Already in this series we have looked at two things that will be further illustrated here. First, we have to be very careful with the whole notion of a “literal” translation. Literal does not necessarily mean more accurate. The second thing is . . . Continue reading →
2023 Archive
How To Pastor In A Small Town
How do you pastor a small-town church? I’ve read books about ministering in the city or among the poor. But what about the middle-class rural communities where many pastors serve? Where’s the wisdom for pastoring those churches? I’ve pastored a small village . . . Continue reading →
Christian, You Live In Babylon, Not Jerusalem
The Apostle Peter, writing to the churches of Asia Minor (i.e., Western Turkey) in the AD mid-60s, writes in his closing salutation, “She, who is in Babylon, co-elect with you, greets you” (1 Pet 5:13). Most commentators understand Peter to be alluding . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of September 11–17, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning September 11–17, 2023. Continue reading →
I Believe In God The Father Almighty: The First Article Of The Faith
Dr Clark gives a brief devotion on the first article of the Apostles’ Creed: I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. Continue reading →
Luther: Only Christ Is The Savior
Therefore all hypocrites and idolaters try to do the works that properly pertain to the Deity and belong completely and solely to Christ. They do not actually say with their mouths: “I am God; I am Christ.” Yet in fact they arrogate . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For Sep 17, 2023: Q&A On How Prayer Is A Means Of Grace, A “Ginormous” Stained-Glass Jesus, And More
It’s a Q&A episode as Dr Clark takes a call from Lyquan in Utah about prayer as a means of grace; he answers a text about what to do about a “ginormous stained glass Jesus;” he answers a text about so-called New . . . Continue reading →
Comfort in the Chaos: How Psalm 77 Helps Pilgrims on the Way (Part 3) — Their Exodus and Ours
At this point in Psalm 77, Asaph begins to see things in a different light—Yahweh acted to save His people in history, which brought the psalmist comfort in the midst of his present chaos and pain. Specifically, the LORD rescued His people . . . Continue reading →
Descubriendo La Confesión Reformada (Parte 6): Reformado, En Busca, y Sin Decidir
Sovereign Grace Church aún no ha aterrizado en un hogar denominacional. Estamos estudiando, investigando y orando. Al buen estilo reformado, estamos tratando de movernos lenta y deliberadamente, haciendo todo decentemente y en orden. Este paso no ha sido fácil para nosotros; hemos . . . Continue reading →
Johnson: We Can Learn To Interpret The Bible The Way The Apostles Did
The epistle to the Hebrews, our one New Testament example of apostolic preaching addressed to an established congregation, illustrates the integration of Christ-centered biblical interpretation with hearer-contoured communication and application. Its exhortation to enduring faith, expressed in the sacrifices of good deeds . . . Continue reading →
The Rejection of Errors: The Antithesis and The Eschaton
Most Reformed Christians know something about the Canons of the Synod of Dort. Fewer of us have actually read the Canons. One aspect of the Canons that is sometimes neglected is the rejection of errors. There are five heads of doctrine (with three . . . Continue reading →
Bob Godfrey On Being Reformed In America (Part 2)
RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed Confessions The Heidelberg Catechism Recovering the Reformed Confession (Phillipsburg: P&R Publishing, 2008) Why I Am A Christian What Must A Christian Believe? Heidelblog Contributors Resources On . . . Continue reading →
Recovering The Realism Of Natural Law
The Christian natural law tradition offers Christians meaningful and coherent moral guidance apart from instrumental calculations of political power and success. That is, the tradition is moral, not consequentialist or ad hoc. Moreover, rooted in a creational theology, it provides important pathways for a . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: The Gospel According to John (MacArthur) Pt 12
This is part 12 in our audio series on The Gospel According to John (MacArthur). Continue reading →
Thirty Million
. . . By the estimation of leading religious demographers, over thirty million Christians perished under atheist regimes in the twentieth century. Tell this to friends who might insouciantly associate “secularism” with deliverance from religious violence. Tell this, too, to American history . . . Continue reading →
Review: The Holy Spirit by Robert Letham
Robert Letham is well-known for his previous books on the Trinity—as well as his work on the Westminster Assembly and his recent Systematic Theology—and has just produced his best book to date. Although I have not always followed Letham’s conclusions on certain . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: The Gospel According to John (MacArthur) Pt 11
This is part 11 in our audio series on The Gospel According to John (MacArthur). Continue reading →
Piper Is Wrong. Luther Is Right.
I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life. John 6:47 One could preach a hundred thousand years about these words and emphasize them again and again. Yes, one can’t speak enough about these words. Here Christ explicitly promises eternal . . . Continue reading →
Sub-Christian Nationalism? (Part 10)
In article XI: Big Picture Agenda, the Statement says, WE AFFIRM that the Christian Nationalist project entails national recognition of essential Christian Orthodoxy (Article II) as a Christian consensus under Jesus Christ, the supreme Lord and King of all creation, and the . . . Continue reading →
Tom Wenger II (1973–2023): Happy Warrior For The Gospel
Yesterday, our dear brother, the Rev. Mr. Thomas L. Wenger II was taken suddenly to be with the Lord. He leaves behind his congregation, Trinity PCA, Crofton, MD, his wife Holly, three children, by his parents, the Rev. Mr. Thomas L. Wenger, . . . Continue reading →