Heidelcast 119: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (14)

Heidelcast

on November 20, 2016

This series has really been about how to interpret Scripture. Christians study the same Bible, but we often read it differently. Sometimes we begin with different assumptions about the nature of things and authority. These different methods and starting points lead to . . . Continue reading →

Hodge: Abraham Was In A Spiritual, Gracious Covenant

R. Scott Clark

on October 16, 2016 | 16 Comments

Although the Church existed from the beginning, it was, before the calling of Abraham, for the most part in a state of dispersion. Too little is recorded of it, prior to that event, to give us definite knowledge of its nature and . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 118: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (13)

Heidelcast

on October 1, 2016

With this episode now we dive into the question of baptism itself. So far we have been setting the stage because, from the historic, confessional Reformed point of view, the debate about infant baptism is really a debate about how to understand . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 115: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (11)

Heidelcast

on September 10, 2016 | 3 Comments

In this episode we see that the benefits of the New Covenant are the benefits of the covenant of grace. There are some who see a strong discontinuity between the promises made to Abraham and the new covenant promised Jeremiah 31. There . . . Continue reading →

Turretin: Leviticus 18:5 Is Clear Proof Of The Covenant Of Works

R. Scott Clark

on September 2, 2016

VII. Second, a law was imposed upon Adam, which necessarily implies a federal agreement and contract. For he who receives it, binds himself officially to obedience under the punishment denounced through the same; he who gives it (for the very reason that . . . Continue reading →

Owen: Leviticus 18:5 Is Nothing But A Revival Of The Covenant Of Works

R. Scott Clark

on September 2, 2016 | 9 Comments

1. This covenant, called “the old covenant,” was never intended to be of itself the absolute rule and law of life and salvation unto the church, but was made with a particular design, and with respect unto particular ends. This the apostle . . . Continue reading →

Witsius: In Leviticus 18:5 Moses Repeated The Covenant Of Works

R. Scott Clark

on September 2, 2016

The same doctrine Moses repeated in his ministry. For he also inculcated the same precepts upon which the covenant of works had been built: he both repeated the same solemn saying, He who doeth these things shall live in them, Lev. 18:5 . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 114: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (10)

Heidelcast

on August 25, 2016

In the last episode, in this episode and in the next, we’re looking at what Scripture says about the new covenant. We’ve looked at what Jeremiah 31:31-34 actually says, how Paul interprets it, and now we want to turn our attention to . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 113: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (9)

Heidelcast

on August 16, 2016

Does initiation of covenant children into the visible covenant people expire with the new covenant? Is the new covenant absolutely relatively new? Is it new relative to Abraham or new relative to Moses? These are the topics we’re investigating in this episode of the Heidelcast. Continue reading →

Heidelcast 112: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (8)

Heidelcast

on August 11, 2016

This is episode 8 of our series: I will be a God to You and to Your Children. Last time we looked at circumcision, about which we saw that, just as with the bloodshed of the sacrifice of pigeons, bulls, goats, and . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 111: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (7)

Heidelcast

on July 28, 2016 | 5 Comments

This is episode 7 of our series: I will be a God to You and to Your Children. For the last two episodes we have been thinking about what is temporary and what is permanent in the history of redemption. We have . . . Continue reading →

New In Print: Rollock’s Questions And Answers On The Covenant And Sacraments

R. Scott Clark

on July 28, 2016 | 1 Comment

Too often the story of the development of Reformed theology covers a few major figures in the early to mid-16th century before leapfrogging into the 17th century. With this excellent translation and these judicious selections, Aaron Denlinger has done us all a . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 110: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (6)

Heidelcast

on July 23, 2016

This is episode 6 of our series: I will be a God to You and to Your Children. Last time we began looking at how types and shadows help us sort out what, in the history of redemption, is temporary and what . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 108: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (4)

Heidelcast

on July 15, 2016

This is part 4 of the series: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children. Last time we considered whether it’s right to speak of a “covenant of grace.” We saw that, from the very beginning of redemptive history, . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 106: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (2)

Heidelcast

on June 16, 2016 | 3 Comments

This is part 2 of the series: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children. We’re talking about how to read the Scriptures, about what Scripture says about the covenant of grace, its administration, and baptism. One of the . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 105: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (1)

Heidelcast

on June 11, 2016 | 13 Comments

One of the most frequent topics and questions for discussion on the Heidelblog has been this: Who should be baptized and why? To anticipate an objection: some will say that the Heidelcast should not be addressing this subject because it causes needless . . . Continue reading →

Turretin On Covenant And Testament

R. Scott Clark

on May 19, 2016

The covenant of grace partakes both of a testament and of a covenant. Hence it is not improperly called “a covenant by a testament,” “a testamentary covenant” and a “federal testament.” It is a covenant because after the manner of a covenant . . . Continue reading →

Turretin: The Covenant Of Grace Is The Center And Bond Of All Relgion

R. Scott Clark

on May 17, 2016 | 1 Comment

The nature and use of the law (which goes before the covenant of grace) having been unfolded, we must now treat of the covenant itself. Since it is of the greatest importance in theology (being as it were the center and bond . . . Continue reading →

Boston On Not Turning The Covenant Of Grace Into A Covenant Of Works

R. Scott Clark

on April 22, 2016 | 1 Comment

ARGUMENT. V. Though the patrons of the doctrine of the necessity of repentance in order to the obtaining of the pardon of sin, do not aim at any encroachment on the doctrine of free pardon; yet, with all deference to those learned . . . Continue reading →

Pictet On The Similarities And Differences Between The Covenants Of Grace And Works

R. Scott Clark

on April 14, 2016 | 8 Comments

God having thus entered into covenant with our Surety Christ Jesus, was pleased also to enter into covenant with us in him. Now this covenant we define to be, a free and gratuitous agreement between an offended God and offending man, in . . . Continue reading →

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