Heidelcast 185: What Must A Christian Believe? (3)—“Credo”

Heidelcast

on June 19, 2021

This is episode 3 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? So far we have looked at the biblical and early Christian practice of confessing the faith and what it means to say Credo or “I believe.” That is what we . . . Continue reading →

Trueman: The Reformed Church Is A Home For Exiles

R. Scott Clark

on June 18, 2021

We live in a time of exile. At least those of us do who hold to traditional Christian beliefs. The strident rhetoric of scientism has made belief in the supernatural look ridiculous. The Pill, no-fault divorce, and now gay marriage have made . . . Continue reading →

Why You Should Pay Attention To The Reconstructionists In Moscow, ID

R. Scott Clark

on June 18, 2021 | 4 Comments

Previous accounts of Christian Reconstructionists have tended to focus on these believers’ theocratic vision of a future Christian polity rather than their separation from mainstream society. Today, Gribben concludes, these practitioners of “strategies of hibernation” may no longer be as marginal as . . . Continue reading →

GRN To Former Moderators: You Are Not Building Trust

R. Scott Clark

on June 17, 2021 | 12 Comments

The first is that a preemptive disparaging of opponent’s concerns is not likely to achieve the letters’ stated goal of unity in the PCA. When Christian leaders ask, “Are we being biblically faithful?” an answer that derides the nature and motive of . . . Continue reading →

Confessional Concerns And Conflict In The PCA With Presbycast

R. Scott Clark

on June 17, 2021 | 2 Comments

As always good, Presbyterian, fun was had with PCA Ruling Elder Brad “Chortles” Isbell and Wresbyterian on Presbycast last night as we discussed the Open Letter, the essay by the founder of the National Partnership, and the status and function of the . . . Continue reading →

In The Wake Of The SBC: Baptists Are Neither Reformed Nor Calvinist

by R. Scott Clark on June 16, 2021 14 Comments

The Southern Baptist Convention met and fought this week. Some who lost are talking about “leaving.” Continue reading →

Discovering The Reformed Confession Across The Globe

by R. Scott Clark on June 16, 2021 3 Comments

The HB receives email and comments from across the globe on a regular basis. Two comments came in yesterday that were particularly poignant. Continue reading →

Heads (Or Ears) Up: Presbycast Tonight On The Open Letter And Reaction

by R. Scott Clark on June 16, 2021 1 Comment

I am scheduled to talk with Brad “Chortles” Isbell on the Presbycast this evening Continue reading →

Abrahamic Bookends

R. Scott Clark

on June 15, 2021 | 2 Comments

Father Abraham “Father Abraham has many sons, many sons has father Abraham…”. Amen! How many American evangelicals have sung that youth-group chorus without appreciating the implications of what they were singing? The Apostle Paul writes, What then shall we say was gained . . . Continue reading →

More Thoughts About The PCA: Liberal v Conservative Is The Wrong Paradigm

by R. Scott Clark on June 14, 2021 8 Comments

I have had some interesting and illuminating responses to my analysis and critique of the anonymous “Open Letter” (OL) to the PCA published last week. Continue reading →

Heidelcast 184: What Must A Christian Believe? (2)—“Credo”

Heidelcast

on June 13, 2021 | 5 Comments

This is episode 2 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? If you are just joining the series, you can find all the episodes in the show notes for this episode in the show notes below. Last time we considered the . . . Continue reading →

Your Favorite Apologist Does Not Define Christianity

by R. Scott Clark on June 12, 2021

Apologetics is an important, necessary discipline. Christians are called by Scripture to give a reason for our hope to everyone who asks (1 Pet 3:15). There is a long history of apologists, however, damaging Christian doctrine in order to defend the faith and laity are tempted to follow them. Continue reading →

Trueman: Gay Pride Month Is A Window On The West

R. Scott Clark

on June 12, 2021

Pride month, and its commercial sponsors, is an appropriate key to understanding the priorities of the modern West. It celebrates hedonistic self-assertion. It mocks the values of the past. It uses the language of inclusion to exclude anybody who will not wholeheartedly . . . Continue reading →

How “The Letter” Reads To An Outsider

R. Scott Clark

on June 11, 2021 | 12 Comments

Someone, probably an unofficial committee of some sort within the PCA, has published an open letter to others in the PCA.

“What Is The Best Book To Read On Infant Baptism?”

by R. Scott Clark on June 10, 2021 5 Comments

I get this question frequently but it is not the right question. Continue reading →

Reconsidering The Offering As An Element Of Worship After Covid

R. Scott Clark

on June 10, 2021 | 12 Comments

Introduction: The Hypothesis Tested Way back in 2008 I asked the question whether the offering is an element or a circumstance of worship or neither? I argued that the offering is neither an element nor a circumstance and thus raised the question . . . Continue reading →

Why I Left The Anglican Communion

R. Scott Clark

on June 10, 2021 | 2 Comments

There was sometimes an expressed commitment to certain iconic traditions of Anglicanism that seemed to supersede the commitment to the gospel message and the primacy of Scripture. I began to perceive that many of Episcopalian background regard the traditions of Anglicanism as . . . Continue reading →

Sometimes, Upon First Becoming Reformed, Some Become Jerks

R. Scott Clark

on June 9, 2021 | 4 Comments

Let’s admit, however, that sometimes, upon first becoming Reformed, some folk become jerks. Sometimes this phase is temporary. Mike Horton calls this the “cage phase,” when a new convert to Reformed Christianity needs to be put in a cage until he matures. . . . Continue reading →

“Play The Man, Master Ridley”

R. Scott Clark

on June 9, 2021

One of the most interesting bits of Oxford history is the story of the Oxford Martyrs and the statue by which they are remembered. The history of the monument itself is fascinating. In 1833, John Henry Newman (1801‑90), an Anglican priest, began . . . Continue reading →

Federal Theology Is Good News For Sinners

R. Scott Clark

on June 8, 2021

Paul calls Christ the “last” Adam (1 Cor 15:45). So, we know that there was a definite link between the two. In Romans 5:12–21 Paul intentionally wants us to think of Adam and Christ as fulfilling similar roles. Adam was the first . . . Continue reading →