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Author Archives: R. Scott Clark
Flavel on the Distinction Between Justification and Sanctification
The latter is progressive and the former is punctiliar, definitive, and once-for-all. Todd explains.
Technology and Text
Alan Jacobs blogs on this topic and has, as always, an interesting post about what e-texts can and can’t do.
What Americans Really Believe
Kim explains.
Jay Adams Has a Blog
He would rather call it a column. (HT: Nick Batzig). If you’re not familiar with Jay, you’ve missed out. I remember where I was when I read Competent to Counsel. Jay taught at WTS/P and WSC for a number of years. In . . . Continue reading →
Attention WSC Alumni/ae
If you’re not getting the WSC “alma matters” email update or if you haven’t joined the WSC facebook page you’re missing out. Have you seen the new (for older alums) clocktower, the library renovations? It’s all on the FB page. You can begin . . . Continue reading →
The Author of the Belgic Confession on Justification
Wes Bredenhof is surveying Guido (Guy) de Bres’ 1555 reply to Rome, The Staff of the Christian Faith. This is an interesting document as it’s mostly a series of patristic quotations showing how the Reformation agreed with the early fathers—thereby subverting the . . . Continue reading →
Vicar Bans "O Little Town" But for the Wrong Reason
A vicar (certain Anglican ministers are given the title) in the UK has banned the Christmas carol, “O Little Town of Bethlehem” because it doesn’t represent the current strife in modern day Bethlehem. This, of course, is the most stupid sort of . . . Continue reading →
What the Bible is All About
Thanks to the folks at Modern Reformation for making this essay available online (for free!). MR makes a great Christmas gift.
Timothy Read RRC
At Broken Wills he says, “Recovering the Reformed Confession by R. Scott Clark, Review: An excellent book that I cannot praise enough. It is timely in that is points to the present and pressing problems in Reformed churches and because it will . . . Continue reading →
Audio: Darryl Hart on "Deconstructing Evangelicalism"
The fellows at CTC provide an excellent interview with WSC’s own Darryl Hart on the nature and deconstruction of contemporary evangelicalism and the differences between evangelicalism and Reformed theology, piety, and practice. Is it possible that evangelical-ism doesn’t really exist? It’s a . . . Continue reading →
Why Must He Be a True and Righteous Man? (Heidelberg Catechism 16 pt 2)
Question 16 Part 2: Satisfaction for Sin Few things rankle the modern mind more than the idea that God’s justice must be “satisfied.” The old liberals (and some new feminists! See Lucy Reid, She Changes Everything, 16) derided this notion as “slaughterhouse . . . Continue reading →
An Anabaptist Doctrine of Revelation
Dan’s at it again. He’s been reading sources.
A Visual Tour Through American Pop Religion
From the weird to the wonderful.
Iain Campbell is Reading RRC!
and writing about it at Ref21. You can order your copy of RRC here.
If Epistemic Self-Consciousness Came to Football
The Onion illustrates the truth of Van Til’s program (HT: D. J. Goodwiler). This is what happens when Van Til’s “man of water” realizes he’s all wet.
What Happens When Reader is King
Carl explains this and other absurdities at Ref21.
Ecclesial Apartheid?
What’s weird is that it’s often intentional.
Life Imitating Art
Kim notes that Washington State is is now recognizing Festivus (whoever needed an official holiday to air grievances?). This is yet another reason why we need to insist on two kingdoms.
Clark and Schilder on "The Categorical Distinction"
Wes has some helpful source material on this topic. He begins with a survey on my chapter on the distinction between theology as God knows it (theologia archetypa) and theology as it is revealed to us (theologia ectypa). In the second half of . . . Continue reading →