For 47 years, a “temporary statement” has introduced the Presbyterian Church in America’s Directory for the Worship of God. This note, affixed by the Third General Assembly, noted the unfinished work of revising the Directory of Public Worship stating: “The Directory for Worship is . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: Is Christ Reigning Now?
Dr Clark explains what Scripture says about Christ’s present reign. Continue reading →
Review: A New Song: Biblical Hebrew Poetry As Jewish And Christian Scripture, Edited By Stephen D. Campbell, Richard G. Rohlfing Jr., And Richard S. Briggs
And thou, sweet Poetry, thou loveliest maid, Still first to fly where sensual joys invade; Unfit in these degenerate times of shame, To catch the heart, or strike for honest fame; 1 In general, it is accurate to notice that poetry has . . . Continue reading →
URCNA Church Plant Meeting In Ft. Wayne, IN
We are excited to share that there is a new effort to start a confessionally Reformed congregation in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Reading through a directory of churches in this self-described “city of churches,” you will quickly see only one confessionally Reformed church. . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: Why Didn’t The Jerusalem Council (Acts 15) Tell Us To Baptize Babies?
Dr Clark answers a question about why the Jerusalem council did not tell us to baptize babies. Continue reading →
Luther On What “Evangelical” Really Means
Thus there are many others today who want to be counted as evangelical theologians and who, so far as their words are concerned, do teach that men are delivered from their sins by the death of Christ. Meanwhile, however, they insult Christ . . . Continue reading →
The Real Conspiracy: Behind The Scenes
Elijah was gone, taken directly to heaven (2 Kgs 2:1). The kingdom of Israel was a corrupt mess. Ahaziah had instructed his people to inquire of Baal-zebub, god of Ekron, to see if he would recover. This was a fatal decision (2 Kgs 1:2–4, 16). Continue reading →
William Perkins On Infant Baptism
Infants of believing parents are likewise to be baptized. The grounds of their baptism are these. First, the commandment of God, “Baptize all nations” (Matt. 28:19), in which words the baptism of infants is prescribed. For the apostles by virtue of this . . . Continue reading →
The Heidelcast Is Now On YouTube
We are building a YouTube page. If you are a listener, if you enjoy and benefit from the Heidelcast, please like the Heidelcast YouTube page so that others find us. Right now we are publishing clips from the podcast to YouTube but . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Sub-Christian Nationalism (5)
Dr Clark continues his TLDR: series through the Statement on Christian Nationalism. Continue reading →
Why We Preach Christ Crucified
On the subject of preaching, the apostle Paul says the proof true preaching is that it centers on Christ crucified (1 Cor 1:23; 2:2). Interestingly, Paul is not merely content to say we must preach Christ, but that we must preach a . . . Continue reading →
Fifty Years Ago . . . The 1974 PCA GA
The Charismatic movement was a controversial issue for the day, even among reformed and Presbyterian churches. Much of the past century, with its cooperation with broad evangelicalism, left some churches unprepared to speak to this issue. The PCA, in its first major . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of April 22–28, 2024
These were the top five posts for the week beginning April 22–28, 2024. Continue reading →
Featley: The Sweet Dipper (Part 3)
Today, under the influence of the Marxists, we would call William Kiffen a working-class guy who became successful. His opponent in the 1642 debate featured in Dippers Dipt, Daniel Featley (1582–1645), was also a working-class fellow.1 He was born in Oxford, but we . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For April 28, 2024: “Feathers And All:” The Scriptures Are Enough (11)
In this episode Dr Clark looks at what the gospel of Matthew teaches us about how our Lord himself and Matthew interpreted the Old Testament prophets and what that teaches us about the nature of prophecy. Continue reading →
Audio: The Birth of Sin | James 1:12–15
A sermon by R. Scott Clark on James 1:12–15. 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 On The Heidelberg . . . Continue reading →
Psalm 50: The Heart Of A Worshipper—Proper Sacrifices (Part 1)
Imagine preparing for worship on the Lord’s Day, the most important day of the week—you get to church, find your seat, and you prepare yourself for divine worship. As the worship service begins, you listen to the call to worship and the . . . Continue reading →
Ryle On The Centrality Of The Cross
But in some places “the cross” also indicates the doctrine that Christ died for sinners on the cross – the atonement that He made for sinners by His suffering for them on the cross, the complete and perfect sacrifice for sin that . . . Continue reading →
Introducing Congregations to the Songs of Zion
James Grant, at In the Light of the Gospel, wrote an article on how to introduce congregations to older hymns.1 In it he gives some excellent strategies for teaching old songs to new congregations. In an age when “Shine, Jesus Shine!” is now . . . Continue reading →
Perkins: We Receive Christ Through Word And Sacrament
Of our receiving of Christ given by God, two things must be observed. One is that we must there receive Christ where God offers and gives Him, that is, in the word and sacraments. The second is that faith is our hand . . . Continue reading →