Heidelcast For August 6, 2023: Sin, Salvation, & Service: The Threefold Truth Of Romans (29)

by Heidelcast on August 6, 2023

In this episode Dr Clark turns to Romans 8:18–27, where we see the Apostle giving us (believers) reason to persevere, grounded in eschatology, and the presence of the Holy Spirit with believers. He also analyzes a fascinating clip from the Seinfeld Show, . . . Continue reading →

Luther: Christ The Physician

by Tony Phelps on August 5, 2023

We, on the other hand, teach and comfort an afflicted sinner this way: “Brother, it is impossible for you to become so righteous in this life that your body is as clear and spotless as the sun. You still have spots and . . . Continue reading →

Video: Raising Kids In A Woke World: How To Resist The Culture Effectively Without Compromising The Faith

by Heidelblog on August 5, 2023

Dr Clark and Chris Gordon talk about things Christians can do to change the culture. Continue reading →

The Canons Of Dork #19 For August 5, 2023

by Harrison Perkins, R. Scott Clark, Sarah Perkins on August 5, 2023

More fun with Lutherans. Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (55)

by Heidelcast on August 4, 2023

This is part 55 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →

Polanus: The Righteousness Imputed To The Believer Is Real Righteousness

by Inwoo Lee on August 4, 2023

The righteousness of Jesus Christ by which we are justified before God is the most perfect obedience to the whole divine law, consisting of most exact conformity of the whole human nature of Christ and of all His actions and sufferings, internal . . . Continue reading →

Are Church Members Free Agents?

by R. Scott Clark on August 4, 2023

One of the biggest developments of the modern era of sports is the rise of the “free agent.” Under “free agency” an athlete is bound to a team only for a short period of time, at the end of which he becomes . . . Continue reading →

Truth Demands Truth—The History Behind The History Of Tim Keller: A Review Essay (Part 1)

by Darryl Hart on August 3, 2023

Readers will need to keep their eyes on the moving ball when reading Collin Hansen’s winding intellectual portrait of Tim Keller, the New York City PCA pastor who conceded to R. C. Sproul half the world of doctrine in order for Keller . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (54)

by Heidelcast on August 3, 2023

This is part 54 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →

Witsius Sharply Distinguished Between The Covenants of Works and Grace

by Heidelblog on August 3, 2023

For here I observe, that men of learning in other respects have stumbled, who, when explaining the nature of those Sacraments, too incautiously blend things belonging to a quite different covenant. Nothing is here to be brought in which does not belong . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (53)

by Heidelcast on August 2, 2023

This is part 53 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →

The First Thing A Christian Must Know

by S. M. Baugh on August 2, 2023

You do not have to hang around Reformed teachers and pastors very long before hearing about “guilt, grace, and gratitude.” We like it because it is a handy summary for the structure of the Christian religion. And it is a way to . . . Continue reading →

Parents, Choose Your Christian College Carefully

by R. Scott Clark on August 2, 2023

The Religion News Service (RNS) reports, “Whitworth University, a Christian school affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has revised its policies to allow for the hiring of faculty who identify as LGBTQ and to add sexual orientation to its non-discrimination statement.” The . . . Continue reading →

We’ve Been Dating It All Wrong: Richard Denton And The Arrival of American Presbyterianism

by Ryan Denton on August 1, 2023

Pre-1700’s Presbyterianism in America is shrouded in mystique. Some would say it did not really exist since there was no formal Presbytery established until 1706. Too often it is made to appear that Presbyterianism suddenly dropped into the colonies out of nowhere, . . . Continue reading →

Wise Pastors Learn From The Past

by Heidelblog on August 1, 2023

Ministers must first of all be men of the Word–poring over it and praying over it until God opens the treasury of His inspired divine counsel. Pastors then must be men who diligently search the annals of church history–giving careful consideration to . . . Continue reading →

Textual Criticism Does Not Challenge The Authenticity of Scripture

by Heidelblog on July 31, 2023

It is important for now however to note that the Reformed orthodox did not see variant readings as impacting the purity of Scripture. Indeed, the Bible commentary that was so associated with the Westminster Assembly that it became known as the Westminster Annotations (1645-57) . . . Continue reading →

The Gospel According To John (MacArthur)—Part 10

by R. Scott Clark on July 31, 2023

The overarching theme of this series has been that the Lordship Salvation doctrine confuses the law and the gospel.95 Nowhere is that confusion more evident than in his handling of the rich young ruler in Matthew 19:16–22: And behold, a man came . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For July 30, 2023: Sin, Salvation, & Service: The Threefold Truth Of Romans (28)

by Heidelcast on July 30, 2023

In this episode Dr Clark turns to Romans 8:1–17, where Paul explains what it means to for Christians to be adopted sons, in Christ, living in the covenant of grace. He reads mail from Jim, who’s becoming Reformed; from David about the . . . Continue reading →

Lleva Tiempo Llegar A Ser Reformado

by R. Scott Clark on July 29, 2023

Cualquier cosa que merezca la pena lleva su tiempo. Malcom Gladwell dice que para realmente dominar una habilidad importante se necesitandiez mil horas. Podemos debatir si eso es cierto en todos los casos, pero la experiencia común nos dice que las habilidades . . . Continue reading →