Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday—Did the Holy Spirit Indwell Believers Before Pentecost?

In this episode, the Superfriends answer the question, “Did the Holy Spirit indwell believers before Pentecost?” Considering how a person is regenerated and blessed with the benefits of the covenant of grace, even under the types and shadows found in the Old Testament. In other words, how would believers live a Christian life, even under the types and shadows, without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit? Continue reading →

Review: Church History for Everyone: The Story of Christianity From The Fall Of Jerusalem To The Dawn Of The Reformation (Volume 1) By Kevin DeYoung

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The apostles died, the church went apostate almost immediately except for small remnants here and there, the Reformers rediscovered the gospel but did not go nearly far enough in their reforms, and then the Baptist movement came along and started doing the . . . Continue reading →

Learning to Die from Augustine: The Forgotten Christian Art of Dying Well (Part 1)

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Death is a difficult topic for modern Christians. We know that we will die. We confess it in our theology, see it in our families, and hear it announced in prayer meetings, hospital rooms, and funeral homes. Yet for all that, many . . . Continue reading →

Review: Against Worldview: Reimagining Christian Formation As Growth In Wisdom By Simon P. Kennedy

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I have spent my teaching career in classical Christian schools, where the language of “worldview” is nearly impossible to escape. It appears in mission statements and curriculum guides, in faculty meetings and lesson plans, and in conversations about everything from literature and . . . Continue reading →

Looking For The Kingdom Of God (Part 1)

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The kingdom of God is one of the central themes in Scripture, essential for the Christian faith and life. Consider that Mark’s gospel account opens with the announcement that “the kingdom of God is at hand” (1:15). Indeed, this is Jesus’s own . . . Continue reading →

Does the Westminster Confession Teach Baptismal Regeneration? (Part 3)

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So far in this series we have surveyed some significant voices in the interpretation of the Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF), and we have considered one of the more important documents in its background, the Scots Confession. Now it remains to consider . . . Continue reading →

Available Again In Print: Caspar Olevian and the Substance of the Covenant

For those who’ve asked, Dr Clark’s book, Caspar Olevian and the Substance of the Covenant: The Double Benefit of Christ (Reformation Heritage Books, 2008) is now available exclusively via Amazon ($25.00). It is still being published by RHB but they are distributing . . . Continue reading →

Schism And The Redeemed Zoomer (Part 10): The Founding of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church—Continuation, Not Schism

On June 11, 1936, a small company of ministers, ruling elders, and laymen gathered in Philadelphia and constituted what was then called the Presbyterian Church of America and would later become the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. To their opponents, the meaning of the . . . Continue reading →