The subject of baptism is the faithful people of God, without any distinction of nation, sex, or age. Indeed, infants of the covenanted must be baptized as equally as the infants of the covenanted were once circumcised because the promise made to Abraham . . . Continue reading →
2025 Archive
Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: Adult Children Who Have Fallen Away From the Faith | When a Pastor’s Convictions Change
It’s a Superfriends Saturday on the Heidelcast! Continue reading →
From Glory To Glory: The Story Of Christ In Psalms 15–24 (Part 6)—Psalm 17 And Christ’s Anticipation Of Resurrection
Psalm 17 is about focusing on satisfaction in God even amid our greatest troubles. We find the psalmist here in great distress, calling to God to vindicate him against the wicked. Psalm 17 records his prayer declaring that he was in the . . . Continue reading →
Warfield: Double Predestination Preserves And Protects Against Synergism In The Doctrine Of Salvation
One needs to read but a little way into the treatise to perceive how strongly and indeed even passionately Calvinsisted upon this point. The reason for this is that he looked upon election not merely as the warrant for assurance of faith, . . . Continue reading →
Video: Is The Doctrine Of Election Biblical?
Rev. Chris Gordon and Rev. Dr. Dan Borvan tackle a difficult and often misunderstood theological topic: God’s sovereignty in election. They address common objections, like the idea that election is “not fair,” and contrast Reformed theology with Arminianism, which they argue is . . . Continue reading →
Dare To Be On The Daniel Plan?
The song “Dare to Be a Daniel” is yet another reason to adopt Mr. Murray’s view that, in public worship, we should sing only God’s Word (I reached the same conclusion in Recovering the Reformed Confession).1 Not only is the song itself . . . Continue reading →
Review: Raging With Compassion: Pastoral Responses To The Problem Of Evil By John Swinton
One of the oldest and most repeated religious questions goes like this: “Why does God allow evil to happen?” Or it may sound like this: “Why is there evil in the world?” These types of questions fall under the subject of theodicy. . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Grammar Guerrilla (11): Incredible And Incredulous
In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on grammar. Continue reading →
Calvin: What We Need Is The Pastoral Office
For neither the light and heat of the sun, nor any meat and drink, are so necessary to the nourishment and sustenance of the present life, as the apostolical and pastoral office is to the preservation of the Church in the world. . . . Continue reading →
The Reformation, The Regulative Principle, And The Modern Church: Examining John Calvin’s Dedication To Purity In Worship (Part 5)
The Reformed church today embraces John Calvin as one of our great spiritual predecessors and acknowledges his dedication to purity in the church, and so-called Calvinists champion his ideas on predestination and the sovereignty of God. Continue reading →
How Presbyterians Shifted On Church-State Relations
I am not suggesting that American Presbyterians of the eighteenth century would approve of the political arrangement of the twenty-first century. Surely, in many respects they would not. They assumed an overwhelmingly Protestant nation where Catholics and (more so) Jews could be . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Grammar Guerrilla (10): Waxing “Poetic” Not “Poetically | Versus vs Verses
In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on grammar. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Grammar Guerrilla (9): Cases Still Matter
In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on grammar. Continue reading →
The Tender Love A Father Has: The Christian’s Comfort, Even In Death (Part 3)
In our previous installments in this series, we began by considering the great aversion and discomfort our culture has when it comes to death. We noted the various unhealthy, unbiblical, and unhelpful coping mechanisms that are often employed in the face of . . . Continue reading →
The Path To The Extraordinary Is Through The Ordinary
If we truly believe that Scripture is sufficient, then we must not only believe rightly—we must also worship, live, and love according to the word of God. Semper reformanda must remain more than a slogan; it must become the heartbeat of the church today. . . . Continue reading →
Vos: The Israelite Theocracy Was A Type And Shadow Of Heaven
Next we must consider the general organization of Israel that originated in this berith. This is usually designated as ‘theocracy’. This name for it is not found in the Scriptures, although it admirably describes what the Biblical account represents Israel’s constitution to have . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of August 18–24, 2025
These were the top five posts for the week of August 18–24. Continue reading →
What Is Reformed Theology? (Part 1)
Reformed theology has enjoyed a renaissance of sorts for about thirty years. A renaissance is literally a rebirth or, more broadly, a renewal. In order for there to be a renewal, however, there had to be a classical, defining period of Reformed . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For August 24, 2025: Nourish and Sustain (15): The Teaching Of John Calvin On The Lord’s Supper From His Institutes (1559), Part 7
In this episode Dr Clark continues the current series, “Nourish and Sustain” Continue reading →
From Glory To Glory: The Story Of Christ In Psalms 15–24 (Part 5)—Psalm 17 And Satisfaction With The Sight Of God
“Keep your eye on the prize.” “Don’t take your eye off the ball.” We say these sorts of things for situations when we know that focus is extremely important. We miss hitting the ball when we are looking elsewhere than the pitch . . . Continue reading →