What is God’s simplicity? That attribute of God whereby He is free of all composition and distinction. God is free: a) Of logical composition; in Him there is no distinction between genus and species. b) Of natural composition; in Him there is . . . Continue reading →
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Allen: Systematic Theology Helps Us To Keep Our Eyes On God
Scholastic and systematic theology has been much maligned in recent decades, often for putting God in a box and distorting the dramatic character of more occasional or narratival modes of thought. Yet the best historical studies of scholastic theology in its medieval . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of December 25–31, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning December 25–31, 2023. Continue reading →
Heidelcast For Dec, 31 2023: Sin, Salvation, & Service: The Threefold Truth Of Romans (47)
In this episode Dr Clark looks at Romans 14:13–23, where Paul teaches us how to put our brothers above ourselves and how to preserve the peace of the church without sacrificing the purity of the church. Continue reading →
Kapic: God Knows Himself Fully
Archetypal knowledge of God is that knowledge by which God perfectly knows himself. Neither finitude nor sin limits him. He knows all things. Most centrally, God fully knows himself. Ectypal knowledge is that understanding we have of God by means of his . . . Continue reading →
Distinguo!
Among the Reformed, distinctions were a vital tool for proper theology. Johannes Maccovius (1588–1644), Reformed scholastic theologian and delegate to the Synod of Dordt (1618–19), wrote an entire work dedicated to distinctions: A Hundredfold Most General Distinctions. Maccovius stood on the shoulders . . . Continue reading →
Video: Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Chris Gordon and Dr. Robert Godfrey discuss Reformed worship. Continue reading →
Fighting For Religious Liberty Takes Its Toll
A high school football coach in Washington state has resigned following his recent return to coaching after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled his on-field prayers were protected by the Constitution. Joe Kennedy, former assistant football coach at Bremerton High School in Seattle, . . . Continue reading →
Why Christian Nationalists Can’t Read
The reality facing us today is that we live in a deeply complex moment, and in particular a moment where many people feel a deep sense of rootlessness, isolation, and alienation. The false certainties of the Christian nationalists offer a certain veneer . . . Continue reading →
Machen On The Importance Of “In Order To”
Christianity will indeed accomplish many useful things in this world, but if it is accepted in order to accomplish those useful things it is not Christianity. Christianity will combat Bolshevism; but if it is accepted in order to combat Bolshevism, it is . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of December 18–24, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning December 18–24, 2023. Continue reading →
For To Us A Child Is Born
But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond . . . Continue reading →
Audio: The Reality Of God’s Love For Sinners: John 3:16
R. Scott Clark speaks on John 3:16 at Westminster Seminary California. Editor’s Note: This audio was originally published by the Westminster Seminary California in 2014. RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed Confessions . . . Continue reading →
Advent As War
The Western world is on a fast track to outright paganism. And yet, for now at least, a semblance of the advent story has been left in tact. We still have a baby in a manger, a guiding star, amazed shepherds and . . . Continue reading →
More From Mark Stromberg On Leaving Pentecostalism Behind
Pastor Mark Stromberg talk with Chris Gordon about his move from Pentecostalism to Reformed theology, piety, and practice. Continue reading →
Johnson On Unity And Diversity In Scripture
The purposes of Scripture are not unrelated to each other; they are complementary reflections of God’s manifold wisdom. The diversity and unity of Scripture disclose the marvelously diverse and unified plan of God for the whole history of the cosmos. Paul speaks . . . Continue reading →
Help With The “Nones”
People who once identified with a Christian religious tradition but now identify with none are the fastest growing group in America today. Sociologist Stephen Bullivant labels these individuals “nonverts” and argues in his book of the same title that these individuals have . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of December 11–17, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning December 11–17, 2023. Continue reading →
Video: Bob Godfrey On How God Wants Us To Worship Him
Chris Gordon and Dr. Robert Godfrey discuss Reformed worship. Continue reading →
What She Needed Was Not More Law
Back in 2018, I was suffering through a time of intense mental depression and anxiety set off by my physical experience of chronic pain and fatigue. The longer I was trapped in that condition, the more overtly spiritual it became, so that . . . Continue reading →