For a fellow who has been dead since 1564 and for a movement that, socially considered, is little more than a demographic blip (about 600,000 people in North America) Calvin and Calvinism continue to receive a remarkable amount of attention in the . . . Continue reading →
The mystery in 1 Corinthians 15.51–52 has long been a standard prooftext for the idea that Paul envisaged the parousia happening in his lifetime.1 On this view of the passage, Paul assumes his survival and that of a portion of his generation until . . . Continue reading →
Our text takes us to the tomb of the risen Lord, on the first Sabbath-morning of the New Covenant. It is impossible for us to imagine a spot more radiant with light and joy than was this immediately after the resurrection. Even . . . Continue reading →
“The law is good and just and right” (Rom 7:12). So says the apostle Paul, but many Christians today do not believe that statement. The question such Christians ask may sound like, “Well, what use is the law for us if Christ . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark talks about reading the Bible. Continue reading →
Catholicism teaches that there is a season of purification after death that prepares one for the full benefits of heavenly life: “The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines purgatory as a ‘purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven,’ which is experienced by those ‘who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified’ (CCC 1030). Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark talks about Scripture and context. Continue reading →
The principles of covenant theology unify the Bible’s story about God redeeming a people for himself. Even though we have to read our Bibles well to discern the doctrines of covenant theology, in return covenant theology helps us to read our Bibles . . . Continue reading →
Since the earliest recorded history of the church, God’s people have buried their dead in certain and faithful expectation of the resurrection from the grave. Very recently, however, some Christians have opted to have their own bodies incinerated rather than buried. There . . . Continue reading →
And the same is objected against them by Maimonides in Pirke Aboth: as though it were not known that the greatest part of their Talmud, the sacred treasury of their oral law, is taken up with differences and disputes of their masters . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “Can Baptists be Catholic?” Continue reading →
Since salvation belongs to God, it is he who grants us new life and true faith. As a consequence of the fall, all of Adam’s children (Rom 5:12–21) are, as Paul says, “dead in sins and trespasses” (Eph 2:1). The good news can be expressed in two words: “But God . . .” Continue reading →
For more than 75 years, Camp IdRaHaJe has welcomed children each summer to hear the Gospel, build character, and grow in faith. Nestled in Bailey, Colorado, the camp’s name comes from a simple hymn lyric: “I’d rather have Jesus.” In 2024, the . . . Continue reading →
These were the top five posts for the week of October 13–19. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark begins a new series, “Have This Mind” Continue reading →
It’s a Superfriends Saturday on the Heidelcast! Continue reading →
As I lifted my hands, scanned the room, and gave my first benediction, the realization that I really was a pastor now hit me like a ton of bricks. From now on it was my job to “shepherd the flock of God… . . . Continue reading →
Arrival. It is a beautiful word, is it not? Making it to your vacation spot or returning home after a long journey—it is good to arrive when the destination is desirable. And there is no more desirable destination than God’s presence, and . . . Continue reading →
R. Scott Clark chats with the Presbycast about his new book: The Heidelberg Catechism: A Historical, Theological, & Pastoral Commentary. Continue reading →
One of the most frequent claims made in defense of the self-described Federal Vision (hereafter FV) is the claim that they are “only following the Bible.” A corollary of that is the claim that Reformed confessionalists “have already decided in advance what . . . Continue reading →