In this episode Dr Clark looks at Romans 3:25–26 and looks at Paul’s appeal to the atonement, the progressive of redemption and revelation, the unity of the covenant of grace, and more. He also answers questions from Shane about Alcoholics Anonymous, from Michael . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark looks at Romans 3:21–24 and considers Paul’s response to the Judaizers about the nature of the law and the gospel. The Judaizers tried to cheat, as it were, by lowering the standard. Paul reminded them and us . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark looks at Romans 3:9–20 and considers Paul’s quotation of a chain of passages from the Psalms, Proverbs, and the Prophets about how corrupt we are, by nature, after the fall as he bring the law/sin section of . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark looks at Romans 3:1–8 in light of last week’s discussion of Paul’s distinction between a purely external relation to the covenant of grace and an internal relation to the covenant of grace. What advantage has the Jew? “Much . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark looks at Romans 2:24–29. He answers a emails from from Joni, about last summer’s conference with Rosaria Butterfield, from Jonathan, asking about commentaries on 1 Thessalonians, from Frederick about a classical education conference featuring some well-known evangelicals . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark looks at Romans 2:17–24 in light of last week’s discussion of the New Perspective on Paul and the problem of the relations between Jewish and Gentile Christians in the first-century church. He answers a Heideltext from R, . . . Continue reading →
In this episode, Dr. Clark continues the Heidelcast series on Romans, looking more in-depth at chapter 2. In previous episodes, Dr. Clark has unpacked total depravity and reprobation as described in Romans 1. Now, we see the role of the law, focusing . . . Continue reading →
In this episode, Dr. Clark continues the Heidelcast series on Romans, looking at chapter 1:22–27. Total depravity and reprobation are the featured items on this episode—what does it mean to “exchange the truth for a lie?” or to be “given over” to . . . Continue reading →
In this episode, Dr. Clark continues his new Heidelcast series on Romans, looking at the first chapter of the letter to understand its structure and also the relationship Paul has to his audience. Dr. Clark also answers questions from Levi, Seth, Tim, . . . Continue reading →
In this episode, Dr. Clark inaugurates a new Heidelcast series on Romans. He begins by discussing the context, audience, author, date, and purpose of the letter. Dr. Clark also answers questions from Zechariah about the Swedish Reformed, from Valt about Moses and . . . Continue reading →
The most important thing to know about the book of Romans is that it was inspired by God the Spirit and given to the church through the Apostle Paul. It is God’s holy, infallible and inerrant Word. Another very important thing (but . . . Continue reading →
Squatters are notoriously difficult to evict. They may disappear for a while, making you think they are gone, yet they always find a way back and may even bring a few friends along. Indwelling sin is not so easy to evict either, . . . Continue reading →
As for the last of them, which answers first in this 13th verse, he says that it is not sufficient for justification before God to have received the law, and simply to be hearers of it; but that must be observed and . . . Continue reading →
Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart unto the Good News of God (Rom 1:1)* Paul Was A Gospel Man Gospel means good news and Paul was a “gospel man.” I am uncertain where I first . . . Continue reading →
John Piper has complained that the historic Reformed understanding of the Christian faith and life produces what he calls a “debtor’s ethic.” The assumption is that a “debtor’s ethic” is something that we are supposed to reject out of hand. I have . . . Continue reading →
For many evangelicals and for some ostensibly Reformed folk it has been fashionable for the last several years to teach that we are justified now by grace alone (sola gratia), through faith alone (sola fide), based on Christ’s righteousness imputed, but that . . . Continue reading →
When I first began to become Reformed (c. 1980) I was familiar with the second service because my Southern Baptist congregation had an evening service. Indeed, we had a Wednesday evening service in addition to the Sunday morning service. Oddly, much to . . . Continue reading →
Paul begins now to make a closer comparison between the law and the nature of man, in order that the origin of the wickedness which leads to death may be more clearly understood. He then sets before us the example of a . . . Continue reading →
Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore, consequently, on the one hand, I myself serve the law of God with my mind but, on the other, with the flesh I serve the law of sin.”—The Christian Testimony of the Apostle Paul. Continue reading →
One does not often think of Hebrews when it comes to the doctrine of justification—we normally go right to Paul’s writings. Continue reading