Audio: Leaving, Leading, And Looking | Philippians 3

by Heidelblog on April 20, 2024 | Comment

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 →

Riddlebarger: The Headcrusher Must Himself Be Crushed

by Tony Phelps on April 19, 2024 | Comment

The entire Old Testament is filled with the expectation and promise of a coming Redeemer. He would crush the serpent but would be bruised himself. He would come from the seed of the woman (a veiled reference to the virginal conception), be . . . Continue reading →

Luther: The Law And Gospel Are Found Throughout Scripture

by Tony Phelps on April 17, 2024 | Comment

But you might say, “Isn’t there also much Law in the Gospels and in the Epistles of Paul, and again many promises in the books of Moses and the prophets?” Answer: There is no book in the Bible in which both are . . . Continue reading →

Audio: United To Christ And To Each Other | 1 Corinthians 10:1–5

by Heidelblog on April 13, 2024 | Comment

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 →

Riddlebarger: Christ Is Our Prophet, Priest, And King

by Tony Phelps on April 12, 2024 | Comment

As the story of redemption unfolded in the Old Testament, the offices of prophet, priest, and king repeatedly came into view. Moses prophesied that “the Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. . . . Continue reading →

Luther On The Two Words

by Tony Phelps on April 10, 2024 | Comment

The second word of God is neither Law nor command and demands nothing of us. But when the first word of the Law has worked misery and poverty in the heart, then He comes and offers us His blessed and life-giving Word. . . . Continue reading →

Johnson On The Timing Of The Kingdom

by Tony Phelps on April 8, 2024 | Comment

Jesus’ parables sometimes send mixed messages about the timing of the coming kingdom. He speaks the parable of the wedding banquet in response to a fellow dinner guest’s pious-sounding beatitude that seemed to envision a distant future age, “Blessed is everyone who . . . Continue reading →

Riddlebarger: Christ Is The Central Character

by Tony Phelps on April 5, 2024 | Comment

The central character of the story, even in the Old Testament, was the Redeemer, Jesus Christ, the only mediator between God and sinful humans (1 Tim. 2:5). He lay hidden in Old Testament shadows but was revealed in the New. Seeing the . . . Continue reading →

Luther: We Have Nothing Apart From Christ

by Tony Phelps on April 3, 2024 | Comment

The word “Gospel” is Greek and signifies “joyous news,” because it proclaims the wholesome doctrine of life by divine promise and offers grace and forgiveness of sin. Therefore, works do not belong to the Gospel, for it is not Law; rather, only . . . Continue reading →

Audio: Christ’s Death and Ours | Isaiah 52–53

by Heidelblog on March 30, 2024 | Comment

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 →

Luther: Meditation On The Law Teaches What We Are Apart From Christ

by Tony Phelps on March 30, 2024 | 1 Comment

Overconfidence follows when a man strives to fulfill the Law by works, by trying hard to do as the words of the Law command. He serves God, doesn’t swear, honors father and mother, doesn’t kill, doesn’t commit adultery, and the like. But . . . Continue reading →

Luther: The World And Its Glory Is Nothing Compared To Christ

by Tony Phelps on March 27, 2024 | 1 Comment

If someone could believe with a certain and constant faith, and could understand the magnitude of it all, that he is the son and heir of God, he could regard all the power and wealth of all the kingdoms of the world . . . Continue reading →

Perkins: What Does Paul Mean By “Schoolmaster”?

by Tony Phelps on March 26, 2024 | 2 Comments

Here by “schoolmaster” understand one that teaches little children or [minors] the first rudiments or elements, A, B, C. And the law is “a schoolmaster to Christ,” for two causes. One, because it points out and shadows forth unto us Christ by . . . Continue reading →

Luther: Why Weak And Beggarly Elements?

by Tony Phelps on March 23, 2024 | Comment

But why does Paul say that the Galatians are “turning back to the weak and beggarly elements,” that is, to the Law, when they never had the Law, since they were Gentiles (even though, as we shall say later, he writes this . . . Continue reading →

Audio: A Problem, a Plot, and a Puzzle | Mark 15:1–5

by Heidelblog on March 23, 2024 | Comment

A sermon by R. Scott Clark on Mark 15:1–5. Continue reading →

Riddlebarger: Christ Is At The Center Of Old Testament Eschatology

by Tony Phelps on March 21, 2024 | 1 Comment

The first thing we should note about Old Testament eschatology is that from the moment the human race fell into sin and came under God’s curse, there was an expectation that God would send his promised Redeemer. He also promised to put . . . Continue reading →

Luther On Crying Abba

by Tony Phelps on March 20, 2024 | 1 Comment

In form this crying and sighing is that amid your trial you do not call God a tyrant, an angry judge, or a tormentor, but a Father—even though the sighing may be so faint that it can hardly be felt. By contrast . . . Continue reading →

Audio: Devotion on Mark 8:31–9:1

by Heidelblog on March 16, 2024 | Comment

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 →

Riddlebarger On The Difference Between Moses And Abraham

by Tony Phelps on March 13, 2024 | Comment

Unlike with the covenant of promise that God made with Abram, in this covenant of law, God did not swear the oath of ratification. Rather, the people of Israel did so. By swearing their obedience on oath, they would receive the promised . . . Continue reading →

Luther Vs Papal Wickedness

by Tony Phelps on March 12, 2024 | 1 Comment

With this wicked doctrine, by which he commands men to doubt the favor of God toward them, the pope has removed God and all His promises from the church, has undermined the blessings of Christ, and has abolished the entire Gospel. Then . . . Continue reading →