemic institution. It would be an easy intellection to hold, especially when an entire book can be written about the state . . . Continue reading →

The Gospel Is The Messiah, Not The Law

Heidelblog

on October 25, 2022

I’ve been patient with this for many years, but today I’m compelled to say it: one of the most theologically irresponsible things anyone can say is “the law is the gospel.” Sadly, I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve heard . . . Continue reading →

Friday, October 28, 2022 At 10:00 AM Pacific: Why The Reformation Matters For Ministry

Heidelblog

on October 24, 2022 | 1 Comment

In confessional Protestant churches October 31 is Reformation Day and Dr Clark will be starting his Reformation Day celebration early, this Friday, 10:00 AM, in the chapel at Westminster Seminary California. He will be speaking on the topic, “Why the Reformation Matters . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 36—On Civil Government

Heidelcast

on October 24, 2022

The Search for A Second Adam: A New Way of Reading Scripture (Part 3)

Shane Rosenthal

on October 24, 2022 | 2 Comments

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, we looked at the ongoing search for God’s promised seed of the woman who would crush the head of the serpent. Though many of the patriarchs and Israel’s national leaders seemed to come . . . Continue reading →

Ursinus Against The Antinomians, Libertines, And Similar Fanatics Who Deny That The Decalogue Is For Teaching in the Christian Church (Objection 9)

Heidelblog

on October 24, 2022

Obj. 9. That is not to be taught in the church which increases sin. The law increases sin. (Rom. 7:8.) Therefore, it is not to be taught. Ans. There is here a fallacy of accident in the minor proposition. The law increases . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For October 23, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (22): Fifth Head Of Doctrine (2)

Heidelcast

on October 22, 2022

In this episode, Dr. Clark continues his series on the Canons of Dort where we are looking at the Fifth Head of Doctrine concerning the perseverance of the saints. We turn to what Synod confessed positively about how Christ graciously preserves his . . . Continue reading →

Peace And Purity Provided By Authority: John Thomson’s Defense Of Presbyterian Church Polity (Part 14): Terms Of Communion

Tricia Howerzyl

on October 22, 2022 | 1 Comment

As a particular church, Thomson argued that the officers of the church needed to exercise their authority to adopt a confession for their communion. As a Synod not formally associated with any other church, the Synod could adopt a set of standards . . . Continue reading →

Turretin On The Pactum Salutis

Heidelblog

on October 22, 2022 | 1 Comment

XII. And it seems superfluous to inquire here whether this covenant was made with Christ as one of the contracting parties and in him with all his seed (as the first covenant had been made with Adam and in Adam with his . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 35—The Reformed Churches Confess That Believers Are Fed By The Proper And Natural Body And Blood Of Christ In Holy Communion

Heidelcast

on October 21, 2022

Reformation Conference At New Life PCA In La Mesa, CA

Heidelblog

on October 21, 2022

New Life Presbyterian Church of La Mesa is hosting their Reformation Conference 2022 on the theme of “The Reformation and the Christian Life”. The conference will use four figures to explore three topics that are not oft-considered outcomes of the 16th century . . . Continue reading →

A Note On Christian Perfectionism

Heidelcast

on October 21, 2022

Is perfection in this life possible, or is it a heretical concept that misunderstands the nature of original sin and total depravity? Hint: it’s not possible! Continue reading →

Shattering Creaturely Independence In The Presence Of The Creator

Heidelblog

on October 21, 2022

To come into the presence of our Creator shatters any illusion of creaturely independence and self-sufficiency. We are not our own and are undone before him. Apart from him we have no existence (Col 1:16-17). It is God who created us, as . . . Continue reading →

The Search for A Second Adam: A New Way of Reading Scripture (Part 2)

Shane Rosenthal

on October 21, 2022 | 1 Comment

In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the search for the promised seed of the woman, the one who would crush the serpent’s head, the new Adam. As each one of the Patriarchs rises with glimmers of hope, so also . . . Continue reading →

Federal Vision Qualifies Salvation By Faith Alone

Heidelblog

on October 20, 2022 | 5 Comments

Because the FV generally denies the existence of merit, many fail to understand whether there is any real concern with the FV’s formulation. But the formulation is elusive. Wilson writes, “Obedient faith is the only kind that God ever gives, and when . . . Continue reading →

Review of Brian Brock’s Wondrously Wounded: Theology, Disability, and the Body of Christ

Harrison Perkins

on October 20, 2022 | 4 Comments

Churches in the modern world must increasingly realize that we have to reckon with difficult issues involving mental wellbeing, disability, and related concerns. As a pastor in London, one of the world’s largest urban centers where there were fewer ways even just . . . Continue reading →

The Heidelblog

2022 Archive

Heidelminicast: Ad Diognetum (AD 150) On Our Twofold Citizenship

Kevin DeYoung On Franciscus Junius, Van Til, And Natural Theology

Reformation2Germany: The Thirty-Year Plan

Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 37—The Last Judgment

Never Lose Its Power

The Gospel Is The Messiah, Not The Law

Friday, October 28, 2022 At 10:00 AM Pacific: Why The Reformation Matters For Ministry

Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 36—On Civil Government

The Search for A Second Adam: A New Way of Reading Scripture (Part 3)

Ursinus Against The Antinomians, Libertines, And Similar Fanatics Who Deny That The Decalogue Is For Teaching in the Christian Church (Objection 9)

Heidelcast For October 23, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (22): Fifth Head Of Doctrine (2)

Peace And Purity Provided By Authority: John Thomson’s Defense Of Presbyterian Church Polity (Part 14): Terms Of Communion

Turretin On The Pactum Salutis

Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 35—The Reformed Churches Confess That Believers Are Fed By The Proper And Natural Body And Blood Of Christ In Holy Communion

Reformation Conference At New Life PCA In La Mesa, CA

A Note On Christian Perfectionism

Shattering Creaturely Independence In The Presence Of The Creator

The Search for A Second Adam: A New Way of Reading Scripture (Part 2)

Federal Vision Qualifies Salvation By Faith Alone

Review of Brian Brock’s Wondrously Wounded: Theology, Disability, and the Body of Christ