Gothard Replaced The Covenant Of Grace With A Covenant Of Works

R. Scott Clark

on April 28, 2021 | 3 Comments

One of the formative experiences of the earliest part of my Christian life was my exposure to Bill Gothard and the Institute of Basic Youth Conflicts. Each night for several nights we piled into the church bus (it was a Southern Baptist . . . Continue reading →

“The Marrow Was Birthed To Avoid Legalism And Antinomianism”

R. Scott Clark

on April 22, 2021

The Marrow of Modern Divinity was regarded by the orthodox Reformed, in the 17th century, as a good summary of the orthodox view of law and gospel, justification, sanctification, and the third (normative) use of the law in the life of the Christian. . . . Continue reading →

“Bearing with one another in love”: Robert Rollock on Ephesians 4:3

R. Scott Clark

on April 2, 2021

We owe a debt of gratitude to Reformation Heritage Books and General Editors, R. Scott Clark and Casey Carmichael, for the latest publication in their “Classic Reformed Theology” series, Robert Rollock’s Commentary on Ephesians.

How To Avoid Accidentally Becoming One Of Job’s Friends

R. Scott Clark

on April 2, 2021

During my treatment, two friends with cancer reached the end of the line, moving from experimental chemotherapy to palliative care, to dying, to death. It all happened so quickly. I was in remission, but for what? To wait around for this to . . . Continue reading →

A Beginner’s Guide To Addressing Spiritual Abuse In The Church

R. Scott Clark

on March 17, 2021 | 3 Comments

Recently I had an interesting exchange on social media regarding the extent of spiritual abuse by leaders in confessional Presbyterian and Reformed Churches. The charge is that spiritual abuse is a widespread problem in the confessional Presbyterian and Reformed world. I am . . . Continue reading →

You Are Not God. You Do Not Speak Things Into Existence

by R. Scott Clark on February 19, 2021 2 Comments

Holy Scripture teaches us that God spoke “in the beginning” out of nothing (ex nihilo) to create all things that are by the power of his Word. Continue reading →

With Presbycast In The Cantina On Common Grace, Nature And Grace, Eschatology, And Christian Liberty

R. Scott Clark

on February 17, 2021

The Presbycast guys are at it again, this time they have set up an online Star Wars Cantina. It is a rough neighborhood but they took good care of me and I escaped unhurt. I cannot speak for all the other guests . . . Continue reading →

Is Your Church Preparing You For Trials?

R. Scott Clark

on February 12, 2021

There was once a time that we lived “normal” lives. We Americans could have been excused for thinking that life was all about creature comforts. Many of our churches even reflected and encouraged this in their teaching and worship. Living your “best . . . Continue reading →

Living Through A Time Of Great Loss

R. Scott Clark

on February 10, 2021 | 3 Comments

Americans born after World War II, for most of that time, have experienced prosperity and medical progress hitherto unknown in human history. We have been led to expect that, given enough resources, medical science can conquer virtually anything. In an undated story . . . Continue reading →

Why Did God Put A Crook In The Lot?

R. Scott Clark

on February 3, 2021

But in Thomas Boston’s usage the crook is the crooked, that is the uncomfortable, discontenting aspects of a person’s life, the things that the Puritans called losses and crosses, and that we speak of as the stones in our shoe, the thorns . . . Continue reading →

A Message To Millennials (And Zoomers) About Marriage

R. Scott Clark

on February 3, 2021

Millennials seem to have given up on marriage. In their defense, a Millennial might argue, “We’re just being consistent. The Boomers showed us that marriage is a joke. They gave us “no-fault” divorce, the Gen-Xers were a half-way house and we’re consistent. . . . Continue reading →

What Must You Know To Live And Die Blessedly?

R. Scott Clark

on January 31, 2021

2. How many things are necessary for you to know, that in this comfort you may live and die blessedly?

What Is Your Only Comfort In Life And In Death?

R. Scott Clark

on January 23, 2021

What is your only comfort in life and in death?
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Why Not Stick To History? Short Answer: The Twofold Kingdom (Duplex Regimen)

R. Scott Clark

on October 17, 2020 | 12 Comments

A popular political commentator published a book a few years ago titled Shut Up And Sing, in which she argued that famous athletes and other entertainers should keep their political and cultural opinions to themselves and not seek to use their fame to . . . Continue reading →

And Now For Something Completely Different: Nebraska Football

R. Scott Clark

on September 30, 2020 | 2 Comments

What The Louisville And Kirk Lives Matter Narratives Tell Us About Social And News Media

R. Scott Clark

on September 25, 2020 | 9 Comments

Two of the many events that have roiled social and news media for the last few days seem, on the surface, about as different as one can imagine. In one case, in Louisville, KY, two white police officers, in the process of . . . Continue reading →

With The Laymen’s Lounge Podcast: What Are Proper Expectations For the Christian Life?

R. Scott Clark

on September 15, 2020

Jason Estopinal is the host of the podcast and he writes: “It’s been said that for fish that living under water, with all they’ve ever known is underwater living, and all the other fish around them also only know underwater living—that these . . . Continue reading →

Demons In The Digital Age

R. Scott Clark

on August 28, 2020 | 3 Comments

One of the myths that has been exploded in late modernity is that we Westerners are an “Enlightened” people, who have moved beyond demons, ghosts, and religion. We are not and we have not. I am not saying that we have not . . . Continue reading →

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