Our Aim Is Love: Dr. Bradley J. Bitner—WSC 2024 Annual Conference

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on February 16, 2024

Paul argues in 1 Timothy 1:5-7 that being mindful of the goal in Christian ministry and discipleship keeps us from swerving and wandering. That goal is love–not a love of power or position or platforming, not a love of winning the argument, . . . Continue reading →

Is Christian Busy-ness A Form Of Legalism?

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on February 14, 2024 | 3 Comments

There is a trend I have been observing over the last ten years or so in our Reformed circles, and now I have been hearing various voices from “the pew” expressing concern in this particular area. That is of a call for . . . Continue reading →

Murray: We Don’t Peek Behind The Curtain

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on February 13, 2024

God has mercy on whom he wills and whom he wills he hardens. Some are vessels for wrath, others for mercy. And ultimate destiny is envisioned in destruction and glory. But this differentiation is God’s action and prerogative, not man’s. And, because . . . Continue reading →

Audio: Gospel-Driven Life—Union With Christ

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on February 10, 2024

R. Scott Clark speaks at the Spring Theology Conference of the Reformation Society of Oregon (May 2009). Editor’s Note: This audio was originally published in 2009. RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed . . . Continue reading →

Trueman: May Christians Attend Gay Weddings?

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on February 10, 2024 | 7 Comments

It is not hard to guess what reasons a Christian might give for attending a gay wedding: a desire to indicate to the couple that one does not hate them, or a wish to avoid causing offense or hurt. But if either . . . Continue reading →

Video: Luther Under The Gospel

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on February 9, 2024

Video courtesy Lynden United Reformed Church (Lynden, WA) where Bob Godfrey and I spoke for their Reformation Conference: Luther Nailed It. Note: This was originally published on the Heidelblog in 2017. RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources . . . Continue reading →

Lawsuits Are An Alternative To Christian Nationalism

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on February 8, 2024

Virginia state officials agreed to settle a lawsuit with a Christian wedding photographer after he refused to use his business to celebrate same-sex marriage, according to a press release. Bob Updegrove filed a lawsuit against then-Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring in September 2020 after a . . . Continue reading →

Trueman: Protestants Need To Get Back To Basics

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on February 7, 2024 | 6 Comments

Recent scholarship in both the ancient church and sixteenth-and seventeenth-century Protestantism have exposed an unfortunate problem with large swathes of the conservative, and especially evangelical, Protestant world. Much good work was done over the last century in both articulating a high view . . . Continue reading →

Video: Luther Under The Law

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on February 2, 2024 | 4 Comments

Video courtesy the Lynden United Reformed Church (Lynden, WA) where Bob Godfrey and I spoke for their Reformation Conference: Luther Nailed It. Note: This was originally published on the Heidelblog in 2017. RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia . . . Continue reading →

Free: Colquhoun’s Treatise On Law And Gospel

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on February 1, 2024 | 3 Comments

Reformation Heritage Books is giving away a free copy of John Colquhoun’s A Treatise on Law and Gospel. Colquhoun (1748–1827) was a pastor in Leith, Scotland for 46 years. He was a defender of theology of the Marrow Men (Thomas Boston, the . . . Continue reading →

Muller On The Distinction Between Scholasticism And Orthodoxy

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on January 29, 2024 | 1 Comment

The term scholasticism has a narrower reference than the term orthodoxy: it well describes the technical and academic side of this process of the institutionalization and professionalization of Protestant doctrine in the universities of the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. If the . . . Continue reading →

New Resource Page: Resources For And About Children

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on January 27, 2024

“Behold, children are a heritage from Yahweh, the fruit of the womb a reward” (Ps 127:3). God’s Word regards children as a great blessing. To Abraham and to all believers he gives this promise: “And I will establish my covenant between me . . . Continue reading →

Dr Clark Talks With Chris Gordon About Israel, Prophecy, And Replacement Theology

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on January 26, 2024 | 1 Comment

Dr Clark talks with AGR’s Chris Gordon about Israel, prophecy, and “replacement theology.” Continue reading →

Our Standing Before God Is Not Contingent On Our Obedience

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on January 25, 2024

Jesus, the God-man, obeyed God perfectly and was the perfect sacrifice for sin on our behalf, and his completed work on our behalf means that his righteousness is counted to us and his atoning death has paid for our sins in full. . . . Continue reading →

Prove It

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on January 23, 2024 | 1 Comment

Firstly, the Old Testament (OT) church functioned as a state church grounded in theocratic model of ancient Israel, where God’s Word intertwined religious and civil governance. This is evidenced through the Mosaic Law. There, the church and state were twain made one. . . . Continue reading →

Muller: Protestant Orthodoxy “Altered But Little” The Theology Of The Reformation

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on January 22, 2024 | 4 Comments

By the death of Calvin, all of these founders of the Reformed tradition had produced their major writings and had prepared their churches for the next generation—having argued the basic doctrinal positions of the Reformed faith, whether in their larger more systematic . . . Continue reading →

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