Heidelcast For Oct 15, 2023: Sin, Salvation, & Service: The Threefold Truth Of Romans (38)

by Heidelcast on October 15, 2023

In this episode Dr Clark turns to Romans 11:1–10 where Paul explains that God is indeed still saving Jews, salvation is by God’s electing grace (not race), that it is by grace, not works, and though Israel failed to obtain it, the . . . Continue reading →

You Need Not Be A Jerk While Defending The Faith

by Shane Rosenthal on October 14, 2023

In his first epistle, the Apostle Peter famously said that followers of Jesus should “always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks” (1 Pet 3:15). Throughout the long history of the church, this has been the primary prooftext for . . . Continue reading →

With Chris Gordon and Chad Vegas On Slowly Reforming A Church (Pt 1)

by Heidelblog on October 14, 2023

Scott Clark talks with Chris Gordon and Chad Vegas about the journey of Sovereign Grace Bakersfield toward Reformed theology, piety, and practice. Continue reading →

Made For Worship: A Series On Psalm 100 (Part 4)—Glad Worship

by Sean Morris on October 14, 2023

Having given this wonderful text of Psalm 100 an expositional and pastoral survey in our previous three articles, we return one last time for a fourth installment wherein we consider some further implications and applications from this marvelous psalm. Continue reading →

Ben Sasse: What Hamas Did Is Evil. There Is No Defense For Terrorism

by Heidelblog on October 13, 2023

I will not tiptoe around this simple fact: What Hamas did is evil and there is no defense for terrorism. This shouldn’t be hard. Sadly, too many people in elite academia have been so weakened by their moral confusion that, when they . . . Continue reading →

Perkins: Worshiping God Outside of The True Christ Is Idolatry

by Inwoo Lee on October 13, 2023

The Jew worships God out of Christ; and so does the Turk; yea and the papists worship God, but yet outside of the true Christ; for (as has been shown elsewhere) the Christ of the papists is a counterfeit Christ. And in . . . Continue reading →

Ministry Update From South Africa

by Antonio Coppola on October 13, 2023

Editor’s Note: The following is an update from Rev. Antonio Coppola on his work and ministry in South Africa. Earlier this year, he wrote an article discussing his church-planting efforts at Covenant Waterfall Presbyterian Church, as well as his work at Mukhanyo Theological . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast Special: Crisis In Israel

by Heidelcast on October 13, 2023

In this special episode Dr Clark addresses the crisis in Israel. The opening audio features evangelist Greg Laurie. Continue reading →

Fesko Critiques Piper’s Appeal to the Reformed Tradition

by Heidelblog on October 12, 2023

In his most recent response to Harrison Perkins’s TGC review of his book, Piper cites John Calvin as an example of someone who includes affections as a part of faith: “‘In a word, faith is . . . a warm embrace of Christ.’ . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (69)

by Heidelcast on October 12, 2023

This is part 69 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →

Review: Reformation Worship: Liturgies From the Past For The Present Ed. B Jonathan Gibson and Mark Earngey

by R. Scott Clark on October 12, 2023

Unless you are a member of a congregation of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America (RPCNA, “the Covenanters”) or another similar denomination, in all probability the way your congregation worships today is not much like the way Reformed and Presbyterian congregations . . . Continue reading →

Can Dispensationalists Be Reformed? (Part 2)

by R. Scott Clark on October 11, 2023

In part one of this piece, we defined the terms of Dispensationalism and Reformed. Today, we will look at what Scripture has to say on Dispensationalism, and answer the question “Can Dispensationalists be Reformed?” What Does Scripture Say? The persuasive power of Dispensationalism . . . Continue reading →

Guy Waters Reviews & Critiques Piper on the Nature of Faith in the Act of Justification

by Heidelblog on October 11, 2023

But it must be also said that WSF’s thesis that saving faith is essentially affectional, and the arguments advanced in support of that thesis, are unable to sustain the weight of Piper’s Reformational convictions. We may see this dynamic by pursuing two . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (68)

by Heidelcast on October 11, 2023

This is part 68 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (67)

by Heidelblog on October 10, 2023

This is part 67 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →

Words And Things: “Semantic Range” (Part 9)

by S. M. Baugh on October 10, 2023

Linguists have provided significant help to biblical scholars, not the least in the area of lexical semantics. Lexical here means words and phrases and semantics deals with meanings, so that lexical semantics is the study of how words mean. One area of . . . Continue reading →

Johnson: The Relation Between Type And Fulfillment

by Heidelblog on October 10, 2023

Similarly, the Davidic lament of Psalm 22:1, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” belonged on Jesus’ lips (Matt. 27:46) not because the sufferings portrayed in the psalm had no referent in David’s own experience but because David himself—in his . . . Continue reading →

Luther On The Imputation Of Sin

by Heidelblog on October 9, 2023

And all the prophets saw this, that Christ was to become the greatest thief, murderer, adulterer, robber, desecrator, blasphemer, etc., there has ever been anywhere in the world. He is not acting in His own Person now. Now He is not the . . . Continue reading →

New! Complete Audio Version Of The Heidelberg Catechism

by Heidelblog on October 9, 2023

The Heidelberg Catechism (1563) is one of the treasures of the Reformation. Synthesized from several pre-existing catechisms including Luther’s Small Catechism (1529), Theodore Beza’s Confession (1558), Calvin’s Institutes (1559), catechisms by Johannes Brenz (1499–1570), Johannes a Lasco (Jan Łaski, 1499–1560), and chiefly . . . Continue reading →

Can Dispensationalists Be Reformed? (Part 1)

by R. Scott Clark on October 9, 2023

This question arose again this week on social media. Let us start by defining our terms. The adjective Dispensational and the noun Dispensationalism have become somewhat slippery in recent decades. Continue reading →