Heidelvideo #16—Why I’m Not a Roman Catholic (Part 8)

by Heidelblog on May 15, 2026 | Comment

Dr. R. Scott Clark explains why the Reformed tradition opposes visual depictions of the Trinity, arguing that such images are products of human imagination rather than divine truth. He explores the biblical prohibitions against idols and provides a historical overview of how the early church universally rejected images until the 8th century. Continue reading →

As If

by Heidelblog on May 14, 2026 | Comment

When I was a teenager, we sometimes had a cynical way of responding to certain things. So, for example, one of my friends might say, “I think the teacher is going to give us a free period so we can go outside . . . Continue reading →

Presbyterian Signers Of The Declaration Of Independence

by Heidelblog on May 13, 2026 | Comment

The almost mythical status the Declaration holds for many Americans is not the product of some twentieth-century PR spin either. From the beginning, whether from prescience or hubris, Americans believed that the founding of their new nation was an act of profound . . . Continue reading →

Hitler Rejected Christianity

by Heidelblog on May 9, 2026 | Comment

Interestingly, when Hitler was confronted in January 1940 with the observation that people might not know where he stood religiously, he suggested that, on the contrary, it should not be difficult for people to figure it out. After all, he asserted, he . . . Continue reading →

Heidelvideo #15—Why I’m Not a Roman Catholic (Part 7)

by Heidelblog on May 8, 2026 | Comment

Dr. R. Scott Clark explains why he will not convert to Roman Catholicism or Eastern Orthodoxy, focusing on the theological rejection of religious icons and images. Continue reading →

Establishmentarian Politics And Evangelical Feast Days In The Dutch Reformed Church Calendar

by Heidelblog on May 8, 2026 | Comment

Our church order has a separate article on ecclesiastical feast days which stands in a long tradition on this subject, going right back to the beginnings of Reformed churches in the Netherlands. In the following I wish to investigate the purpose and . . . Continue reading →

The Rise And Fall Of Christian Nationalism

by Heidelblog on May 7, 2026 | Comment

“By any objective, scientific standard, blacks are not fully human.” “Adolf Hitler was a Christian prince.” “It was evil to permit women to vote.” “You can have either a civilization or blacks — but not both. What must be done is obvious.” . . . Continue reading →

Who Applies Grace?

by Heidelblog on May 6, 2026 | Comment

[T]he adversaries imagine that they are declaring the mercy of God, because they make it common to all, but if we consider the matter more closely, we attribute much more to mercy than they do. We affirm that everything depends on it, . . . Continue reading →

Piper’s Covenant Theology Is Not Reformed

by Heidelblog on May 4, 2026 | Comment

Keeping the covenant of God did not mean living perfectly. It meant a life of habitual devotion and trust and love to the Lord, that turned from evil and followed him in his ways. When there was a shortcoming, a covenant-keeping person . . . Continue reading →

Turretin: Good Works Are Necessary Not As The Instrument But As Evidence Of Salvation

by Heidelblog on May 2, 2026 | Comment

Although we acknowledge the necessity of good works against the Epicureans, we do not on this account confound the law and the gospel and interfere with gratuitous justification by faith alone. Good works are required not for living according to the law, . . . Continue reading →

Waters: Piper Must Choose Between Edwards And The Reformation On The Definition Of Saving Faith

by Heidelblog on May 1, 2026 | Comment

By way of preface, it is important to underscore the Reformational convictions in WSF that Piper repeatedly affirms – the sinner is justified through faith alone apart from works; faith is purely receptive in justification; the sinner is justified solely on the . . . Continue reading →

Bethlehem Baptist: “Final Salvation In The Age To Come Depends On The Transformation Of Life”

by Heidelblog on April 29, 2026 | Comment

We believe that this persevering, future-oriented, Christ-embracing, heart-satisfying faith is life-transforming, and therefore renders intelligible the teaching of the Scripture that final salvation in the age to come depends on the transformation of life, and yet does not contradict justification by faith alone. . . . Continue reading →

Misunderstandings About Baptism

by Heidelblog on April 29, 2026 | Comment

Baptism has often been controversial. Having biblically sound thinking on it isn’t easy, but as one of the sacraments, it is important. In this blog post, I want to focus on the negative side, what baptism doesn’t mean. There are a couple . . . Continue reading →

Claims Of Revival In The UK Called Into Question

by Heidelblog on April 28, 2026 | Comment

The reputation of the world’s oldest Bible Society and one of the leading international polling organizations has been tarnished in the fallout from a survey that was said to rewrite understanding of Christianity in Britain — and has now been junked for . . . Continue reading →

Why Your Neighbor Has Become A Conspiracy Theorist

by Heidelblog on April 27, 2026 | Comment

They were “kidnapping our loved ones and replac[ing] them with a bitter hollow shell of what they once were.” This sounds like a line from the campy 1978 sci-fi horror flick Invasion of the Body Snatchers, about aliens from a dying planet . . . Continue reading →

SPLC Indicted For Fraud

by Heidelblog on April 25, 2026 | Comment

The U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week that it has secured an indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering. According to the . . . Continue reading →

Three Things You Must Understand

by Heidelblog on April 24, 2026 | Comment

For convincing a man of sin, righteousness, and judgment, by the gospel. As for convincing a man of sin, and righteousness, and judgment, by the gospel, or covenant of grace, he must understand three things: 1. That not believing in Jesus Christ, . . . Continue reading →

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