When God said to Abraham, “And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your children after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your children after you” (Genesis 17:7) and “As . . . Continue reading →
Covenant Theology
Heidelcast For October 20, 2024: The Comfort of the Covenant (9)—A Firm Foundation
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” Continue reading →
Heidelcast For October 13, 2024: The Comfort of the Covenant (8)—The Unity of the Covenant of Grace
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” Continue reading →
Perché battezziamo i figli dei credenti?
“Perché la vostra chiesa battezza i bambini?” Questa è una domanda che viene posta spesso dai visitatori di chiese riformate e presbiteriane. Poiché la prassi storica di battezzare i figli dei credenti è in gran parte un concetto estraneo alla maggioranza degli . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For October 6, 2024: The Comfort of the Covenant (7)—The Covenant of Grace
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” Continue reading →
Heidelcast For September 29, 2024: The Comfort of the Covenant (6)—The Covenant of Redemption and The Covenant of Works
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” Continue reading →
Che cos’è la teologia del patto e perché dovrebbe interessarmi?
Che cos’è la teologia del patto e perché dovrebbe interessarmi? La teologia del patto non è un sistema astratto, imposto alla Bibbia dall’esterno, bensì la sua stessa struttura portante e il suo sfondo di riferimento. Chiunque abbia letto la Bibbia sa che . . . Continue reading →
The Covenant Before The Covenants
Those not well read in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Reformed theology might be forgiven their ignorance of the covenant of redemption or for concluding that it is an arcane doctrine long abandoned. Continue reading →
Heidelcast For September 22, 2024: The Comfort of the Covenant (5)—Caspar Olevianus’ Covenantal Christology
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” Continue reading →
Heidelcast For September 15, 2024: The Comfort of the Covenant (4)—Understanding Caspar Olevianus’ Covenant Theology
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” Continue reading →
Heidelcast For September 8, 2024: The Comfort of the Covenant (3)—Why Does Covenant Theology Matter?…Continued
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” Continue reading →
Review: Covenant Foundations: Understanding the Promise-Keeping God of the Bible By Alec Motyer
I am not a betting man, but if I were I would be willing to bet some serious book money that if you start talking theological shop with any Presbyterian or Reformed Christian, you will hear the word covenant within the first . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For September 1, 2024: The Comfort of the Covenant (2)—Why Does Covenant Theology Matter?
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” Continue reading →
Covenant Nomism And The Exile
At first sight, covenantal nomism may seem to be strongly supported by the analogy of a marriage relationship that the Old Testament uses to describe the relationship between the Lord and Israel. Continue reading →
Heidelcast For August 25, 2024: The Comfort of the Covenant (1)—Who Was Caspar Olevianus?
In this episode Dr Clark kicks off the new series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” Continue reading →
Heidelcast For August 18, 2024: Best of: Why We Can’t “Move On” From the Federal Vision (Pt 3)
This week we continue a three-part “Best of” mini-series, “Why We Can’t ‘Move On’ From the Federal Vision.” Continue reading →
Review: Children At The Lord’s Table? By Cornelis P. Venema (Part Three)
According to Venema, the “most important and compelling piece of New Testament evidence that bears on the question of paedocommunion is undeniably 1 Corinthians 11:17–34” (101). This is because this passage is “the most extensive and comprehensive New Testament passage on the . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For August 11, 2024: Best of: Why We Can’t “Move On” From the Federal Vision (Pt 2)
This week we continue a three-part “Best of” mini-series, “Why We Can’t ‘Move On’ From the Federal Vision.” Continue reading →
Review: Children At The Lord’s Table? By Cornelis P. Venema (Part Two)
Venema observes that the Reformed churches are committed to the principle of sola Scriptura which means that the Scriptures are to be “regarded as the supreme standard for their faith and life,” but that principle does not mean that we read the Scriptures in isolation from the church or from church history (27). Continue reading →
Heidelcast For August 4, 2024: Best of: Why We Can’t “Move On” From the Federal Vision (Pt 1)
This week we begin a three-part “Best of” mini-series, “Why We Can’t ‘Move On’ Fron the Federal Vision.” Continue reading →