The law and the gospel are the principal parts of divine revelation, or rather they are the center, sum, and substance of all the other parts of it. Every passage of sacred Scripture is either law or gospel or is capable of . . . Continue reading →
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The Abiding Validity Of Ad Fontes
Just today on social media, I ran across a marvelous quote attributed to Augustine: “If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself.” Before I did anything . . . Continue reading →
Audio: The Unchangeable Substance | Galatians 3:15–18
A morning devotion by R. Scott Clark on Galatians 3:15–18. Continue reading →
Audio: The Passover | Exodus 12:1–32
A morning devotion by R. Scott Clark on Exodus 12:1–32 Continue reading →
Audio: Ebullient Not Ecstatic Worship | 1 Cor 10:1–5
A morning devotion by R. Scott Clark on 1 Cor 10:1–5 Continue reading →
Audio: The Birth of Sin | James 1:12–15
A sermon by R. Scott Clark on James 1:12–15. Editor’s Note: This audio was originally published in 2021. RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed Confessions The Heidelberg Catechism Resources On The Heidelberg . . . Continue reading →
Audio: Leaving, Leading, And Looking | Philippians 3
A sermon by R. Scott Clark on Philippians 3. Editor’s Note: This audio was originally published in 2012 by Escondido United Reformed Church. RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed Confessions The Heidelberg . . . Continue reading →
Audio: United To Christ And To Each Other | 1 Corinthians 10:1–5
A morning devotion by R. Scott Clark on 1 Corinthians 10:1–5. Editor’s Note: This audio was originally published in 2008 by Westminster Seminary California. RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed Confessions The . . . Continue reading →
Audio: Christ’s Death and Ours | Isaiah 52–53
A sermon by R. Scott Clark on Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 16. Editor’s Note: This audio was originally published in 2021. RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed Confessions The Heidelberg Catechism Resources . . . Continue reading →
Audio: A Problem, a Plot, and a Puzzle | Mark 15:1–5
A sermon by R. Scott Clark on Mark 15:1–5. Continue reading →
The Gospel According To John (MacArthur)—Part 25
With this installment we come to the end of the series reviewing and critiquing John MacArthur’s The Gospel According to Jesus. Remarkably, like the Old Testament prophets searching and enquiring “carefully what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was . . . Continue reading →
Audio: Devotion on Mark 8:31–9:1
A devotion by R. Scott Clark on Mark 8:31–9:1. Editor’s Note: This audio was originally published by Westminster Seminary California in 2007. RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed Confessions The Heidelberg Catechism . . . Continue reading →
The Gospel According To John (MacArthur)—Part 24
Chapters 22 and 23, “The Cost of Discipleship” and “The Lordship of Christ” do not add anything that MacArthur has not already said. Essentially, chapter 22 is a rejection of the Christian life of discipleship as a second blessing.273 It is interesting . . . Continue reading →
Audio: Paul Defends His Ministry | 1 Thessalonians 2:1–6
A devotion by R. Scott Clark on 1 Thessalonians 2:1–6. Editor’s Note: This audio was originally published by Westminster Seminary California in 2005. RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed Confessions The Heidelberg . . . Continue reading →
The Gospel According To John (MacArthur)—Part 23
Chapter 21 of MacArthur’s The Gospel According to Jesus is typical of this work. There is much that is true and helpful, there is not a little irony, and there are one or two significant mistakes. Again, as I have said many . . . Continue reading →
Audio: Covenant Curses, Confidence, and Blessings
A sermon by R. Scott Clark entitled, “Covenant Curses, Confidence, and Blessings” Editor’s Note: This audio was originally published in 2013. RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed Confessions The Heidelberg Catechism Resources . . . Continue reading →
The Gospel According To John (MacArthur)—Part 22
Throughout this series, despite my documented concerns about this volume, I have worked to be scrupulously fair. When MacArthur gets things right, I have given him credit for that; and he gets some things right in chapter 20, “The Way of Salvation.” . . . Continue reading →
Audio: A Palace, A Prince, and A Point
A sermon by R. Scott Clark entitled, “A Palace, a Prince, and a Point” Editor’s Note: This audio was originally published in 2011. RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed Confessions The Heidelberg . . . Continue reading →
The Gospel According To John (MacArthur)—Part 21
MacArthur is right to observe that too many evangelicals have no place for good works in their account of the faith. The question is not whether there is a “relationship between faith and works,” but rather what that relationship is.216 According to . . . Continue reading →
Perkins On Paul’s Distinction Between Law And Gospel In Galatians
When Paul says, “The law is not of faith,” he sets down the main difference between the law and the gospel. The law promises life to him that performs perfect obedience, and that for his works. The gospel promises life to him . . . Continue reading →