Heidelminicast: Bavinck Contra Postmillennialism (1)

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on December 8, 2022

These are some of our favorite Heidelquotes. Something to think about from the Heidelcast. If you are subscribed to the Heidelcast or the Heidelblog (see below) you will receive these episodes automatically. Heidelminicast Series: Contra Postmillennialism All the Episodes of the Heidelcast How . . . Continue reading →

Why Do Believers Still Sin?

Heidelblog

on December 8, 2022 | 11 Comments

Sin is greatly confusing for believers. The apostle captures this in Romans 7 when he says “the things that I will not, these I do.” How could the apostle seem to speak in such a defeated manner with regard to sin in . . . Continue reading →

A Sacrifice for Sin Made by God to God: A Review of Benjamin Wheaton’s Suffering not Power

J. David Edling

on December 8, 2022 | 1 Comment

In his book Suffering Not Power: Atonement in the Middle Ages, Benjamin Wheaton, a PhD graduate from the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto, challenges the conventional narrative popularized by Gustav Aulén that Christus Victor was the prevailing view . . . Continue reading →

Christian Nationalism Might Be Cosplay: The Babylon Bee Interview

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on December 7, 2022 | 16 Comments

R. Scott Clark interviewed on the Babylon Bee Podcast about Christian Nationalism, Christ and Culture, Baptism, Calvinism and More Continue reading →

January 13, 2023: Five Topics, Four Podcasts, One Room

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on December 7, 2022

New: Resource Page On Romans

Heidelblog

on December 7, 2022 | 2 Comments

The most important thing to know about the book of Romans is that it was inspired by God the Spirit and given to the church through the Apostle Paul. It is God’s holy, infallible and inerrant Word. Another very important thing (but . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Tadaka Maruyama On Calvin’s Response To The Anabaptists

Heidelcast

on December 7, 2022

Nature Is Nature (And Cloud Cuckoo Land Is Just That)

R. Scott Clark

on December 7, 2022 | 2 Comments

In 1996, the United States Senate passed and President Bill Clinton signed into law the “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA). The bill said, No State, territory, or possession of the United States, or Indian tribe, shall be required to give effect to . . . Continue reading →

Second Council Of Orange On Nature And Grace In Justification

Heidelblog

on December 7, 2022

CANON 21. Concerning nature and grace. As the Apostle most truly says to those who would be justified by the law and have fallen from grace, “If justification were through the law, then Christ died to no purpose” (Gal. 2:21), so it . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Venema Contra Postmillennialism (11)

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on December 6, 2022

Queer Culture Destabilizes, Subverts, And Excludes

Heidelblog

on December 6, 2022

In a recent New York Times opinion column, Pamela Paul makes an impassioned argument for why we should continue to use the word “gay” rather than “queer.” Not all gay people identify as queer, she correctly claims, and the Q-word’s rise to dominance thereby . . . Continue reading →

Settling In And Standing Firm

Keith Giles

on December 6, 2022 | 3 Comments

It is now around nine months since my wife and I moved to Grande Prairie (GP) in Alberta, Canada where I have taken a call as Minister of Word and Sacrament at Covenant Reformed URC. We are so thankful to the Lord . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Venema Contra Postmillennialism (10)

Heidelcast

on December 5, 2022

Some Greeks Return To Ancient Ritual Practices

Heidelblog

on December 5, 2022

Some Greeks have returned to worshipping the ancient gods, as groups dedicated to the adoration of the Greek Pantheon spring up across modern-day Greece. Several different organizations and events exist that are working to create modern forms of celebration and ritual around . . . Continue reading →

What Can We Do With Natural Law?

R. Scott Clark

on December 5, 2022 | 6 Comments

The two principal reasons the Heidelblog exists (and its parent organization, the Heidelberg Reformation Association) are, first, to encourage Reformed confessing Christians to recover their confession, i.e., both the confessional documents but also the broader and classic Reformed theology, piety, and practice, . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For December 04, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (28): Fifth Head Of Doctrine (8)

Heidelcast

on December 3, 2022

In this episode, Dr. Clark finishes his series on the Canons of Dort, concluding the Fifth Head of Doctrine and looking specifically at the Perseverance of the Saints as it is considered in Article 15. Dr. Clark also answers questions from Phil . . . Continue reading →

Chris Has A [Christian Nationalist] Dream. How Does It Turn Out?

Heidelblog

on December 3, 2022 | 21 Comments

As I walked through the wilderness of California, I came to a certain place that seemed like a jail, and I laid down in that place to sleep; and as I slept I dreamed a dream… I was driving through Bakersfield on . . . Continue reading →

Scientists Targeted and Censored After Speaking Out On Broad Vaccine Mandates

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on December 3, 2022 | 2 Comments

The declaration began circulating on social media and rapidly garnered signatures, including from other highly credentialed scientists. Most mainstream news outlets and the scientists they chose to quote denounced the declaration in no uncertain terms. When contacted by reporters, Drs. Anthony Fauci . . . Continue reading →

Saturday Psalm Series: Psalm 88 (Part 3)—Light in the Midst of Darkness

Facing the Darkness

Robert Godfrey

on December 3, 2022

In the next three articles considering Psalm 88, we will focus on three different ways that the Psalmist reacts to the darkness. In this article, we will consider how darkness descends both physically and spiritually upon us. In part four, we will focus more . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Venema Contra Postmillennialism (9)

Heidelcast

on December 2, 2022