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Heidelcast 229: On Van Til, Tats, And Evangelism

by Heidelcast on June 4, 2022

This is the first-ever “best of” Heidelcast episode. The Heidelcast has been in production since 2009. Not every listener has heard every episode and for this one we brought together some of highlights from 2010 including one of Dr Clark’s all-time favorites: . . . Continue reading →

The New Covenant In My Blood (Luke 22:20) (part 2)

by Cornelius Van Til on June 4, 2022

“Do not think that I will accuse you with the Father” says Jesus. “There is one that accuses you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me, for he wrote of me. But if . . . Continue reading →

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Christendom Was A Renewal Of The Old Testament Theocracy

by Heidelblog on June 4, 2022

In terms of the relationship between Church and State the policies so far mentioned and the reactions to them may be classified between two extremes. There was the ‘totalitarian’ view set forth by Eusebius, caricatured by Athanasius picture of Constantius shouting ‘Let . . . Continue reading →

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by Heidelblog on June 3, 2022

Resources How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed Confessions The Heidelberg Catechism Recovering the Reformed Confession (Phillipsburg: P&R Publishing, 2008) Why I Am A Christian Support Heidelmedia: use the donate button Resources On LGBTQ . . . Continue reading →

They Came For The Very Idea Of Objective Truth For A Reason

"The Truth Is Transphobic"

by Heidelblog on June 3, 2022

They came at the very existence of objective truth for a reason. Continue reading →

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Witherow’s Responses To “Anabaptist Objections”

by Heidelblog on June 3, 2022

That infant baptism is the practice of all branches of the Christian church, with one solitary exception, is a well-known fact. That it has been the practice of the church of God for eighteen centuries is also beyond dispute. When one sect, . . . Continue reading →

The New Covenant In My Blood (Luke 22:20) (part 1)

by Cornelius Van Til on June 3, 2022

What follows is a sermon preached by Cornelius Van Til (1895–1987), who was Professor of Apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary from 1929–72. This transcription from an audio recording was made in the 1990 and is published here with the permission of Westminster . . . Continue reading →

“He Turned Them Over”

by Heidelblog on June 2, 2022

“Therefore God gave them up” Continue reading →

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BOLO (Be On The Lookout)

by Heidelblog on June 2, 2022

A former pastor of the nation’s largest Independent Fundamental Baptist congregation has been released from federal prison, records show. He had pleaded guilty to taking a 16-year-old across state lines for sex. Jack Schaap, 64, was released Wednesday from the federal prison . . . Continue reading →

My Pilgrimage From “Lordship” to Law/Gospel (part 1)

by Mike Abendroth on June 2, 2022

Though the Lordship Salvation doctrine (hereafter LS) has many distinguishing characteristics, the one I want to address is its view of the gospel and the unbeliever’s response to it. What Is The “Lordship Salvation” Doctrine? In brief, LS regularly teaches that unbelievers . . . Continue reading →

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What Tradition Is And Does

by Heidelblog on June 1, 2022

(1) Central to the task of transmitting the faith from one generation to the next is the requirement of transmitting it as a whole, without addition or subtraction. In my judgment, the modern project of “mediating theology” often failed precisely in this . . . Continue reading →

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It Comes Down To Authority

by Heidelblog on May 31, 2022

Jesus climbed out of the boat to find himself in an immediate battle. The demons were contesting the Lord’s authority. In Mark 5 and verse 7 we read that the Legion of demons were seeking to bind Jesus with an oath. The . . . Continue reading →

Commencement

by Wendell Talley on May 31, 2022

It is graduation season. This academic year (and the one preceding it) has been rough on students and parents alike. If you have not been paying attention here are a few examples of what we’ve learned is taking place in your local . . . Continue reading →

A Presbyter’s Progression

by Brad Isbell on May 30, 2022

MODERATE: Well, good Presbyter, the views are certainly beautiful, but I fear this slope which falls away so sharply to our left as the trail grows more narrow and steep. The footing is not at all to my liking, what with loose stones of many sizes and types.

PRESBYTER: Now, now good Moderate, see you not these excellent Shoes I wear of hearty Evangelical stock? These shoes were made by the most excellent cobblers of the City Cultural for Mission and Progress. No such shoes are to be had in the country! Continue reading →

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If James 2:24 Is Teaching Justification Through Good Works, Get Cracking

by Heidelblog on May 30, 2022

Good works proceed from saving faith; faith that does not bear fruit is not saving faith (see James 2:19). James 2:24 is talking about works as fruit and evidence of saving faith, not meritorious works that save us. In fact, James reminds . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelcast 228: From Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (5)—First Head Of Doctrine (2)

by Heidelcast on May 29, 2022

In this episode Dr Clark returns the series on the Canons of Dort (1619). The second thing that the Reformed did in response to the Remonstrants was to quote two passages: 1 John 1:9 and John 3:16. The Synod of Dort was . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 95—What Is Idolatry?

by Heidelcast on May 28, 2022

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has been used by millions of Christians to teach the faith . . . Continue reading →

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Withholding The Chalice in Protestant Practice

Intinction And The Loss Of Symbolism

by Amy Warren on May 28, 2022

The Lord’s Supper is a sacrament the administration of which has been influenced by the health of the culture at the time. This past summer, I interned at a church and attended meetings where the staff discussed how to administer the Lord’s . . . Continue reading →

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Calvin Against The Chiliasts

by Heidelblog on May 28, 2022

But Satan has not only befuddled men’s senses to make them bury with the corpses the memory of resurrection; he has also attempted to corrupt this part of the doctrine with various falsifications that he might at length destroy it. I pass . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 94—What Does God Require In The First Commandment?

by Heidelcast on May 27, 2022