Heidelminicast: Trueman On The Problem With Some Anti-2K Rhetoric

by Heidelcast on February 7, 2023

All the Episodes of the Heidelcast How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia On Twitter @Heidelcast How To Support Heidelmedia: use the donate button below Subscribe in Apple Podcast Subscribe directly via RSS New Way To Call The Heidelphone: Voice Memo On Your Phone . . . Continue reading →

Is The Local Church A Tool Of The Enemy?

by Heidelblog on February 6, 2023

Dear Wormwood, Attending a local church today is one of our greatest tools to keep people out of heaven. I’m so glad that the glory of the invisible church, spread out throughout the world from the beginning to end, is not seen . . . Continue reading →

Is It A Sin If I Do Not Read The Bible Every Day?

by R. Scott Clark on February 6, 2023

As a young evangelical convert, I learned three things right away: God commands us to pray and read our Bibles every morning (the quiet time), if we listen closely enough we can hear direct revelation from God apart from Scripture (the still, . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Gottschalk—Young, Restless, & Augustinian

by Heidelcast on February 6, 2023

Heidelcast: Sin, Salvation, & Service: The Threefold Truth Of Romans (8)

by Heidelcast on February 5, 2023

In this episode Dr Clark looks at Romans 2:17–24 in light of last week’s discussion of the New Perspective on Paul and the problem of the relations between Jewish and Gentile Christians in the first-century church. He answers a Heideltext from R, . . . Continue reading →

What Did the Divines Mean By Psalms?

by R. Scott Clark on February 4, 2023

The question has been raised as to just what the divines might have meant by the noun “psalms” in the Westminster Confession of Faith (1648).1 WCF 21.5 says, 5. The reading of the Scriptures with godly fear, the sound preaching and conscionable . . . Continue reading →

Turretin Was A Devoted Churchman

by Heidelblog on February 4, 2023

Turretin took his ministry seriously, refusing an appointment to the Chair of Philosophy at the Academy, since his pastorate was taking all of his time. In 1652, however, the church in Lyon repeated their request. To convince Turretin to answer their call, . . . Continue reading →

The Canons Of Dork #13 For February 4, 2023

by Harrison Perkins, R. Scott Clark, Sarah Perkins on February 4, 2023

Dad jokes abound even in the church office. Continue reading →

Idea: Let’s Try Every Way But Christ’s Way

by R. Scott Clark on February 3, 2023

This essay was my response to an 2007 article by Nancy Morganthaler on the failure of the church growth movement (HT: Justin Taylor). It is necessarily somewhat autobiographical. My criticisms of the church growth movement are partly theoretical and partly practical, to borrow an . . . Continue reading →

Weaponizing Scriptural “Authority” In Marriage

by Heidelblog on February 3, 2023

We all know the passages. We’ve heard at least a portion of them read at nearly every wedding: “wives submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord” (Eph 5), “For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but . . . Continue reading →

Jon Moffit on Pietism and Assurance: Men’s Conference in Monroe, Michigan, March 3–4 2023

by Heidelblog on February 3, 2023

On the mountain, Jesus taught his disciples to “seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness” (Matt 6:33). The overall aim of the Christian life is to pursue God’s kingdom, not our own kingdoms in this world. Turning away from ourselves, . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Hill On The Eschatology of Jude’s Grandsons

by Heidelcast on February 3, 2023

Charles Hill explains the significance of the testimony of Jude’s grandsons for our eschatology. Continue reading →

Review: Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms edited by Chad Van Dixhoorn

by Charles Vaughn on February 2, 2023

In the last few years, we have seen a rise in the retrieval of historic Christianity. By “historic” Christianity, I mean, creedal, confessional, and catechetical: a communal dialogue of the faith once for all delivered to the saints. The return to an . . . Continue reading →

The Ancient Pagans Regarded Christians As “Haters” Too

by Heidelblog on February 2, 2023

In the midst of the high octane culture wars of the last ten years, Christians have been labelled all sorts of things: intolerant, bigoted, arrogant, narrow, dogmatic, just to name a few. But, one noteworthy word stands out. Christians have been labelled . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: S M Baugh On Christ’s Rule In The Midst Of His Enemies

by Heidelcast on February 2, 2023

S. M. Baugh on what 1 Corinthians 15 says about Christ ruling now, in the midst of his enemies until Christ returns. Continue reading →

New In Print: Machen’s Doctrine Of Salvation

by Heidelblog on February 1, 2023

The February, 2023 issue of Tabletalk, published by Ligonier, features J. Gresham Machen and is entitled Christianity and Liberalism. It features essays by Stephen Nichols on “The Modernist Conflict in the American Church,” W. Robert Godfrey on “Christianity and Worldly Philosophy,” and series . . . Continue reading →

Why You Should Care About The Christian Past

Church History Is Family History

by R. Scott Clark on February 1, 2023

The value of church history is not always immediately obvious to everyone. In particular, Americans seem generally allergic to history. This is true of American Christians who are influenced by the American prejudice against history. Look at the History Channel (but only . . . Continue reading →

Where Is Faith In Justification?

by Heidelblog on February 1, 2023

In Romans and other Pauline epistles, repentance is a fruit of God’s grace rather than its cause. For example, we find in Romans 2:4: Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Strimple Contra Postmillennialism (7)

by Heidelcast on February 1, 2023

All the Episodes of the Heidelcast How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia On Twitter @Heidelcast How To Support Heidelmedia: use the donate (on the HB) Subscribe in Apple Podcast Subscribe directly via RSS New Way To Call The Heidelphone: Voice Memo On Your . . . Continue reading →