Video: The Power Of The Gospel

Heidelblog

on July 26, 2024

Do you often doubt that God loves you? Do you feel unworthy of the saving grace of Jesus Christ? In today’s episode, Pastor Chris Gordon and the hosts of Theocast, Pastor Jon Moffitt and Pastor Justin Perdue discuss the many nuances involved when preaching the Gospel and the law. Continue reading →

Riddlebarger: Christ Fulfilled Prophecy In Detail

Tony Phelps

on July 18, 2024 | 1 Comment

It is clear from the Gospel accounts that many details of Jesus’s life and messianic mission fulfilled otherwise obscure Old Testament prophecies in stunning and exacting detail. Notice the way New Testament writers spoke of the finished work of Christ in providing . . . Continue reading →

Riddlebarger: Three Elements Of New Testament Eschatology

Tony Phelps

on July 12, 2024

There are three basic elements of New Testament eschatology. The first of these is that the Old Testament promise of a coming Redeemer was realized in Jesus Christ. This was a prominent theme throughout the New Testament, especially in the Gospel of . . . Continue reading →

Video: The Great Obstacle To Faith

Heidelblog

on July 12, 2024

The hosts of Theocast (Justin Perdue and Jon Moffitt) join Pastor Chris Gordon to discuss what could be keeping people from true faith in Christ. Continue reading →

Riddlebarger On The First Resurrection

Tony Phelps

on July 4, 2024

The first coming of Christ and his resurrection ensured that in the present age Christians are already raised with him. Christ’s resurrection from the dead also ensured that we believers will be raised bodily at the end of the age (1 Cor. . . . Continue reading →

Review: The Sabbath As Rest And Hope For The People Of God By Guy Prentiss Waters

Nathan White

on June 20, 2024 | 1 Comment

Of the Ten Commandments, I am not sure there is one more ignored, or at least more misunderstood, than, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” (Exod 20:8). The issue is not simply that it is disobeyed, but that it seems . . . Continue reading →

Church Membership And Our Witness To The World

Jonathan Landry Cruse

on June 19, 2024

What does it mean to be a member of a local church? Those who take church membership seriously recognize it comes with a lot of responsibilities. The faithful church member attends worship regularly and engages meaningfully in the divine service. They pray . . . Continue reading →

Perkins: Rome Is An Old Testament Religion

Tony Phelps

on June 6, 2024 | 10 Comments

It is further to be observed that Paul says the fathers of the Old Testament “were in bondage under the law,” after the manner of servants, specially by reason of rites and ceremonies. And hence it follows that the observation of a . . . Continue reading →

Riddlebarger: New Testament Eschatology Is The Fulfillment Of Old Testament Prophecy

Tony Phelps

on June 5, 2024

Old Testament believers were aware that God was moving history toward a goal that lay far off on the distant horizon. That goal was the coming of the promised Redeemer who would bring to fruition the prophetic expectations and hopes of the . . . Continue reading →

Perkins’ Defense Of Infant Baptism

Tony Phelps

on May 29, 2024

Infants of believing parents are likewise to be baptized. The grounds of their baptism are these. First, the commandment of God, “Baptize all nations” (Matt. 28:19), in which words the baptism of infants is prescribed. For the apostles by virtue of this . . . Continue reading →

Riddlebarger On The Two Ages

Tony Phelps

on May 23, 2024 | 1 Comment

The third aspect of New Testament eschatology is that the relationship of these two ages ensures that the blessings of the present age are a guarantee of the consummation of the age to come, which will bring even greater and final blessings. . . . Continue reading →

Perkins: Believers And Unbelievers Both Need Civil Government

Tony Phelps

on May 22, 2024

Objection II. Believers are governed by God’s Spirit, and therefore outward government by magistrates is needless. Answer. In the visible church, hypocrites are mingled with true believers, and they are not governed by God’s Spirit, but by the spirit of the devil. . . . Continue reading →

Perkins On What Union With Christ Does And Does Not Mean

Tony Phelps

on May 15, 2024

Believers are not one with Christ by transfusion of the properties and qualities of the Godhead or manhood unto us. It may be said, how then are they one with Him? I answer, by one and the same Spirit dwelling in Christ . . . Continue reading →

Riddlebarger: Dispensational Eschatology Is Jewish

Tony Phelps

on May 13, 2024 | 4 Comments

Much like modern dispensationalists expect Jesus to reign over the nations in the future millennial kingdom, the Jews expected the Messiah to establish a political kingdom whereby Israel would rule over the Gentile nations. This explains why the Jews rejected Jesus as . . . Continue reading →

Perkins Explains What Baptism Does And Does Not Do

Tony Phelps

on May 8, 2024

The third point is, how baptism confers grace? Answer. It confers grace because it is a means to give and exhibit to the believing mind Christ with His benefits, and this it does by His signification. For it serves as a particular . . . Continue reading →

Riddlebarger: What “Last Days” Really Means

Tony Phelps

on May 3, 2024

This use of the phrase “last days” as marking the dawn of the new age of redemption can be seen in Peter’s Pentecost sermon (Acts 2:16–17). Peter demonstrated that the coming of Christ and his resurrection clearly meant that the last days . . . Continue reading →

William Perkins On Infant Baptism

Tony Phelps

on April 30, 2024 | 3 Comments

Why We Preach Christ Crucified

Jonathan Landry Cruse

on April 30, 2024 | 2 Comments

On the subject of preaching, the apostle Paul says the proof of true preaching is that it centers on Christ crucified (1 Cor 1:23; 2:2). Interestingly, Paul is not merely content to say we must preach Christ, but that we must preach . . . Continue reading →

Ryle On The Centrality Of The Cross

Tony Phelps

on April 27, 2024

But in some places “the cross” also indicates the doctrine that Christ died for sinners on the cross – the atonement that He made for sinners by His suffering for them on the cross, the complete and perfect sacrifice for sin that . . . Continue reading →

Perkins: We Receive Christ Through Word And Sacrament

Tony Phelps

on April 26, 2024

Of our receiving of Christ given by God, two things must be observed. One is that we must there receive Christ where God offers and gives Him, that is, in the word and sacraments. The second is that faith is our hand . . . Continue reading →