Jesus, in instructing his disciples on the basics of prayer, uses the imperative and tells them to “Pray in this manner!” (Matt. 6:9), going on to then give what we know as the Lord’s Prayer. This has been taken to mean—and rightly . . . Continue reading →
2023 Archive
William Perkins: Grace Admits No Partner
The Galatians are removed not only from the doctrine of Paul, but also from the grace of God. And the reason is because they joined the works of the law with Christ and His grace in the cause of their justification and . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (59)
This is part 59 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →
The Good News Of Union With Christ: A Primer on the Resurrection (Part 2)
Resurrection & Sanctification All those who are justified, will also be sanctified. What is Sanctification? “Sanctification is the work of God’s free grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God, and are enabled more and more . . . Continue reading →
Sub-Christian Nationalism? (Part 9)
In Article X, under the heading, “On Nationalism and Policy Priorities,” the Statement says: WE AFFIRM that nations possess an inviolable right to establish justice and safeguard the peace and prosperity of their own citizens. We affirm that implementing Christian Nationalism in . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of August 7–13, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning August 7–13, 2023. Continue reading →
Are the Feds Charged With Fixing Loneliness?
What if I told you to trust the feds to help you deal with your feelings of loneliness and social isolation? I hope you’d laugh in my face. These are the same folks who demanded you self-isolate, hide your face, and stay . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For August 13, 2023: Sin, Salvation, & Service: The Threefold Truth Of Romans (30)
In this episode Dr Clark turns to Romans 8:28–30, where Paul explains the golden chain. Dr Clark also answers a questions asking why Reformed ministers no longer wear white robes, how does a one know that he is called to the pastoral . . . Continue reading →
Great Lakes Reformed Conference—Featuring R. Scott Clark, D. G. Hart, and Kim Riddlebarger
Upcoming Conference Featuring R. Scott Clark, D. G. Hart, and Kim Riddlebarger—October 14th, 2023 Continue reading →
The Fear Of The Lord And The Good Life—Psalm 34 (Part 1)
A common human experience is to wonder what others are thinking. You are sitting there watching someone and you get this strong curiosity about what is going through their mind. We cannot read minds, which is probably a good thing, but we . . . Continue reading →
Jesus Versus The Movers & Shakers
For well over a decade now, I have heard Christians approvingly employ phraseology about social and ecclesiastical constructs—phrases such as “a seat at the table” and “power structures.” I have a friend who—when he was first coming into the denomination in which . . . Continue reading →
Descubriendo La Confesión Reformada (Parte 1): Jóvenes, Inquietos y “Algo Calvinistas”
Escuché por primera vez la terminología de los «cinco puntos del calvinismo» a mediados de la década de 1990 de un pastor de jóvenes en nuestra megaiglesia evangélica. Él estaba convencido de que el calvinismo es verdadero y bíblico. Una noche, mi . . . Continue reading →
Abraham, Moses, and Baptism
I am in the midst of an interesting discussion of baptism with a friend. This friend has Baptist convictions, yet he understands Reformed theology better than many of the Reformed. He is quite sympathetic to historic and confessional Reformed theology. For example, . . . Continue reading →
On The Death of Infants and the Promise of the Covenant of Grace
Despite the widely accepted American dogma of an “age of accountability”–that unspecified moment when children supposedly become responsible for their sins, and for any possible rejection of Christ–there is no such doctrine taught anywhere in Scripture. Sadly, this unsupported dogma holds out . . . Continue reading →
Video: Trueman Explains How We Got Here
Carl chats with the guys from Triggernometry about the Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (58)
This is part 58 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →
Dennis Johnson On Scripture As A Tapestry
Without ignoring the obvious fact that the Bible contains many stories, spanning thousands of years, with many participants, …the individual stories [are] threads woven into the pattern of a single tapestry: the Big Story of the Creator-King whose inscrutable wisdom, justice, and . . . Continue reading →
Truth Demands Truth—The History Behind The History Of Tim Keller: A Review Essay (Part 2)
Hansen oddly inserts the section on the Gospel Coalition’s founding at the tail end of over forty pages on Westminster Seminary and the Presbyterian world. In fact, the author covers the founding of the organization by starting with the deep and lasting . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (57)
This is part 57 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →
Sodom, Jude 7, Biases, And How To Interpret The Bible
On 20 September 2021, T. E. Bunch et al. published what became a hotly (pun intended) controverted article, which claimed to have found evidence of a “Tunguska sized airburst” over Tall el-Hammam, a Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley near . . . Continue reading →