These were the top five posts for the week beginning March 25–31, 2024. Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of March 25–31, 2024
Imaginary Differences: Part 1
Let us begin with God’s Word as the Reformed in the classical period typically read and even heard it—in Latin: ergo fides ex auditu auditus autem per verbum Christi (“Therefore faith is from hearing and hearing through the Word of Christ,” Rom 10:17). Continue reading →
How Did The Substitutionary Atonement Work?
On the surface the logic of the atonement is straightforward. We sin and are therefore under God’s wrath. When Jesus died on the cross, he suffered the punishment that sin deserves. If we put our faith in Christ, we have eternal life. . . . Continue reading →
They Did Not Need The Spices
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For March 31, 2024: “Feathers And All:” The Scriptures Are Enough (7)
In this episode Dr Clark looks at what the Reformed churches confess about the doctrine of illumination. Continue reading →
Audio: Christ’s Death and Ours | Isaiah 52–53
A sermon by R. Scott Clark on Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 16. Editor’s Note: This audio was originally published in 2021. RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed Confessions The Heidelberg Catechism Resources . . . Continue reading →
Take Me to the Tomb
When all hope is smothered by dark despair, And shadows have swallowed the last of my light, Then take me to the tomb and leave me there; To sit in somber silence and to stare, To search for a sacred sign in . . . Continue reading →
Luther: Meditation On The Law Teaches What We Are Apart From Christ
Overconfidence follows when a man strives to fulfill the Law by works, by trying hard to do as the words of the Law command. He serves God, doesn’t swear, honors father and mother, doesn’t kill, doesn’t commit adultery, and the like. But . . . Continue reading →
Psalm 22: The Psalm Of Calvary (Part 1)
Psalm 22 has been called “the Psalm of Calvary” or “the Good Friday Psalm,” for reasons which may be obvious and which I hope become more obvious by the end of this little devotional series. This psalm was written some three thousand . . . Continue reading →
The Devil’s Mousetrap: A Good Friday Meditation
I do not know your opinion of Peter Lombard’s Sentences, but it is one of the texts that we read each year in our medieval seminar. He compiled and wrote them (c. 1155–58) for his theological students in Paris. They became the . . . Continue reading →
Calvin: The Spirit Feeds The Soul On Christ’s Body
In the Supper of the Lord, the external minister holds forth the external symbols, the bread of the Lord and the wine of the Lord, which are perceived by the organs of our body, consumed and swallowed. The internal minister, the Holy . . . Continue reading →
Video: WSC den Dulk Lectures 2024 (Part 1)—The Courage to Reform the Church
On March 14th and 15th, Westminster Seminary California held its annual den Dulk lectures. Chad Vegas delivered two lectures on Pastoral Ministry. Below is a video from the first day of the lectures. RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: The Gospel According To John (MacArthur) 24
Dr Clark continues his TLDR; (too long, didn’t read) series reviewing The Gospel According to Jesus. Continue reading →
Review: Jesus And The Powers: Christian Political Witness In An Age Of Totalitarian Terror And Dysfunctional Democracies By N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird—Part 1
This stimulating volume by two highly regarded biblical scholars is introduced invitingly: Jesus and the Powers has one objective: to say that, in an age of ascending autocracies, in a time of fear and fragmentation, amid carnage and crises, Jesus is King, . . . Continue reading →
What Socinianism Is And Why You Should Know
The term “Socinianism” has recently appeared in various theological discussions, especially as it relates to topics such as the doctrine of the Trinity and biblicism. At the same time, many have little familiarity with the history or definitive marks of Socinian thought. . . . Continue reading →
Luther: The World And Its Glory Is Nothing Compared To Christ
If someone could believe with a certain and constant faith, and could understand the magnitude of it all, that he is the son and heir of God, he could regard all the power and wealth of all the kingdoms of the world . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: The Gospel According To John (MacArthur) 23
Dr Clark continues his TLDR; (too long, didn’t read) series reviewing The Gospel According to Jesus. Continue reading →
A Different Planting Call
I recently spent a few days driving through rural Tennessee, Kentucky, and Illinois. During many stretches of travel a person could drive one hundred fifty miles and not find a confessionally Reformed church to worship with. As a member of the Mississippi . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: The Gospel According To John (MacArthur) 22
Dr Clark continues his TLDR; (too long, didn’t read) series reviewing The Gospel According to Jesus. Continue reading →
Trauma Has Entered the Chat
They say that words have meanings, and that those meanings matter. It seems, however, that in a culture formed by social media and hot takes, the use (or overuse) of certain key words that should communicate big ideas has frequently resulted in . . . Continue reading →