Dr Clark With Dr Michael Horton And Keith Foskey On The Distinction Between Law And Gospel

by Heidelblog on January 24, 2025 | Comment

In this interview our own Dr Clark sat down with his Westminster Seminary California colleague Dr Mike Horton and with pastor Keith Foskey while they were together at the recent Re-Formation Conference at Paramount Church, Jacksonville, FL to answer questions about and . . . Continue reading →

Formula Of Concord, Solid Declaration On The Use Of The Law For Christians

Heidelblog

on January 23, 2025 | Comment

And, indeed, if the faithful and elect children of God were perfectly renewed through the indwelling Spirit in this life, so that in their nature and all their powers they were completely free from sin, they would need no law, and therefore . . . Continue reading →

Review: The Psalms: A Christ-Centered Commentary By Christopher Ash—Part 1: Intro Volume

Harrison Perkins

on January 23, 2025 | 2 Comments

Good commentaries that are useful for preaching are hard to find. Rarely do commentators manage to blend exegesis, theology, and pastoral significance together very well. When it comes to the Psalms, several good commentaries exist that address strictly exegetical issues, dealing with . . . Continue reading →

Coming In 2025: The Heidelberg Catechism: A Historical, Theological, & Pastoral Commentary

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on January 23, 2025 | 4 Comments

The Heidelberg Catechism: A Historical, Theological, & Pastoral Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2025) is available for pre-order now. The original and irreplaceable commentary on the catechism was composed of lectures given by the catechism’s primary author, Zacharias Ursinus (1534–83) but over . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast Q&A: On Being Fed by Christ

Heidelcast

on January 23, 2025 | Comment

In this episode Dr Clark answers a listener question on Christ. Continue reading →

Heidelminicast Q&A: Are Weddings and Funerals Church Services?

Heidelcast

on January 22, 2025 | Comment

In this episode Dr Clark answers a listener question on weddings and funerals. Continue reading →

Riddlebarger on “Why Then the Law?”

Kim Riddlebarger

on January 22, 2025 | Comment

In Galatians 2:16, Paul makes his case that “a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and . . . Continue reading →

The Federal Vision (Part One): Redefining Covenant And Justification

Stephen Spinnenweber

on January 22, 2025 | 13 Comments

I have heard it before and I will hear it again, “The Federal Vision is dead. Move on.” Though it is true that the Federal Vision (FV) is now well over twenty years old, it has lost none of its steam in . . . Continue reading →

Trueman: What Thielicke Can Teach Us About Nihilism

Heidelblog

on January 21, 2025 | 3 Comments

Bonhoeffer may be the most famous German theologian to oppose Hitler and Nazism, but he was not the only one. Another who speaks to our times is Helmut Thielicke, a Lutheran theologian and pastor. Like Bonhoeffer, Thielicke was hounded by the Nazis, . . . Continue reading →

Ascension Presbyterian Update

Luke Gossett

on January 21, 2025 | Comment

The theme of all good church planting updates is the faithfulness of God. This one is no exception. Perhaps that has to do with the ever-faithful God whom we worship. Continue reading →

Heidelminicast Q&A: Help! My Church Used to be Reformed But Now It’s Not. What Should I Do?

Heidelcast

on January 21, 2025 | 1 Comment

In this episode Dr Clark answers a listener question on doctrinal shifts in their church. Continue reading →

If Instruments, Why Not Swords? (Part 3)

R. Scott Clark

on January 20, 2025 | 10 Comments

The question before us is how to regard the swords and the herem (חרמ) holy war implied in Psalm 149:6–9 alongside the tambourines, lyres, and dancing of Psalm 149:3. Continue reading →

Colquhoun: The Holy Spirit Applies Christ Through The Gospel

Tony Phelps

on January 20, 2025 | Comment

It is by means of the gospel that the Holy Spirit continues to apply Christ, with His righteousness and fullness, to the hearts of believers for increasing their sanctification and consolation. They are said in Scripture to be sanctified “through thy truth” . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For January 19, 2025: Comfort of the Covenant (20): The Benefits of Christ and His Kingdom

Heidelcast

on January 19, 2025 | 1 Comment

In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” Continue reading →

Stuart Robinson On The Superiority Of The American System Over Christendom

Brad Isbell

on January 18, 2025 | 1 Comment

Next, after a thousand years of repose and silence in the Church, the third was developed (Soteriology) through the labors of Luther and Calvin, proclaiming salvation as by grace through faith, leaving the fourth, Ecclesiology, yet to be developed. Do not the providences . . . Continue reading →

Psalm 14: The Heart Talk Of Fools (Part 1)—Prayer’s Call For Reflection

Harrison Perkins

on January 18, 2025 | Comment

I have never been confident enough in my evangelistic approaches to recommend them to others, but they sometimes do make for good stories. In a previous job at a coffee shop, I remember a conversation with a co-worker who expressed being bent . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Ordinary Means Ordinary (9): Strategic, Authentic, and Confessional (Part 3)

Heidelcast

on January 18, 2025 | Comment

Dr Clark continues the series “Ordinary Means Ordinary” Continue reading →

Isbell On The Types Of Christian Nationalists

Brad Isbell

on January 17, 2025 | 9 Comments

There are at least three types of Christian Nationalists: the highbrow Wolfeans (HW), the folk evangelicals (FE) who have always spoken vaguely of “takin’ this country back,” and the barely Christian, mostly charismatic/megachurch dominionist-NARcrowd (I’ll call them CMDs). The self-consciously protestant HW . . . Continue reading →

Presbyterian Congregation Spends $1.8M On Organ

R. Scott Clark

on January 17, 2025 | 128 Comments

I understand that people love music. I understand that Christians are moved by instrumental music in worship. The question remains, however, does the Lord love instrumental music in new covenant worship? The question is: On what basis do we do what we . . . Continue reading →

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