Heidelcast For September 4, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (15): Third/Fourth Heads Of Doctrine (1)

by Heidelcast on September 3, 2022

In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on the the Canons of Dort where we turn to the Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine on the Application of Redemption by the Spirit to the elect. Synod intentionally repeated themselves in their . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For August 28, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (14): Second Head Of Doctrine (6)

by Heidelcast on August 27, 2022

In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on the the Canons of Dort where we are looking at the Second Head of Doctrine of the Canons of Dort on the atonement. One of the principals in the Arminian controversy leading up . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For August 21, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (13): Second Head Of Doctrine (5)

by Heidelcast on August 20, 2022

In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on the the Canons of Dort where we are looking at the Second Head of Doctrine of the Canons of Dort on the atonement. He reads an email from Victor (from Canada) asking about . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For August 14, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (12): Second Head Of Doctrine (4)

by Heidelcast on August 13, 2022

In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on the the Canons of Dort where we are looking at the Second Head of Doctrine of the Canons of Dort on the atonement. In their second head of doctrine, the Remonstrants confessed, in . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For August 7, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (11): Second Head Of Doctrine (3)

by Heidelcast on August 6, 2022

In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on the the Canons of Dort where we are looking at the Second Head of Doctrine of the Canons of Dort on the atonement. Rationalism is a word that gets tossed around rather casually . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For July 31, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (10): Second Head Of Doctrine (2)

by Heidelcast on July 31, 2022

In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on the the Canons of Dort where we are looking at the Second Head of Doctrine of the Canons of Dort on the atonement. In the debate between the Remonstrants (Arminians) and the Reformed, . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For July 24, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (9): Second Head Of Doctrine (1)

by Heidelcast on July 23, 2022 | 3 Comments

In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on the the Canons of Dort where we are looking at the Second Head of Doctrine of the Canons of Dort on the atonement. Synod was responding to Remonstrant criticisms that the orthodox Reformed . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For July 17, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (8): First Head Of Doctrine (5)

by Heidelcast on July 17, 2022

In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on the the Canons of Dort where we are looking at the First Head of Doctrine of the Canons of Dort, articles 12 and 13. The Synod was responding to the problem of assurance. . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For July 10, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (7): First Head Of Doctrine (4)

by Heidelcast on July 9, 2022

In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on the the Canons of Dort where we are looking at the First Head of Doctrine of the Canons of Dort starting with Canons of Dort 1.8. They confessed what they did because the . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For June 26, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (6): First Head Of Doctrine (3)

by Heidelcast on June 25, 2022

Perhaps the most fundamental complaint of the Remonstrants against Reformed theology, the concern that most animated Arminius’ desire to revise Reformed theology, was the charge that the Reformed view makes God the author of evil. In his desire to fix this problem . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 228: From Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (5)—First Head Of Doctrine (2)

by Heidelcast on May 29, 2022

In this episode Dr Clark returns the series on the Canons of Dort (1619). The second thing that the Reformed did in response to the Remonstrants was to quote two passages: 1 John 1:9 and John 3:16. The Synod of Dort was . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 226: From Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (4)—First Head Of Doctrine (1)

by Heidelcast on May 21, 2022

In this episode Dr Clark continues the series on the Canons of Dort (1619). The first that the Reformed churches of Europe and the British Isles said to the world about their theology, in response to the challenge presented by the Remonstrants, . . . Continue reading →

The Synod Of Dort Required Ministers To Subscribe The Catechism, The Confession, And The Acts Of Synod (Including The Canons) As A Standard Of Orthodoxy

by Heidelcast on May 17, 2022

The practice of subscribing the confessions of the church is not new. Continue reading →

Heidelcast 225: From Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (3)—Introduction To The Canons Of Dort (3)

by Heidelcast on May 15, 2022

In this episode Dr Clark continues the series on the Canons of Dort (1619). The Remonstrant (Arminian) narrative has long been that they are victims of Reformed ecclesiastical aggression. The facts, however, tell a different story. The Arminians had powerful ecclesiastical, political, . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: We Believe In The Free, Well-Meant Offer Of The Gospel

by Heidelcast on May 11, 2022

The Reformed churches confess the well-meant and free-offer of the gospel. Continue reading →

The Canons Of Dort Were Not Intended To Be A Comprehensive Statement Of Reformed Theology, Piety, And Practice

by Heidelcast on May 4, 2022 | 2 Comments

Synod intended the Canons as a response to a specific challenge not as a summary of Reformed theology. Continue reading →

Heidelcast 223: From Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (1)—Introduction To The Canons Of Dort

by Heidelcast on April 30, 2022 | 2 Comments

In this episode Dr Clark begins a new series on the Canons of Dort (1619). When people outside of the Reformed churches think about Reformed theology, they often think of the so-called “Five Points,” or TULIP. As it turns out, there is . . . Continue reading →

The Canons Of Dort In Swahili

by R. Scott Clark on November 26, 2021

The Three Forms of Unity are now in Swahili. The third of the forms, the Canons of the Synod of Dort are now translated into Swahili. Continue reading →

New In Print: The Synod of Dort: Historical, Theological, and Experiential Perspectives

by R. Scott Clark on November 5, 2020

The Synod of Dort is one of the most important events in the history of the Reformed Churches. From 1618–16 delegates from the Reformed Churches the Netherlands, the British Isles, and Europe attended (or, in the case of France, were prevented by . . . Continue reading →

Synod Of Dort: Salvation Is Through Faith Alone

by R. Scott Clark on June 26, 2020

For this was the sovereign counsel and most gracious will and purpose of God the Father that the quickening and saving efficacy of the most precious death of His Son should extend to all the elect, for bestowing upon them alone the . . . Continue reading →