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Heidelcast 66: Nomism And Antinomianism (8)—The Third Use Of The Law

by Heidelcast on March 29, 2014

We’re resuming the series on antinomianism and we’re talking with Nick Batzig, pastor of New Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in the Savannah area. Nick blogs at Feeding On Christ. He’s also on Twitter. He recently wrote a provocative essay on the third . . . Continue reading →

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The Sermon On The Mount In The First Use

by R. Scott Clark on March 22, 2014

So it is with the whole of the discourse. The new law of the Sermon on the Mount, in itself, can only produce despair. Strange indeed is the complacency with which modern men can say that the Golden Rule and the high . . . Continue reading →

ReformedCast: On The Distinction Between The Law And The Gospel

by R. Scott Clark on February 25, 2014

Thanks to Scott Oakland for inviting me to do episode 145 of the ReformedCast. We talked about the distinction between law and gospel. Scott asked good questions and we were able to cover a lot of what is currently being discussed now: . . . Continue reading →

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And Now For Something Completely Different: Pansexuality

by R. Scott Clark on February 3, 2014

Do you remember a time when politicians were admired for their actions? [Insert sound of crickets chirping here] Texas State Representative Mary Gonzalez is an admirable person. She is the first openly pansexaul politician in American history. If you’re unfamiliar with the . . . Continue reading →

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Richard Greenham On The Nature And Use Of The Law

by R. Scott Clark on January 29, 2014

Q. How shall we come to the right sight of our sins and a sound persuasion of the greatness of them? A: By the Spirit of God leading us into the true understanding of the law and a due examination of ourselves . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelcast 59: Nomism And Antinomianism (2)

by Heidelcast on January 22, 2014

The Reformed confess that we were justified in order that we might be progressively sanctified, i.e., gradually and graciously conformed to the image of Christ. The same Spirit who raised Christ from the dead, who united us to him through faith, is . . . Continue reading →

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The Marrow On Antinomians

by R. Scott Clark on January 21, 2014

And are there not others, though I hope but a few, who being enlightened to see their misery, by reason of the guilt of sin, though not by reason of the filth of sin, and hearing of justification freely by grace, through . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelcast 58: Nomism And Antinomianism (1)

by Heidelcast on January 15, 2014

With this episode we begin a series on the proper understanding and use of the law in the Christian life. We’ll be talking about both two of our least favorite relatives, uncle nomism and antinomianism. In contrast to these two errors we’ll . . . Continue reading →

The Ninth Commandment And The New Media (UPDATED)

by R. Scott Clark on December 10, 2013

The ninth commandment is still a part of the moral law of God. It requires that all humans tell the truth. It says, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” As my dear friend Don Treick always says, “It’s in . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelcast 52: Images Of Christ Don’t Affirm His Humanity, They Deny It

by Heidelcast on November 30, 2013

In some Reformed quarters to it is considered clever to argue that to reject images is to deny the humanity of Christ. That Reformed writers should make such an argument would shock our Reformed forefathers, who were convinced that images of Christ . . . Continue reading →

Resources On the Doctrine of Sanctification And The Third Use Of The Law

by R. Scott Clark on November 18, 2013

Apparently, there is only one way to speak about sanctification and it is no longer sufficient to uphold and teach the Heidelberg Catechism, the Belgic Confession, and the Westminster Standards (Reformed confessions) on justification, sanctification, and the third use of the law. . . . Continue reading →

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Berkhof: This Third Use Is Denied By The Antinomians

by Heidelblog on November 17, 2013

A usus didacticus or normativus. This is the so-called tertius uses legis, the third use of the law. The law is a rule of life for believers, reminding them of their their duties and leading them in the way of life and . . . Continue reading →

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Berkhof On The Pedagogical Use Of The Law

by Heidelblog on October 30, 2013

. . . b. A usus elenchticus or pedagogicus. In this capacity the law serves the purpose of bring man under conviction of sin, and of making him conscious of his inability to meet the demands of the law. In that way . . . Continue reading →

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Owen On The Law In The Garden And On Horeb

by Heidelblog on October 26, 2013

Q. 1. Which is the law that God gave man at first to fulfill? A. The same which was afterwards written with the finger of God in two tables of stone Mount Horeb, called the Ten Commandments. John Owen | Greater Catechism . . . Continue reading →

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What Happens After The End Of Nature?

by Heidelblog on October 2, 2013

So why is this gender-bending diversity mandate so prominent at universities these days? The most likely explanation is that it is simply yielding to the demands of the folks who dislike any constraint of human nature in what goes by the LGBTQRSTUW . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelcast 38: The Prevalence Of Prevarication

by Heidelcast on September 14, 2013

The law of God is always relevant but the ninth commandment seems particularly relevant right now. We live in a time when truth seems to be out of fashion. I can’t remember a time when there has seemed to be so little . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelcast 34: Jesus On A Pizza

by Heidelcast on August 28, 2013

Alleged manifestations of our Lord have been claimed for a long time since the close of the apostolic period. It is even more common for artists to represent what they imagine his likeness to have been in paintings. So widely accepted are . . . Continue reading →

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The Moral Law Doth Forever Bind All

by Heidelblog on August 26, 2013

5. The moral law doth forever bind all, as well justified persons as others, to the obedience thereof; and that, not only in regard of the matter contained in it, but also in respect of the authority of God the Creator, who . . . Continue reading →

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Justin Martyr On The Eternal Law

by Heidelblog on August 24, 2013

I also adduced another passage in which Isaiah exclaims: “‘Hear My words, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given Him for a witness to the . . . Continue reading →

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Irenaeus On The Abiding Validity Of The Decalogue

by Heidelblog on August 23, 2013

4. And therefore does the Scripture say, “These words the Lord spake to all the assembly of the children of Israel in the mount, and He added no more;” for, as I have already observed, He stood in need of nothing from . . . Continue reading →