Heidelminicast: Get Married, Have Children (Part 1)

by Heidelcast on October 19, 2026 | Comment

In this episode, Dr. Clark begins a mini-series titled, “Get Married, Have Children,” where he considers the falling fertility rate in the United States, contrasting that to the creational pattern of, “be fruitful and multiply.” Continue reading →

Luther Was Not An Antinomian: The Ten Commandments Reveal God’s Moral Will For Us

by Tony Phelps on October 19, 2026 | Comment

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt. 7:21. If we are to do God’s will, we must first know . . . Continue reading →

Help I Need A Spouse! (Part 1)

by R. Scott Clark on October 19, 2026 | 7 Comments

I was going to title this two-part essay “Find Girl, Marry Girl” as a follow-up to the brief series on the creational pattern for marriage and children, but some of the responses I received to it reminded me that for many young . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast for October 18, 2026: Rome, Constantinople, or Geneva (Part 13): Justification (1)

by Heidelcast on October 18, 2026 | Comment

American Evangelical Christianity is in crisis. The story of how it got here is an important part of this series but there are several reasons so many evangelical Christians are discontent and looking for something else, something with historical roots, with a sense of tradition, with a sense of of transcendence, with reverent worship, and with a deeper view of the sacraments. Continue reading →

Hill: Why The Ancient Church Rejected Premillennialism

by Heidelblog on October 17, 2026 | Comment

Chiliasm is the ancient name for what today is known as premillennialism, the belief that when Jesus Christ returns he will not execute the last judgment at once, but will first set up on earth a temporary kingdom, where resurrected saints will . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday—Help Us Find a Pastor

by Heidelcast on October 17, 2026 | Comment

In this episode, the Superfriends answer three related questions about the doctrine of the republication of the covenant of works. In other words, was the pre-fall covenant of works, made with Adam and Eve, in some sense reenacted or echoed at Mount Sinai within the Mosaic Covenant? Continue reading →

The Mountain Is Not Yet Ascended: The King And His People As The Nations Rage In Psalms 25–33 (Part 6)—Psalm 29 And The Lord’s Voice

by Harrison Perkins on October 17, 2026 | Comment

It often seems like chaos and busyness dominate every second of our lives. We feel the bustle and pressure of living in a hectic society. Even more, we may feel the anxiety caused by distressing events around the world as we watch . . . Continue reading →

Muether On The Failed Pragmatism Of The Plan Of Union

by Heidelblog on October 16, 2026 | Comment

Congregationalists and Presbyterians were hardly strangers in colonial America. Though from different lineages -– the former from English stock and the latter of Scotch-Irish descent -– there was a growing kinship between them. The 1648 Massachusetts Cambridge Platform affirmed the “substance” of . . . Continue reading →

Video/Audio: Let’s Get Ecumenical (Heidelcast Live!)

by Heidelcast on October 16, 2026 | Comment

In this episode Dr Clark and Brad Isbell discuss ecumenism. What is it? From where does the word come (hint: it’s Greek), what should we think about it and can we be ecumenical and faithful to the Scriptures as confessed by the Reformed churches? Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: More on Reforming the Church

by Heidelcast on October 15, 2026 | Comment

In this episode, Dr. Clark gives more thoughts on reforming the church. A listener asks, “How does a member of a NAPARC church address concerns to the session in an official capacity without being divisive?” And, “ At what point should serious differences with church practice lead to a member leaving for another church?” Continue reading →

Rutherford: You Must Choose Between Justification By Cooperation Or The Covenant Of Grace

by Inwoo Lee on October 15, 2026 | Comment

If we are justified by the works of the law that are done by the power of grace, the distinction between the covenant of works or the law, the covenant of grace or the gospel, is meaningless. Samuel Rutherford, The Works of . . . Continue reading →

Review: The Culture of God’s Word: Faithful Ministry in a Post-Christian Society By Harold Senkbeil and Lucas Woodford

by Stephen Spinnenweber on October 15, 2026 | Comment

The church is nothing if it is not centered on the Word. The Word of God is both the origin of the church and its telos, the goal toward which the church strives. The church’s great work is proclaiming the good news . . . Continue reading →

Rutherford: Christ Did Not Die To Enable You To Do Your Part

by Inwoo Lee on October 14, 2026 | 3 Comments

Christ, by dying, satisfied God on behalf and in place of sinners, just as if they had themselves died in their own person. Christ, by dying and obeying the Father, acquired righteousness, not merely a personal righteousness but that of a surety. . . . Continue reading →

In By Grace, Stay In By Faithfulness? (Part 2)

by R. Scott Clark on October 14, 2026 | Comment

In the first part we quickly introduced the basic (and erroneous) doctrine of covenant nomism—namely that God has established a system whereby sinners are admitted to the covenant by grace, but they stay in, retain that status, or retain the benefits received . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: What Do You Do When You When You Disagree with the Church Leadership?

by Heidelcast on October 14, 2026 | Comment

In this episode, Dr. Clark open the coffer and answers the questions, “What do you do when you when you disagree with the church leadership?” And, “Does my church’s liturgy need to be reformed?” Continue reading →

William Perkins And The Daily Discipline Of Readiness: The Forgotten Christian Art of Dying Well (Part 3)

by Everett Henes on October 13, 2026 | 1 Comment

Most Christians know they should prepare for death. The difficulty is that we often think of that preparation too narrowly and too late. We prepare documents, make medical decisions, purchase life insurance, discuss funeral preferences, and perhaps choose hymns or Scripture readings . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast Live! Let’s Get Ecumenical—Tomorrow, Wednesday October 14, 9AM Pacific/Noon Eastern

by Heidelcast on October 13, 2026 | Comment

Join the Heidelcast for a live streaming event as the Heidelverse expands to include a new show featuring R. Scott Clark and Brad Isbell. Heidelcast Live! will be live at 8:00 AM Pacific and 11:00 AM Eastern, Wednesday October 7, 2026 on the Heidelcast Youtube channel and on the Heidelcast X account. Continue reading →

A Confessional Reformed Theologian On The Futility Of Earthly Golden Ages Under Christian Princes

by Heidelblog on October 13, 2026 | 1 Comment

I cannot fail to recall the optimistic mood which I and many others felt when we considered the condition of the Reformed churches in 1591. In France there ruled the valiant King Henri IV, in England the mighty Queen Elizabeth, in Scotland . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Does The Westminster Confession Teach Baptismal Regeneration? (Part 3)

by Heidelcast on October 13, 2026 | Comment

In this episode, Dr. Clark continues the series, “Does the Westminster Confession of Faith teach baptismal regeneration?” In this third part of the series, he discussed how baptism is a sign and seal of the spiritual realities of God’s covenantal promises to his people, in Christ. Continue reading →