Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 8—The Trinity

Heidelcast

on August 26, 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 →

Turretin: Works Justify Faith

Heidelblog

on August 26, 2022

A twofold trial can be entered into by God with man: either by the law (inasmuch as he is viewed as guilty of violating the law by sin and thus comes under the accusation and condemnation of the law); or by the . . . Continue reading →

From Baptist to Presbyterian: Reflections on Polity and Pastoral Ministry

Job Dalomba

on August 26, 2022 | 2 Comments

In 2020, Dr. Clark interviewed me about my unconventional route to becoming a Presbyterian pastor and how I ended up receiving a call to the congregation I serve. It is strange to consider how much change can take place in only a . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 7—Scripture Is Enough

Heidelcast

on August 25, 2022

The Sufficiency Of Atonement For All The Elect

Heidelcast

on August 25, 2022

The Synod of Dort employed language that unequivocally specified the sufficiency of Christ’s atoning work for all the elect. Continue reading →

Review: Kevin DeYoung’s Men and Women in the Church

Bill Boekestein

on August 25, 2022 | 2 Comments

In our historic moment, the categories of male and female are no longer assumed. What is a man? What is a woman? Neither is there consensus in the church on gender roles and relations. But to know yourself and glorify God you . . . Continue reading →

Post-Millennialism And The Promise Of “Victory”

Heidelblog

on August 25, 2022 | 1 Comment

Nothing has been more characteristic of current post-millennialism than its emphasis on the kingship of the ascended Christ; nothing fires the Postmil vision more than that reality. Yet it is just this reality that post-millennialism affectively compromises and, in part, even denies. . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 6—With The Ancient Church, The Reformed Churches Respect But Do Not Receive The Apocryphal Books

Heidelcast

on August 24, 2022 | 2 Comments

Critical Theory Is Not Critical Enough

Heidelblog

on August 24, 2022 | 3 Comments

I argue that if Christians are to respond fully and properly to Critical Theory, such a response must be rooted in a truly Christian biblical-theological framework. Such a Christian response will recognize that Critical Theory is in effect an alternative theology or . . . Continue reading →

1689 Vs. The Westminster Confession (8): Of Christ The Mediator

R. Scott Clark

on August 24, 2022 | 5 Comments

Our comparison and contrast of the WCF with the 2LC continues through chapter 8, “Of Christ the Mediator.” WCF 8.1 2LC 8.1 1. It pleased God, in His eternal purpose, to choose and ordain the Lord Jesus, His only begotten Son, to be . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 5—The Authority Of Scripture

Heidelcast

on August 23, 2022

The Pragmatic Polity of the French Reformed Churches

Dan Borvan

on August 23, 2022

In continuity with orthodox Christians since the third century, Reformed Protestants of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries confessed the centrality of the church: “Outside the church there is no salvation.”1 Despite this lofty view, Reformed churches never reached a common consensus on . . . Continue reading →

Warfield: Lewis Sperry Chafer’s Theology Is Like Fire And Water

B. B. Warfield

on August 23, 2022 | 1 Comment

Mr. Chafer is in the unfortunate and, one would think, very uncomfortable, condition of having two inconsistent systems of religion struggling together in his mind. He was bred an Evangelical, and, as a minister of the Presbyterian Church, South, stands committed to . . . Continue reading →

On Being Reformed Discounted 50% Until August 29, 2022

R. Scott Clark

on August 22, 2022 | 1 Comment

This useful little volume is ordinarily outrageously overpriced. Right now the publisher has discounted it 50%

Heidelminicast: Belgic Confession Art. 4—Which Are The Canonical Books?

Heidelcast

on August 22, 2022

What’s Going on Right Now? Sex, Race, Politics, & Power w/ Dr. W. Robert Godfrey (16)

Heidelblog

on August 22, 2022

Dr. Godfrey reviews and unpacks Dutch theologian and statesman Abraham Kuyper’s practical approach to Christ and culture. Continue reading →

1689 Vs. The Westminster Confession (7): On The Fall, The Covenant Of Works, And The Covenant Of Grace

R. Scott Clark

on August 22, 2022 | 13 Comments

Our comparison and contrast of the WCF with the 2LC continues through chapters 6 and 7, “Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment thereof” and “Of God’s Covenant with Man.” WCF 6.1 2LC 6.1 1. Our first parents, being seduced . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For August 21, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (13): Second Head Of Doctrine (5)

Heidelcast

on August 20, 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. He reads an email from Victor (from Canada) asking about New . . . Continue reading →

Peace And Purity Provided By Authority: John Thomson’s Defense Of Presbyterian Church Polity (Part 5): Problems With Itinerants And Education

Tricia Howerzyl

on August 20, 2022

In addition to the previous decade of controversy surrounding the Adopting Act, during the Synod of 1738, Thomson submitted a proposal to Synod, which was approved with a great majority, that students who had a private education, meaning not having studied at . . . Continue reading →

Olevianus: Lasting Reconciliation With God Through Covenant

Heidelblog

on August 20, 2022 | 2 Comments

Why is the redemption or reconciliation of humanity with God presented to us in the form of a covenant, indeed a covenant of grace? A: God compares the means of our salvation to a covenant, indeed an eternal covenant, so that we . . . Continue reading →