The natural law of God, or the law of nature, is that necessary and unchangeable rule of duty which is founded in the infinitely holy and righteous nature of God, to obey which all men, as the reasonable creatures of God, are . . . Continue reading →
Video: The Truth About Sexual Sin
Chris Gordon, Rev. Bill Boekestein, and Rev. Joel Dykstra discuss the Sexual Revolution’s explosive effect on society and the church, and pinpoint the one thing that didn’t happen that led to the end of Christendom. RESOURCES Resources On The Rule Of Worship . . . Continue reading →
Review: Pride: Identity and the Worship of Self By Matthew P. W. Roberts
We have been wrestling with the word Identity and what it means now for decades, especially in our modern Western contexts. We are obsessed, it seems, with identification markers and belonging. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: What About The Judgment According To Works?
Dr Clark answers a listener question about the judgment. Continue reading →
Calvin: There Are Two Ministers In The Supper
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 →
Heidelminicast Q&A: On The Church Calendar & More
Dr Clark answers listener questions about the church calendar and more. Continue reading →
As It Was In The Days Of Noah (30): 2 Peter 1:16–21 (Part 1)
In considering the origins of idolatry, Calvin considers some theories by some pagan writers (profanos scriptores—unhappily translated in the Battles edition as “secular writers”) and the pervasiveness of idolatry even among the covenant people under the types and shadows and he concludes, “hence we may gather that human nature is a perpetual workshop of idols.” Continue reading →
Perkins On What Union With Christ Does And Does Not Mean
Believers are not one with Christ by transfusion of the properties and qualities of the Godhead or manhood unto us. It may be said, how then are they one with Him? I answer, by one and the same Spirit dwelling in Christ . . . Continue reading →
Luther: Both The Law And The Gospel Make Promises
For the Law did not have promises added to it about Christ and His blessings, about deliverance from the curse of the Law, sin, and death, and about the free gift of the forgiveness of sins, righteousness, and eternal life. But the . . . Continue reading →
Five Christian Ideas That Promote Political Moderation: Part 2
We live in a time of political tensions and increasing polarization. In these days, when some around us through impatience or fear flirt with radical politics, Christians must keep their wits. In part 1 of this two-part series, I introduced the case . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: It’s A Q&A Emergency On The Sacred/Secular Distinction & Much More
Dr Clark answers listener questions about the sacred secular distinction, losing salvation, and more! Continue reading →
Riddlebarger: Dispensational Eschatology Is Jewish
Much like modern dispensationalists expect Jesus to reign over the nations in the future millennial kingdom, the Jews expected the Messiah to establish a political kingdom whereby Israel would rule over the Gentile nations. This explains why the Jews rejected Jesus as . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of May 6–12, 2024
These were the top five posts for the week beginning May 6–12, 2024. Continue reading →
African Reformed Churches: Confessional Reformation In Africa
Why A New Reformed Denomination? Reformed Christians understand the significance of the Reformation and its effect on global Christianity. In Africa, there was an extended series of Reformed missions from the sixteenth to the early twentieth centuries. But this was not the . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For May 12, 2024: “Feathers And All:” The Scriptures Are Enough (13)
In this episode Dr Clark interacts with a newspaper article from Dordt University. The opening audio comes from an episode of White Horse Inn. Continue reading →
Audio: Ebullient Not Ecstatic Worship | 1 Cor 10:1–5
A morning devotion by R. Scott Clark on 1 Cor 10:1–5 Continue reading →
Courage In The Storm: When God Is On Your Side—Psalm 4
I have a few friends I have to call every now and then so they can put my backbone back in place. Courage is one of those finnicky things where, even if we have it, the perfect storm—or maybe even a weak . . . Continue reading →
Bavinck: Pope Gregory I Marked A Turning Point (And Not In A Good Way)
It was he who sanctioned the external legal religion of the Roman Catholic Church and conferred on medieval Catholicism its actual character. He is the capstone of the ancient world, the foundation stone of the new. Through his liturgical writings and his . . . Continue reading →
Abraham Was Not Moses
Several years ago, I had the privilege of contributing an article to 9Marks. The point of my post there (and here) was not to argue the specifics of the paedobaptist (infant baptizing) case, but nevertheless, in response to that contribution, a correspondent . . . Continue reading →
Bantering With Keith Foskey About Law, Gospel, Baptists, And More
On this special episode of YourCalvinist Podcast, Keith welcomes Professor R. Scott Clark to discuss a variety of theological topics, including why he does not accept the term “reformed baptist” as a proper historical category. Continue reading →