I will not tiptoe around this simple fact: What Hamas did is evil and there is no defense for terrorism. This shouldn’t be hard. Sadly, too many people in elite academia have been so weakened by their moral confusion that, when they . . . Continue reading →
Fesko Critiques Piper’s Appeal to the Reformed Tradition
In his most recent response to Harrison Perkins’s TGC review of his book, Piper cites John Calvin as an example of someone who includes affections as a part of faith: “‘In a word, faith is . . . a warm embrace of Christ.’ . . . Continue reading →
Guy Waters Reviews & Critiques Piper on the Nature of Faith in the Act of Justification
But it must be also said that WSF’s thesis that saving faith is essentially affectional, and the arguments advanced in support of that thesis, are unable to sustain the weight of Piper’s Reformational convictions. We may see this dynamic by pursuing two . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (67)
This is part 67 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →
Johnson: The Relation Between Type And Fulfillment
Similarly, the Davidic lament of Psalm 22:1, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” belonged on Jesus’ lips (Matt. 27:46) not because the sufferings portrayed in the psalm had no referent in David’s own experience but because David himself—in his . . . Continue reading →
Luther On The Imputation Of Sin
And all the prophets saw this, that Christ was to become the greatest thief, murderer, adulterer, robber, desecrator, blasphemer, etc., there has ever been anywhere in the world. He is not acting in His own Person now. Now He is not the . . . Continue reading →
New! Complete Audio Version Of The Heidelberg Catechism
The Heidelberg Catechism (1563) is one of the treasures of the Reformation. Synthesized from several pre-existing catechisms including Luther’s Small Catechism (1529), Theodore Beza’s Confession (1558), Calvin’s Institutes (1559), catechisms by Johannes Brenz (1499–1570), Johannes a Lasco (Jan Łaski, 1499–1560), and chiefly . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of October 1–8, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning October 1–8, 2023. Continue reading →
New: Resource Page On Election And Predestination
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should . . . Continue reading →
Trueman: The Death of Communal Institutions Presents An Opportunity
My village had two churches, the Anglican parish church and the Baptist chapel. In the nineteenth century, both were central to village life. The current primary (elementary) school was founded by the Baptists in the nineteenth century when their children were effectively . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of September 25–October 1, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning September 25–October 1, 2023. Continue reading →
Trueman On Queer Imperialism
The anti-Western left has been exposed for its sexual imperialism over the last few months. Evidence is all around. American Muslims have led protests against the imposition of LGBTQ policies and curricula in schools, leaving American progressives uncomfortably caught between two pillars . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of September 18–24, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning September 18–24, 2023. Continue reading →
Gillespie Against Theonomy
It will be asked, “But how does it appear that these or any other judicial laws of Moses do at all appertain to us, as rules to guide us in like cases?” I shall wish him who scruples this, to read Piscator’s appendix . . . Continue reading →
Trueman: The Seeker-Sensitive Clown Show
At the heart of the Saddleback project is the idea of seeker sensitivity, of making the church a relaxed and comfortable place for outsiders. The underlying motivation is no doubt a good one. We do not want churches to be unfriendly and . . . Continue reading →
How To Pastor In A Small Town
How do you pastor a small-town church? I’ve read books about ministering in the city or among the poor. But what about the middle-class rural communities where many pastors serve? Where’s the wisdom for pastoring those churches? I’ve pastored a small village . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of September 11–17, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning September 11–17, 2023. Continue reading →
I Believe In God The Father Almighty: The First Article Of The Faith
Dr Clark gives a brief devotion on the first article of the Apostles’ Creed: I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. Continue reading →
Bob Godfrey On Being Reformed In America (Part 2)
RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed Confessions The Heidelberg Catechism Recovering the Reformed Confession (Phillipsburg: P&R Publishing, 2008) Why I Am A Christian What Must A Christian Believe? Heidelblog Contributors Resources On . . . Continue reading →
Recovering The Realism Of Natural Law
The Christian natural law tradition offers Christians meaningful and coherent moral guidance apart from instrumental calculations of political power and success. That is, the tradition is moral, not consequentialist or ad hoc. Moreover, rooted in a creational theology, it provides important pathways for a . . . Continue reading →