Heidelcast 195: What Must A Christian Believe? (12) On Christ’s Descent Into Hell

Heidelcast

on October 25, 2021 | 4 Comments

In our survey of the rule of faith, i.e., the Apostles’ Creed, we have reached the fourth article: “suffered under Pontius, Pilate, crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell.” In this episode we focus on the last clause, “he descended into . . . Continue reading →

He Did Not Empty Himself Of His Deity. He Figuratively Poured Himself Out Like A Drink Offering

R. Scott Clark

on October 8, 2021

B.B. Warfield once wrote an article on Philippians 2 titled, “Imitating the Incarnation.” This is precisely the aim of Paul in Philippians 2, that we should have the same mind of Jesus Christ. Paul explains for us what Christ’s perspective was in . . . Continue reading →

Hywel Jones: The Lamb Is The Lamp (Rev 21:23)

Hywel Jones

on September 21, 2021

Whom will Christians see in Heaven? Will it be God or Jesus? Both answers have been given throughout the history of the Church and they are still to be heard today. But will it be the one and not the other? Or . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 192: What Must A Christian Believe? (10): “Conceived By The Holy Spirit, Born Of The Virgin Mary”

Heidelcast

on September 20, 2021 | 6 Comments

This is episode 10 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? In this episode we are considering the third article of the Apostles’ Creed. The late and apostate Episcopal Bishop, which apparently did not disqualify him from holding episcopal office in . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 190: What Must A Christian Believe? (8): “And I Believe In Jesus Christ, His Only Begotten Son, Our Lord”

Heidelcast

on September 6, 2021

This is episode 8 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? In this episode we are considering the third article of the Apostles’ Creed: “And I believe in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord, our Lord.” With this article . . . Continue reading →

Just In Time For The Latest ESS Dustup: With Presbycast On The Athanasian Creed

R. Scott Clark

on August 6, 2021 | 1 Comment

Even as we were recording this episode last night a new round of controversy (on social media) arose over the orthodoxy of the doctrine of the so-called “eternal subordination of the Son” or the “eternal functional subordination of the Son” AKA “eternal . . . Continue reading →

The Eternally Begotten Son Is Consubstantial With the Father

R. Scott Clark

on June 2, 2021

The Son’s generation involves no priority or posteriority, and certainly no inferiority but designates order alone. If it did involve priority or posteriority of any kind, then the Son would be inferior to the Father. Previously, I emphasized that the Son is . . . Continue reading →

How The Athanasian Creed Can Help Contemporary Evangelical Theological Discourse

R. Scott Clark

on April 10, 2021 | 6 Comments

33. Equal to the Father, as touching his deity: and inferior to the Father as touching his humanity (Aequalis Patri secundum divinitatem: minor Patre secundum humanitatem)—Athanasian Creed. Yesterday, in our Reformed confessions course, we were considering Belgic Confession articles 18 and 19 . . . Continue reading →

The So-Called “Celestial Flesh” Christology Is Just Gnosticism

R. Scott Clark

on January 29, 2021 | 9 Comments

But, according to [the Gnostics], neither was the Word made flesh, nor Christ, nor the Saviour (Soter), who was produced from [the joint contributions of] all [the Æons]. For they will have it, that the Word and Christ never came into this . . . Continue reading →

How Did Some Evangelicals Come To Teach The “Eternal Subordination Of The Son”? Biblicism

R. Scott Clark

on December 17, 2020

Further, I am sincerely heartened by Fred’s optimism. I hope he is right. The best-selling evangelical textbook on systematic theology now includes a clear affirmation of the eternal generation of the Son and has removed the appendix that cast doubt on it. . . . Continue reading →

Christmas Confusion

by R. Scott Clark on December 10, 2020 3 Comments

Dear NAPARC Pastor,

If you think that distinguishing law from gospel is “Lutheran” Continue reading →

New In Print And Online: God The Son And The Covenant Of Grace

Caspar Olevianus, Eternal Generation, and the Substance of the Covenant of Grace

R. Scott Clark

on December 1, 2020 | 2 Comments

In the Summer of 1570 the Reformed Reformation in Heidelberg faced a crisis. Several of the Zwinglians, who had sided with Erastus against the Calvinist order in the Palatinate, were perceived by their Calvinist opponents to be arguing for something that looked . . . Continue reading →

John Owen Defended Eternal Generation Against The Socinians

He Also Opposed Biblicism

R. Scott Clark

on October 24, 2020 | 7 Comments

Now, if Christ be not begotten of the essence of his Father, he is only a metaphorical Son of God by way of allusion, and cannot be called the proper Son of God, being only one who hath but a similitude to a proper Son Continue reading →

Ignatius Of Antioch As A Remedy For Two Weaknesses In Contemporary Evangelicalism: The Reality Of Christ’s Humanity And The Reality Of The Church

R. Scott Clark

on September 23, 2020 | 2 Comments

Each autumn term one of my responsibilities is to spend about half the semester helping a group of students to walk through the Apostolic Fathers, a collection of second-century Christian texts which was first compiled in the 17th century. That collection has . . . Continue reading →

Liability, Inability, Inevitability, And, Incarnability

R. Scott Clark

on August 9, 2020

The following is a recent sermon (July 26, 2020), delivered in the Escondido United Reformed Church from Hebrews 10:1–18 and Lord’s Day 5 of the Heidelberg Catechism. The United Reformed Churches follow the ancient Christian pattern of meeting twice each Lord’s Day. . . . Continue reading →

What The Reformed Can Learn From A 1532 Synod: Preach Christ

R. Scott Clark

on June 25, 2020 | 2 Comments

God at all times has tied, as it were, the knowledge of Himself to certain suitable actions and signs, and these figures, shadows and types all point to Christ Jesus. Appearing in these last days, He has finished His course in the . . . Continue reading →

Why Reformed Christians Reject Images Of Christ

R. Scott Clark

on April 12, 2020 | 2 Comments

Heidelberg Catechism 97: May we not make any image at all?

God may not and cannot be imaged in any way; as for creatures, though they may indeed be imaged, yet God forbids the making or keeping any likeness of them, either to worship them, or to serve God by them. Continue reading →

Turretin: What We Mean When Call Mary Theotokos, The Mother Of God

R. Scott Clark

on February 28, 2020 | 22 Comments

XI. Mary is rightly called the Mother of God (theotokos) in the concrete and specifically because she brought forth him who is also God, but not in the abstract and reduplicatively as God. Although this is not expressly stated in the Scriptures, . . . Continue reading →

Incarnation

R. Scott Clark

on December 25, 2019

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just . . . Continue reading →

Good News! The Only And Eternally Begotten God Became Incarnate

R. Scott Clark

on November 6, 2019

AGR’s Chris Gordon is preaching through the gospel of John. If you are an AGR listener (subscribe in Apple Podcasts or directly or use our free iOS/Android app) then you are getting these broadcasts delivered directly to your phone. The gospel of John is . . . Continue reading →