Heidelminicast Q&A: Is Assurance of the Essence of Faith?

by Heidelcast on November 14, 2024

In this episode Dr Clark answers the listener question “Is Assurance of the Essence of Faith?” Continue reading →

God Has Ordained Men, Means, and Method

by Brad Isbell on November 14, 2024

The wonderful Preface to the Presbyterian Church in America’s Book of Church Order is an overlooked masterpiece of piety and practice—an especially helpful resource: Christ, as King, has given to His Church officers, oracles and ordinances; and especially has He ordained therein His system of doctrine, government, . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast Q&A: Is Our Faith Grounded on the Work of Christ For Us or the Work of Christ In Us?

by Heidelcast on November 13, 2024

In this episode Dr Clark answers the listener question “What’s the Difference Between Ascent and Trust?” Continue reading →

Augustine: Small Town Boy Makes Good

by R. Scott Clark on November 13, 2024

On this date, on the old calendar, Augustine of Hippo was born. Hippo is not his last name. It is the city where he served as bishop. The name of the town is funny in English, but it makes sense in Greek. . . . Continue reading →

Augustine On Christ’s Present Reign

by Heidelblog on November 13, 2024

Today is St Augustine’s birthday (354 AD). In honor of his birthday, today’s Heidelquote is by St Augustine. 3. Therefore let the Church of Christ, the city of the great King, full of grace, prolific offspring, let her say what the prophecy . . . Continue reading →

Colquhoun: This Is The Record

by Tony Phelps on November 12, 2024

“This is the record,” says the apostle John, “that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son” (1 John 5:11). That God has given to us an offer of eternal life in and with His Son . . . Continue reading →

“Wretched Man That I Am”—Or Was? Part 2

by Tony Phelps on November 12, 2024

The Scripture citations in this confession are provided only when a Scripture passage is directly quoted or is clearly alluded to—so there is only one direct reference to our passage. It is highly significant, however. Continue reading →

Heidelminicast Q&A: What’s the Difference Between Assent and Trust?

by Heidelcast on November 12, 2024

In this episode Dr Clark answers the listener question “What’s the Difference Between Ascent and Trust?” Continue reading →

Tertullian Anticipated Anselm On The Ontological Argument

by Heidelblog on November 11, 2024

The principal, and indeed the whole, contention lies in the point of number: whether two Gods may be admitted, by poetic license (if they must be), or pictorial fancy, or by the third process, as we must now add, of heretical depravity. . . . Continue reading →

What Puritan Meant According to William Perkins (1)

by R. Scott Clark on November 11, 2024

Who counts as a Puritan and what does that adjective mean? These are important questions that need to be investigated. Like the adjective evangelical it is widely used both in academic and popular literature but there is no consensus as to what it means or who belongs to that category. Continue reading →

Heidelcast For November 10, 2024: Righteous by Design with Rev. Dr. Harrison Perkins

by Heidelcast on November 10, 2024

Dr Clark invites Rev. Dr. Harrison Perkins to the Heidelcast to discuss his new book, “Righteous by Design: Covenantal Merit and Adam’s Original Integrity,” part of the Reformed Exegetical Doctrinal Studies series published by Mentor. Continue reading →

What Tertullian Really Said About Jerusalem And Athens

by Heidelblog on November 9, 2024

These are “the doctrines” of men and “of demons” produced for itching ears of the spirit of this world’s wisdom: this the Lord called “foolishness,” and “chose the foolish things of the world” to confound even philosophy itself. For (philosophy) it is . . . Continue reading →

La Diferencia Entre Los Creyentes En El Antiguo Y Nuevo Testamento No Es Lo Que Tu Piensas

by Harrison Perkins on November 9, 2024

Las buenas historias de misterio mantienen el suspenso hasta la gran revelación. Sin embargo, al leerlo por segunda vez, todas las pistas necesarias para deducir la gran revelación deberían ser evidentes. Los apóstoles descubrieron esto una vez que Cristo resucitó de la . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: How to Read the Bible (9): Jesus in the Old Testament

by Heidelcast on November 9, 2024

Dr Clark continues the series “How To Read The Bible” Continue reading →

Psalm 11—Explicable Courage (Part 1): Canonical Context

by Harrison Perkins on November 9, 2024

It is funny how our lodging place changes our perspective on the severity of our surrounding conditions. In a nice and sturdy house, a basic rainstorm seems inconsequential—people inside often even enjoy the patter of raindrops against their windows. On the other . . . Continue reading →

To Bury Or Cremate?

by R. Scott Clark on November 8, 2024

The question not infrequently comes to me: “What about cremation?” This is an inherently difficult question because it touches a very personal and private decision: what to do with the remains of a loved one, or what should be done with one’s . . . Continue reading →

Video: Did the Reformation Cause Secularization?

by Heidelblog on November 8, 2024

Professor and Reformed theologian Michael Horton responds to Tom Holland’s analysis and tries to answer the question of whether the Protestant Reformation did indeed lead to the secularization of the West. Continue reading →

Vos Against An Earthly Glory Age Before Christ Returns

by Heidelblog on November 8, 2024

The idea of the Antichrist in general and that of the apostasy in particular reminds us that we may not expect an uninterrupted progress of the Christianization of the world until the parousia. As the reign of truth will be extended, so . . . Continue reading →

The Mystery Of Children’s Church

by R. Scott Clark on November 7, 2024

I can understand why evangelicals and others who do not have a covenantal theology would exile their children during public worship, but I do not understand why so many ostensibly Reformed congregations have adopted the practice of dismissing their covenant children from . . . Continue reading →

2024 Archive

Heidelminicast Q&A: Is Assurance of the Essence of Faith?

God Has Ordained Men, Means, and Method

Heidelminicast Q&A: Is Our Faith Grounded on the Work of Christ For Us or the Work of Christ In Us?

Augustine: Small Town Boy Makes Good

Augustine On Christ’s Present Reign

Colquhoun: This Is The Record

“Wretched Man That I Am”—Or Was? Part 2

Heidelminicast Q&A: What’s the Difference Between Assent and Trust?

Top Five Posts For The Week Of November 4–10, 2024

Tertullian Anticipated Anselm On The Ontological Argument

What Puritan Meant According to William Perkins (1)

Heidelcast For November 10, 2024: Righteous by Design with Rev. Dr. Harrison Perkins

What Tertullian Really Said About Jerusalem And Athens

La Diferencia Entre Los Creyentes En El Antiguo Y Nuevo Testamento No Es Lo Que Tu Piensas

Heidelminicast: How to Read the Bible (9): Jesus in the Old Testament

Psalm 11—Explicable Courage (Part 1): Canonical Context

To Bury Or Cremate?

Video: Did the Reformation Cause Secularization?

Vos Against An Earthly Glory Age Before Christ Returns

The Mystery Of Children’s Church