The Psalms were written by many poets and at many different dates. Some, I believe, are allowed to go back to the reign of David; I think certain scholars allow that Psalm 18 (of which a slightly different version occurs in 1 . . . Continue reading →
Preview: Christians, It Starts With Us
This is a sneak peek of new content coming soon to Abounding Grace Radio featuring R. Scott Clark and Pastor Chris Gordon. Continue reading →
Court Fines Church $1.2 Million Over Covid Violations
A California judge ordered a San Jose church Wednesday night to pay $1.2 million for violating mask and social distancing mandates during COVID-19. . . .“We believe Judge Pennypacker’s decision to enforce $1.2 million in fines violates the United States Constitution,” said Mariah . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (25)
This is part 25 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →
How Calvin’s Twofold Kingdom Distinction Could Have Prevented ECT
Indeed, given Calvin’s distinction between two spheres of God’s kingdom, we need not agree with Mormons on theological questions in order to cooperate with them socially. We may even cooperate with Muslims, Hindus, and agnostics (e.g., the late Nat Hentoff 1925–2017, who became an outspoken critic of abortion on demand) who share certain basic convictions about civil life. To cooperate, we need only agree that there exists certain fixed, embedded laws in creation. Continue reading →
Calvin: Time For An Inventory (14)
The same multiplication of relics has prevailed in the case of Anthony. By pretending that he is passionate and mischievous, and inflames those who may have given him offence, they have made him an object of dread; from this dread has arisen . . . Continue reading →
“Did God Leave Me When I Enrolled In Seminary?”
A former student of mine many years ago at Westminster Seminary California once mentioned that he was feeling concerned about his devotional life since beginning seminary—a thought many first-semester seminary students have. He said that before attending seminary, he had an active . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (24)
This is part 24 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →
Now An Audiobook: Recovering The Reformed Confession
You loved it as a print volume and as an e-book but you have been wishing that someone would record an audio version so that you could listen to it while you drive to and from work or on that long vacation drive this . . . Continue reading →
Calvin: Time For An Inventory (13)
I had almost determined to be silent concerning the Innocents, as they call them; for although I could muster something like an army of them, it might always be alleged that there is nothing in this contradictory to history, because their exact . . . Continue reading →
What The Dying Of The PCUSA Means
When, Dean Kelley published Why Conservative Churches Are Growing (New York: Harper & Row, 1972), the Protestant mainline was already in crisis. They were shrinking, and, as Kelley’s title suggests, the “conservative” churches were growing. This book was published the year before . . . Continue reading →
John Muether On The Most Neglected Chapter In Machen’s Christianity And Liberalism
John Muether is Professor of Church History and Director of Libraries at Reformed Theological Seminary. He has written histories of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and on Cornelius Van Til. He’s a ruling elder in the OPC and has been the denominational historian . . . Continue reading →
Christians in Graduate School
Hello, we have not met. My name is Atlas. Pleased to meet you. I am currently enrolled in a graduate program at an elite university, and I have been asked to say a word or two about my experiences. Being a Christian . . . Continue reading →
Calvin: Time For An Inventory (12)
The other things must be briefly dispatched; for otherwise we should never be able to get out of this forest. We shall merely mention a few of the alleged relics of saints who lived in the days of our Saviour, and then . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (23)
This is part 23 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →
The Gospel According To John (MacArthur)—Part 6
There are real, substantive differences between the way MacArthur writes in The Gospel According to Jesus and the way those of us in the confessional Reformation traditions speak about good works and salvation. This does not mean that MacArthur does not say . . . Continue reading →
Calvin: Time For An Inventory (11)
Now let the Apostles come forward in order. Their number, however, may beget confusion; and, therefore, the better course will be to take Paul and Peter by themselves, and afterwards proceed to the rest. Their bodies are at Rome, half at St . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of May 8–14, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning May 8–14, 2023. Continue reading →
Heidelcast For May 14, 2023: Q&A: Can Baptists Be Reformed? On Confirmation, Sanctification and the Fear of God, the Nature/Grace Distinction
In this episode Dr Clark interrupts the Romans series to take calls and answer questions on whether Baptists can be Reformed, on the history of confirmation, on growing in sanctification and the filial fear of the Lord after a period of sin, . . . Continue reading →
Calvin: Time For An Inventory (10)
To proceed in order, we must now consider the case of John the Baptist, who, according to the account given in the Gospel, that is, according to the truth of God, after being beheaded, was buried by his disciples. Theodoret relates that . . . Continue reading →