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Heidelcast For December 18, 2022: Sin, Salvation, Service: the Threefold Truth of Romans (2)

by Heidelcast on December 17, 2022

In this episode, Dr. Clark continues his new Heidelcast series on Romans, looking at the first chapter of the letter to understand its structure and also the relationship Paul has to his audience. Dr. Clark also answers questions from Levi, Seth, Tim, . . . Continue reading →

New: NTJ Volume 16 (No 4) For Fall 2022

by Heidelblog on December 17, 2022

The NTJ is not quite venerable but it is memorable and there is a new issue just before Autumn ends. It is perfect way to spend a cold and blustery day—inside with the NTJ, the HB, and catching up on the Heidelcast. . . . Continue reading →

Saturday Psalm Series: Keith Getty’s Critique Of Contemporary Worship Music Is A Step In The Right Direction

by R. Scott Clark on December 17, 2022

In 2008, Mike Horton called attention to the phenomenon of a radically subjective turn in American evangelicalism, in Christless Christianity. Unfortunately, a single book diagnosing the deep sickness of American evangelical Christianity was not enough to turn the tide. In that volume, Mike . . . Continue reading →

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Owen: Yes, Christ Fulfilled The Law

by Inwoo Lee on December 17, 2022

[W]e do affirm that Christ fulfilled the law for us submitting to the obedience of it, and performing all that righteousness which of us it requires, that we might have a complete righteousness wherewith to appear before God. And this is that . . . Continue reading →

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Why A Faculty Conference On “From Faith To Faith”?

Brad Bitner Explains

by Heidelblog on December 16, 2022

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Heidelminicast: Clarkson Public Worship Is Before Private

by Heidelcast on December 16, 2022

These are some of our favorite Heidelquotes. Something to think about from the Heidelcast. If you are subscribed to the Heidelcast or the Heidelblog (see below) you will receive these episodes automatically. All the Episodes of the Heidelcast How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia . . . Continue reading →

In Praise Of (Renaissance) Humanism

by R. Scott Clark on December 16, 2022

Since the literal sense is that which the author intends, and since the author of Holy Writ is God, Who by one act comprehends all things by His intellect, it is not unfitting, as Augustine says (Confess. xii), if, even according to . . . Continue reading →

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St. Nicholas And The Account Of Constantine

by Heidelblog on December 16, 2022

Though we don’t have the full book, we have a chapter from the oldest known biography of Nicholas. It is called Stratelatis (Greek for Military Generals), and it was written sometime around 400 AD. This chapter recounts two stories about Nicholas. In . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelminicast: The Reformed Churches In Nassau Rejected Instruments In Public Worship

by Heidelcast on December 15, 2022

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The Implications Of Obergefell As Law

by Heidelblog on December 15, 2022

So it is precisely because the law is a teacher, and precisely because of its wide variety of social implications, that I oppose the Obergefell decision. I do not want the mad, cruel, confused, and lonely society that a fundamental denial of the reality of marriage must produce. . . . Continue reading →

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Introducing Me and God: A 21-Day Country Music Devotional by Iain Duguid

by Heidelblog on December 15, 2022

Country Music is a unique genre in terms of its Christian connections and interest in telling compelling stories. As a result, it faces up to the deep questions in life more often than other genres of music: it goes beyond mere love . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelminicast: Covenant Theology Gives Us Assurance Of Salvation

by Heidelcast on December 14, 2022

The Distinction Between Law And Gospel Emerged From Augustine’s Struggle With Pelagius

by R. Scott Clark on December 14, 2022

When many Christians think about the Reformation, they do not think about the distinction between law and gospel. Indeed, it is a truism for not a few modern Reformed folk that the distinction between law and gospel is solely a Lutheran conviction. . . . Continue reading →

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How Will Protestants Maintain Orthodoxy In A Changing America?

by Heidelblog on December 14, 2022

It is now clear that orthodox Protestants, specifically evangelicals, do not own the country. Whether they ever did is a matter for debate; that they thought they did is indisputable. It serves to explain, for example, the rather odd (from an English . . . Continue reading →

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Natural Man And The Covenant Of Works

by Heidelblog on December 13, 2022

All natural and unregenerate men function entirely within the context of the covenant of works, and regardless of what their religious mindset may be, their singular objective is to be justified before God by their own merits and by the works of . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelminicast: Bauckham On The History Of Postmillennialism

by Heidelcast on December 13, 2022

These are some of our favorite Heidelquotes. Something to think about from the Heidelcast. If you are subscribed to the Heidelcast or the Heidelblog (see below) you will receive these episodes automatically. Heidelminicast Series: Contra Postmillennialism All the Episodes of the Heidelcast How . . . Continue reading →

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Chris Gordon’s Reformed Catechism On Sexuality

by Heidelblog on December 13, 2022

As Christians grapple with living in a world where sexual identity has become a fluid concept for many people, how can believers develop a solid understanding regarding what the Bible actually says about our sexuality? Thankfully, pastor and Abounding Grace Radio host . . . Continue reading →

Paul Re-Forms The Body In Corinth

by Simon Jooste on December 13, 2022

Embodiment is central to salvation, so is suffering in the body. Without the incarnation, passion, and ongoing enfleshed intercession of Christ, there is no redemption. This was the heartbeat of the apostle Paul’s preaching in ancient Corinth, a city pulsing with ideas . . . Continue reading →

A New Devotional Drawn From The Works Of “The Sweet Dropper”

by R. Scott Clark on December 13, 2022

Many English (and Dutch) speaking Christians have a particular affection for and connection to that varied and complex movement known as Puritanism, usually described in this space as English Reformed theology. One of the English Reformed theologians to whom my friend Paul . . . Continue reading →

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Clinging To Nostalgic Tradition May Be A Symptom Of Golden-Age Thinking

by Heidelblog on December 12, 2022

A lot of things are trad right now—tradwives, tradlife, tradcaths (in theory, pre-Vatican II Catholics; in practice, zoomer converts with a flair for ornamental aesthetics). In each case, tradness refers to the ambiguous yearning for an idealized version of the old days, . . . Continue reading →