Critics of the two-kingdoms ethic should consider this story from Salon.com. Julie Hirschfeld Davis reports that Roman bishops and archbishops have been influential in lobbying for a social-democrat version of “health care reform.”
Author Archives: R. Scott Clark
Audio: Exposition of the Nine Points (Pt 8): Defining Grace and Faith
Exposition of the Nine Points (pt 8)-Defining Grace and Faith We reject the errors of those: who teach that Spirit-wrought sanctity, human works, or cooperation with grace is any part either of the ground of our righteousness before God or any part . . . Continue reading →
Godfrey to Speak in DC Nov 12, 2009: Does Calvin Still Matter?
It’s not unusual for a president to be in the capital, but our very own President (of Westminster Seminary California) W. Robert Godfrey is to speak in Washington DC this week, November 12, 7:00 PM on the topic, “Does He Still Matter?” . . . Continue reading →
Meet a Grad: Chris Gordon
Chris is the pastor of Lynden URC in WA, the host of a radio show, and faithful minister of the gospel.
NYT on Calvin
There’s a piece today on Calvin the NYT. If you get to Geneva, be sure to visit the Museum of the Reformation, not far from St Pierre. It’s a fair piece and gives a sense of the ambivalence of the on the . . . Continue reading →
Sometimes a Vid is Worth 1000 Blog Posts
This alone might put an end to liturgical dancing: (HT: Ryan Glomsrud via Mockingbird)
Was There a Better Way to Handle This Situation?
We only have the testimony of this fellow. We don’t have the testimony of the lesbian supervisor to whom he refers in this video but as I watched this I couldn’t help but think that there must have been a better way . . . Continue reading →
Horton Responds to the Latest ECT: On the BVM
At the White Horse Inn blog.
Audio: Fesko on What to Do with the "Stoning" Passage?
One of the things that offends modernist sensibilities is the law in Deuteronomy 21 that requires the stoning of incorrigibly rebellious children. On the other side we face theonomic call to reinstitute some version of this law in post-canonical civil law. John . . . Continue reading →
A "Decisive Break with the Ordo Salutis Thinking": A New Perspective on Union with Christ?
Consider this quotation from William B. Evans, Imputation and Impartation: Union with Christ in American Reformed Theology. Studies in Christian Thought (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2008), 264-65:
Grammar Girl Helps with "Which" and "That"
Confused by when to use “which” and when to use “that”? Here’s the transcript from the latest Grammar Girl podcast. Here’s a freebie for Greek and Latin students. If you understand the difference between the nominative case and the accusative and dative . . . Continue reading →
Packer on the Reality of Hell
As Martin notes, for a time (and perhaps still?) it was fashionable for British evangelicals (and others) to deny the historic Christian doctrine of hell. J. I. Packer responded in 1991 and Martin has posted the audio.
The Synod of Dort on Importance of Parents in Instructing Children
Thanks to Wes for posting this.
Paleos: Reforming the Church; Neos: Transforming Culture
Darryl posts an interesting bit from Benedict’s social history of Calvinism.
Audio: Hywel Jones on Counseling from Job
Thanks to the folks at IBCD for posting these talks by our own Hywel Jones on lessons from Job for pastoral counselors. Here is the HB audio archive of this talk.
New Office Hours: Steve Baugh on Confessing the Reformed Faith and Doing NT Scholarship
It’s the first Monday of the month and that means it’s time for a new Office Hours podcast from Westminster Seminary California. This month Office Hours talks with Steve Baugh, Professor of New Testament at WSC. Steve is an outstanding scholar of . . . Continue reading →
Guy de Bres Before His Martyrdom
Thanks to Wes for posting this extract from Guy de Bres’ defense of the faith before his martyrdom, at the hands of the Romanists, in 1567. de Bres was the author of the Belgic Confession, which is the confession of faith held . . . Continue reading →
Audio: Exposition of the Nine Points (part 7) "Covenantal Arminianism"
Exposition of the Nine Points (Pt 7)-Covenantal Arminianism Synod rejects the errors of those who teach that a person can be historically, conditionally elect, regenerated, savingly united to Christ, justified, and adopted by virtue of participation in the outward administration of the . . . Continue reading →
CT Reports on Shifts within Inter-Varsity
When I was in college the BSU (Baptist Student Union) was the place to meet nice Christian girls, Crusade was for evangelistic-minded types, Navigators was for spiritual discipline, and Inter-Varsity (IV) was for intellectuals. IV was clearly associated with the historic, confessional . . . Continue reading →
Post-Reformation Bonanza
One of the great problems in the study of post-Reformation Reformed orthodoxy (scholasticism) is the relative unavailability of primary sources. There is the Digital Library of Classic Protestant Texts, to which Westminster Seminary California blessedly has a subscription (thanks to our donors!). . . . Continue reading →