The Reformed understanding of Scripture is that believers are as justified and saved now as we will be at the judgment. There are not two stages of justification, initial and final. Rather, we distinguish between justification and vindication. At the judgment it . . . Continue reading →
2026 Archive
Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: Is the “Home Church” Movement Biblical?
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends talk about home churches. Continue reading →
Heidelvideo #16—Why I’m Not a Roman Catholic (Part 8)
Dr. R. Scott Clark explains why the Reformed tradition opposes visual depictions of the Trinity, arguing that such images are products of human imagination rather than divine truth. He explores the biblical prohibitions against idols and provides a historical overview of how the early church universally rejected images until the 8th century. Continue reading →
Deconstructing Without Apostatizing
For the past eight years, Nate Hanson served as the host of a podcast called Almost Heretical. The show generated millions of downloads and rose to become one of the most successful “deconstructionist” podcasts on the market. On Wikipedia, it’s listed among . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Contra Webbon Et Al.: Denying That Jesus Is A Jew Denies His True Humanity (Part 2)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about Contra Webbon Et Al. Continue reading →
The Ascension Of Christ: A Primer
Every week, in both our morning and evening services, our congregation confesses or sings one of the historic creeds of the church before we receive the Lord’s Supper. Sometimes it is the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed or the Apostles’ Creed, and other times it . . . Continue reading →
As If
When I was a teenager, we sometimes had a cynical way of responding to certain things. So, for example, one of my friends might say, “I think the teacher is going to give us a free period so we can go outside . . . Continue reading →
Presbyterian Signers Of The Declaration Of Independence
The almost mythical status the Declaration holds for many Americans is not the product of some twentieth-century PR spin either. From the beginning, whether from prescience or hubris, Americans believed that the founding of their new nation was an act of profound . . . Continue reading →
Christ Descended Into Hell: The Creed, The Harrowing, And The Hope Of The Gospel
The line in the Apostles’ Creed “He descended into hell” often suffers one of two fates. It is either misunderstood in a dramatic, almost mythological way, as though Christ literally entered the place of the damned after his death in order to . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Contra Webbon Et Al.: Denying That Jesus Is A Jew Denies His True Humanity (Part 1)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about Contra Webbon Et Al. Continue reading →
Affections And Instruments: Local Legends And Long-Distance Wake-Up Calls
For those of us who came of age in the “Young, Restless, and Reformed” era, the theological landscape was dominated by a specific triumvirate of voices. I cut my Reformed teeth, like so many others, on the ministries of R. C. Sproul, . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Jesus and Trump
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about Jesus and Trump. Continue reading →
Distinguishing Is Not Diminishing
Distinguishing justification and sanctification does not make the second less important or nonessential, but if we do not distinguish them, we will lose the gospel of free grace and as Christians come to think of our standing with God as contingent on . . . Continue reading →
Luther: Assertions Of The Truth Are Essential To Christianity
For it is not the property of a Christian mind to be displeased with assertions; no, a man must be absolutely pleased with assertions, or he will never be a Christian…In Romans 10 he calls it “confession” saying “and with the mouth . . . Continue reading →
We Attain Heaven Through Faith Alone (Part 2)
What Is Salvation? In order to understand the biblical teaching we must first ask what is salvation? From what must we be saved? To what is salvation? Scripture is abundantly clear. The thing from which we must be saved is God’s holy . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of May 4–10, 2026
These were the top five posts for the week of May 4–10 2026. Continue reading →
Heidelcast For May 10, 2026: Have This Mind: Philippians (22)
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “Have This Mind” Continue reading →
Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: Are Theaters, Movies, Card Playing, and General Entertainment Sinful? Or, Have We Become Lax as Christians?
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends talk about ethics. Continue reading →
Dangerous Ground: The Risky Protest of Psalm 44 (Part 2)
Psalm 44 drove us into an uncomfortable corner as the psalmist boldly asserted his upright innocence in opposition to the Lord’s exile judgment. After being confronted by the psalmist’s protest to God, we are unsure of his honesty and lean toward his . . . Continue reading →
Hitler Rejected Christianity
Interestingly, when Hitler was confronted in January 1940 with the observation that people might not know where he stood religiously, he suggested that, on the contrary, it should not be difficult for people to figure it out. After all, he asserted, he . . . Continue reading →