Heidelcast 114: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (10)

by Heidelcast on August 25, 2016

In the last episode, in this episode and in the next, we’re looking at what Scripture says about the new covenant. We’ve looked at what Jeremiah 31:31-34 actually says, how Paul interprets it, and now we want to turn our attention to . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 111: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (7)

by Heidelcast on July 28, 2016

This is episode 7 of our series: I will be a God to You and to Your Children. For the last two episodes we have been thinking about what is temporary and what is permanent in the history of redemption. We have . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 110: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (6)

by Heidelcast on July 23, 2016

This is episode 6 of our series: I will be a God to You and to Your Children. Last time we began looking at how types and shadows help us sort out what, in the history of redemption, is temporary and what . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 108: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (4)

by Heidelcast on July 15, 2016

This is part 4 of the series: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children. Last time we considered whether it’s right to speak of a “covenant of grace.” We saw that, from the very beginning of redemptive history, . . . Continue reading →

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

by Heidelcast on July 2, 2016

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)

by Heidelcast on June 16, 2016

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)

by Heidelcast on June 11, 2016

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)

by R. Scott Clark on April 20, 2016

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

by R. Scott Clark on April 7, 2016

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

by R. Scott Clark on April 6, 2016

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

by R. Scott Clark on March 31, 2016

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

by R. Scott Clark on January 29, 2016

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

by R. Scott Clark on January 26, 2016

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

by R. Scott Clark on January 8, 2016

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

by 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

by R. Scott Clark on August 7, 2013

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

by Heidelblog on August 7, 2013

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

by R. Scott Clark on July 25, 2013

We heard a sermon from Genesis 17 this morning, and I could not 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 . . . Continue reading →

Baptism Debate Audio

by Heidelblog on November 27, 2009

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

by R. Scott Clark on November 27, 2009

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 →