Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 13—Our Good God Governs

Heidelcast

on September 2, 2022

The Belgic Confession was written by a Reformed pastor, Guy de Bres (1522–1567), who adopted the Reformed faith as a young man and studied with several Reformed luminaries, including John Calvin, before serving as a pastor, church planter, and chaplain France and . . . Continue reading →

A Defense Of Aquinas’ Writing On “The Light Of Natural Knowledge”

Heidelblog

on September 2, 2022 | 8 Comments

The problem is most apparent in Oliphint’s highly selective use of Aquinas’ commentary on John 1:9, which leaves out the portions that undermine his argument. Aquinas indicates that human beings are enlightened by “the light of natural knowledge,” which insofar as it . . . Continue reading →

Wolfish Benefits

by Keith Evans on September 2, 2022 | 43 Comments

I finished The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill last week (I know, I’m behind on the times, please bear with me), and the reformed world is currently re-embroiled in staving off Federal Vision for a second time, as Doug Wilson is experiencing a . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 12—The Creation Of All Things

Heidelcast

on September 1, 2022

Dort On Salvation For The Elect

Heidelcast

on September 1, 2022

The Synod of Dort believed that God accomplished salvation only for the elect. Continue reading →

Should Pastors Leave The Culture Or Take It Captive?

Heidelblog

on September 1, 2022

The Benedict Option versus Redeemer Presbyterian Church (NYC) is a wrestling match this writer would pay to see. Which side has the greater strength either of argument or piety than the other? To leave the mainstream culture because it is hostile to . . . Continue reading →

Review: R. C. Sproul’s Luther and the Reformation

Stephen Spinnenweber

on September 1, 2022

With his characteristic clarity and story-telling ability, R. C. Sproul’s Luther and the Reformation: How a Monk Discovered the Gospel reveals the lines of connection between the personal crises of Martin Luther’s life and the development of his theological thought. As the . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 11—The Holy Spirit Is God

Heidelcast

on August 31, 2022

Second Council Of Orange Contra Pelagianism

Heidelblog

on August 31, 2022 | 2 Comments

CANON 1. If anyone denies that it is the whole man, that is, both body and soul, that was “changed for the worse” through the offense of Adam’s sin, but believes that the freedom of the soul remains unimpaired and that only . . . Continue reading →

The Lapsed Now And Then: What The Decian Persecution Teaches Us About Recovering From Covid

R. Scott Clark

on August 31, 2022 | 20 Comments

The Roman soldier handled Perpetua roughly. There was no question who was in charge. He took her before the Captain to be questioned and then to the Procurator. The procedure was simple. He asked her one question three times: “Are you a . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 10—Jesus Christ Is True God

Heidelcast

on August 30, 2022

Aquinas On The Source Of Truth

Heidelblog

on August 30, 2022 | 4 Comments

Aquinas did not view truths of reason and truths of revelation as incompatible or in need of synthesis. Underlying theological project of Aquinas’ two Summas is the assumption that what is true is true whatever its immediate source, given that all truth . . . Continue reading →

Paul’s Sentences And Ours

T. David Gordon

on August 30, 2022 | 38 Comments

Several months ago, Dr. Clark emailed me, saying: “We are still interested in your reflections on media culture,” in reply to an earlier thread I composed about Israel’s Shema and God’s use of language—not image—to promote true knowledge of him. This brief . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 9—The Trinity Is A Bible Doctrine

Heidelcast

on August 29, 2022 | 4 Comments

He Is A Pastor, Not A Priest

R. Scott Clark

on August 29, 2022 | 11 Comments

One of the great temptations that reporters face, especially as they become famous (or notorious), is the temptation to think that they are part of the story or that they are in charge of the story. In other words, it is tempting, . . . Continue reading →

Pronouns And The Destabilization Of Thought

Heidelblog

on August 29, 2022 | 4 Comments

When Vice President Kamala Harris announced her pronouns while introducing herself to pro-abortion disability rights activists, she also described what she was wearing: “I am Kamala Harris. My pronouns are she and her. I am a woman sitting at this table wearing . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For August 28, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (14): Second Head Of Doctrine (6)

Heidelcast

on August 27, 2022

In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on the Canons of Dort where we are looking at the Second Head of Doctrine of the Canons of Dort on the atonement. One of the principals in the Arminian controversy leading up to . . . Continue reading →

How Not To Write A Thesis On The Atonement

Heidelcast

on August 27, 2022

At least two delegates at the Synod of Dort (1618-19) were toying with alternate language regarding the atonement. Continue reading →

Orwell: Social Orthodoxy And The Silencing Of Unpopular Opinions

Heidelblog

on August 27, 2022 | 11 Comments

At any given moment there is an orthodoxy, a body of ideas which it is assumed that all right-thinking people will accept without question. It is not exactly forbidden to say this, that or the other, but it is ‘not done’ to . . . Continue reading →

Peace And Purity Provided By Authority: John Thomson’s Defense Of Presbyterian Church Polity (Part 6): The Beginning Of Conflict

Tricia Howerzyl

on August 27, 2022 | 1 Comment

In 1739, the Presbytery of New Brunswick, which consisted of Gilbert Tennent, Eleazer Wales, William Tennent and Samuel Blair, submitted a document titled The Apology. It consisted of objections to the previous two acts of the Synod of 1738 and a polemical . . . Continue reading →