Heidelcast 107: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (3)

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on July 2, 2016 | 6 Comments

Last time we looked at some of the challenges we face in learning how to interpret Scripture properly and how the Ancient Christian Churches and the Reformed churches read the Scriptures, with Christ at the center. One way to understand this unity . . . 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 →

Zwingli On Sacramentarians And Infant Baptism (1529)

R. Scott Clark

on April 20, 2016 | 2 Comments

Others, like the sacramentarians, (those are justly called sacramentarians, who attribute to the sacraments what they do not contain, and by high-sounding but false and made-up promises, lead men away from simple trust in the one God to belief in the power . . . Continue reading →

Samuel Rutherford On Acts 2:39 In Defense Of Infant Baptism

R. Scott Clark

on April 7, 2016 | 9 Comments

Q. What warrant is there, Act. 2. 39. for Infant Baptism? Ans. I shall not contend for the actual baptizing of them at that instant. But every one of you be baptized ἕκαστος father and sons. Why? the promise is to you . . . Continue reading →

John Owen Was Not A Baptist

R. Scott Clark

on April 6, 2016 | 65 Comments

Recently I had a question from a reader of the HB asking about John Owen’s view of baptism. It is sometimes implied either that he was a Baptist or became all but Baptist in his covenant theology. This is a puzzling thing . . . Continue reading →

Calvin On Acts 2:39: Against The [Ana] Baptists

R. Scott Clark

on March 31, 2016 | 3 Comments

And we must note these three degrees, that the promise was first made to the Jews, and then to their children, and last of all, that it is also to be imparted to the Gentiles. We know the reason why the Jews . . . Continue reading →

Questions And Answers About Baptism

R. Scott Clark

on January 29, 2016 | 13 Comments

Earlier this week Calvinist Batman and I discussed covenant theology, baptism, and Reformed identity. That led to a follow-up discussion with some listeners. For the sake of brevity and clarity I have re-worded and abbreviated some of the questions and I have . . . Continue reading →

With Calvinist Batman On Covenant Theology And Reformed Identity

R. Scott Clark

on January 26, 2016 | 15 Comments

There are a number of evangelical people who are questioning the broadly evangelical theology, piety, and practice (whether Dispensational or Pentecostal or both) they inherited. For them covenant is a new category and they are working through the implications of the history of redemption . . . Continue reading →

Abraham, Moses, And Circumcision

R. Scott Clark

on January 8, 2016 | 6 Comments

Introduction Since the early to mid-19th century, American evangelical Christianity has been largely dominated by a set of assumptions about the nature of redemptive history and the progress of revelation that may be called Baptistic. Not everyone who holds these assumptions or . . . Continue reading →

Christ Is Both The Foundation And Fulfillment

R. Scott Clark

on April 20, 2015

As far as I can tell, this perspective has been all but lost in modern biblical studies. But a text like Gal 3:16 was fertile ground for the development in classical Reformed theology for the belief that the covenant of grace was . . . Continue reading →

Untangling Webs Of Assumptions About Baptism

R. Scott Clark

on August 7, 2013 | 12 Comments

Wendy writes, I remain confused as to why God in being ‘more generous’ has actually also made it ‘more ambiguous’. Wheras under the Old Covenant the command (and its benefits) were explicit, under the New they must be deduced by inference…. I . . . Continue reading →

Lingering Doubts About Baptism

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on August 7, 2013 | 7 Comments

I could not understand why, given the Old Testament emphasis of God’s working through families, the New Testament did not signal a change in that policy. It seemed passing strange to me that the new covenant sacrament included women and Gentiles but . . . Continue reading →

Ishmael and Infant Baptism

R. Scott Clark

on July 25, 2013 | 44 Comments

We heard a sermon from Genesis 17 this morning, and I couldn’t help but draw some conclusions relative to the current discussion about infant baptism that is ongoing at Together For the Gospel and at Between Two Worlds. Of course this is . . . Continue reading →

Baptism Debate Audio

Heidelblog

on November 27, 2009 | 10 Comments

Introduction of the Speakers Dr Thomas Schreiner On The Baptist Position Dr David Van Drunen on the Reformed Position Discussion Between Dr Van Drunen and Dr Schreiner Dr Robert Strimple vs. Fed Malone Shishko v White Baptism Debate RESOURCES Subscribe To The . . . Continue reading →

Post-Thanksgiving Cartoons: Reply to James White

R. Scott Clark

on November 27, 2009 | 191 Comments

Yes, I’m aware that James White has posted a caricature of my views. Thanks to everyone who wrote to make sure I saw that. Rather than trying to respond to all of his claims, let me focus today on just one to . . . Continue reading →

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