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The Surgeon’s Mercy: Christ And The Healing Of Lust

DeMyron Haynes

on June 1, 2026 | 1 Comment

You have heard that it was said, “You shall not commit adultery.” But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell. (Matt (5:27–30) Jesus’s words in Matthew 5:27–30 confront us with an unsettling clarity. They are difficult not only because they speak so directly about sex and lust but because they expose realities that are . . . Continue reading →

Prior To Constantine Only The Gnostics Used Images Of Christ

Heidelblog

on June 1, 2026 | 2 Comments

Previous to the time of Constantine, we find no trace of an image of Christ, properly speaking, except among the Gnostic Carpocratians, and in the case of the heathen emperor Alexander Severus, who adorned his domestic chapel, as a sort of syncretistic . . . Continue reading →

A New Defense Of The Sufficiency Of Scripture

Heidelblog

on May 30, 2026 | 1 Comment

The church today finds itself amidst a revived trend of advocating for hearing God speaking to his people apart from his word. While there are new figures in this movement, the content of their message is hardly original. One can think of . . . Continue reading →

Heidelvideo #18—Shroud of Turin & Federal Vision

Heidelblog

on May 29, 2026 | Comment

Dr. R. Scott Clark answers two listener questions: why the Shroud of Turin is an unreliable basis for faith, and how believers should understand the covenant pledge of Joshua 24:24 in light of grace. Both answers point back to the sufficiency of Scripture, the sacraments, and salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. Continue reading →

Ben Sasse On Indoor Childhood

Heidelblog

on May 27, 2026 | Comment

The digital revolution is remaking nearly every aspect of modern life. A top concern of parents, educators and sociologists is screen time. How much is too much? The question points to a larger problem: American children are weirdly held hostage indoors. In . . . Continue reading →

Don’t Mistake Verbal Fluency For Education

Heidelblog

on May 25, 2026 | Comment

In an era when AI can write anything, authentic education must go beyond the mere production of words. “The end then of Learning,” wrote John Milton in 1644, “is to repair the ruines of our first Parents.” The image is hard to . . . Continue reading →

Why The Reformation Distinguished Law And Gospel

John Fonville

on May 23, 2026 | 2 Comments

“Are you getting in the Word?” “You gotta get in the Word.” Christians hear phrases like this constantly. They sound deeply spiritual and unquestionably biblical. But when you stop and think about them, they are often so broad and undefined that they . . . Continue reading →

Heidelvideo #17—Heidelmail: Celebrating Man-made Holidays, Inspired Hymnody, and Infant Baptism

Heidelblog

on May 22, 2026 | Comment

Dr. R. Scott Clark tackles questions from Heidelmail breaking down whether Jesus’ presence at the Feast of Dedication in John 10 justifies the celebration of Christmas and other non-commanded holidays. He contrasts the Regulative and Normative principles of worship while exploring historical Reformed perspectives on church holidays. Finally, he addresses questions on inspired hymnody and infant baptism, providing insights from Reformed theology and church history. Continue reading →

San Diego Mosque Shooters: Atomized, Nihilistic, And Angry “Victims”

Heidelblog

on May 22, 2026 | 1 Comment

If these are supremacists, they have absorbed a large dose of victim culture to go with it, which is why they see themselves neither on the right nor the left, and sound like both and neither. That’s the heart of it, for . . . Continue reading →

Ben Sasse: Not Just Filling Time

Heidelblog

on May 21, 2026 | 1 Comment

Kevin Nelson and his family once received a print of Gustave Dore’s “Adam and Eve Driven Out of Eden” as a gift from a congregant. In the work, Adam and Eve stagger toward the viewer surrounded by thorns and thistles, while a . . . Continue reading →

A Consequence Of The Appropriation Of The Therapeutic Culture

Heidelblog

on May 20, 2026 | Comment

Another well-known minister has resigned from his pastoral office due to a previously undisclosed inappropriate relationship. The twist in this grimly familiar tale is that he had largely built his ministry around his struggle with homosexual temptation and his advocacy for celibacy. . . . Continue reading →

The Cambridge Declaration

Heidelblog

on May 20, 2026 | 3 Comments

Justification is by grace alone through faith alone because of Christ alone. This is the article by which the church stands or falls. Today this article is often ignored, distorted or sometimes even denied by leaders, scholars and pastors who claim to be evangelical. Continue reading →

SCOTUS Defends First Amendment Liberties Of Donors

Heidelblog

on May 19, 2026 | Comment

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, a collection of five faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey, may challenge in federal court an unconstitutional, coercive subpoena issued by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. Alliance Defending . . . Continue reading →

ARP Report Condemns Kinism

Heidelblog

on May 18, 2026 | 2 Comments

Simply put, any idea that posits racial superiority as a basis for church or civil social order is to be seen as out of bounds with Christianity as a religion and as a source of truth, and is sin. The Synod is . . . Continue reading →

Catalyst Conference In London: The Christian’s Communion

Heidelblog

on May 18, 2026 | Comment

The Christian’s Communion: Fellowship with the Triune God in Life and Ministry June 9–11, 2026—International Presbyterian Church Ealing The 2026 IPC Catalyst Conference offers three days of rich and profound reflection together on the doctrine of communion with God. We will consider . . . Continue reading →

Heidelvideo #16—Why I’m Not a Roman Catholic (Part 8)

Heidelblog

on May 15, 2026 | Comment

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 →

As If

Heidelblog

on May 14, 2026 | 2 Comments

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 →

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