Office Hours: Kim Riddlebarger—Bringing Reformation To Southern California for 25 Years

R. Scott Clark

on December 7, 2020 | 4 Comments

Kim Riddlebarger is an outstanding figure in the contemporary Reformed world for a few reasons. You might know him as the co-host of the White Horse Inn for 25 years and contributor to Modern Reformation magazine or you might also know him . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 166: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (12): The Israel Of God

Heidelcast

on December 6, 2020

It is the Dispensational-premillennial belief that God made a promise to Abraham (Genesis chapters 15 and 17) that he would give to him an earthly, national people with the result that, in the Dispensational view, it has always been God’s intention to . . . Continue reading →

Douthat: America Needs St Paul More Than St Benedict Or Constantine

R. Scott Clark

on December 5, 2020

And to the extent that conservative arguments about the culture war seem polarized between Saint Benedict and Constantine, between the monastery and the crusade, perhaps the synthesis, the change of fortune, will arrive when God sends America a Saint Paul. Read more» . . . Continue reading →

Brandon Burks On Discovering The Reformed Confession: Another Baptist Pastor Becomes Reformed

R. Scott Clark

on December 3, 2020 | 2 Comments

This interview is part of an occasional series of interviews on the HB with those who have recently discovered the Reformed confession. Here are all the posts in this series. In this installment we meet Brandon Burks, who has served in the . . . Continue reading →

The Central Error Of The Federal Visionists: Temporary Union With Christ

R. Scott Clark

on December 3, 2020 | 10 Comments

The major point of deviation from biblical Calvinism comes when considering who shares in this vital, living union with Christ, with the four suggesting that all the baptized, head for head, regardless of their personal faith, share in this vital union. It . . . Continue reading →

The Theological And Ecclesiastical Context Of An Important Modern Work

R. Scott Clark

on December 2, 2020

But as surely as we who read approach the book in this context of expanded interest in the Early Church, Ferguson has himself worked from within an identifiable context. That context is his active participation in a branch of the Christian tradition . . . Continue reading →

Berkouwer’s Critique of Barth’s Rejection Of Infant Baptism

R. Scott Clark

on December 2, 2020 | 1 Comment

Ever since Karl Barth began around 1940 to oppose the justifiability of infant baptism, the controversy has continued unabated. Even though it cannot be said that Barth’s criticism exerted great influence, his considerations nevertheless gave rise to new reflection and a tremendous . . . Continue reading →

This Is An Important Film

R. Scott Clark

on December 1, 2020 | 4 Comments

What Killed Michael Brown? from ManOfSteeleProductions on Vimeo.

New In Print And Online: God The Son And The Covenant Of Grace

Caspar Olevianus, Eternal Generation, and the Substance of the Covenant of Grace

R. Scott Clark

on December 1, 2020 | 2 Comments

In the Summer of 1570 the Reformed Reformation in Heidelberg faced a crisis. Several of the Zwinglians, who had sided with Erastus against the Calvinist order in the Palatinate, were perceived by their Calvinist opponents to be arguing for something that looked . . . Continue reading →

11th Circuit: A Ban On Therapy For An Unwanted Sexual Attraction Is Unconstitutional

R. Scott Clark

on December 1, 2020 | 2 Comments

We understand and appreciate that therapy is highly controversial. But the First Amendment has no carveout for controversial speech. We hold that the challenged ordinances violate the First Amendment because they are content-based regulations of speech that cannot survive strict scrutiny. …In . . . Continue reading →

The Post-Sacred Order Is A Post-Historical Order

R. Scott Clark

on December 1, 2020 | 2 Comments

Forgetfulness is now the curricular form of our higher education. This form guarantees that we, of the transition from second [sacred] to third [post-sacred] worlds, will become the first barbarians. Barbarism is not an expression of simple technologies or of mysterious taboos; . . . Continue reading →

With The Guilt, Grace, Gratitude Podcast Talking About The History Of The Reformation

R. Scott Clark

on November 30, 2020 | 1 Comment

I had fun talking with Nick Fullwiler of the Guilt, Grace, Gratitude podcast about the history of the Reformation. What led to it and why did it happen? Is there a new Reformation under way today? Do we need a Reformation today . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 165: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (11): The Elect Stone And Elect Stones

Heidelcast

on November 29, 2020

There is a strain of modern evangelical theology that looks forward to the literal rebuilding of the Israelite temple and to the re-institution of sacrifices, albeit, in that case, memorial sacrifices. This passage should help us see one of the important reasons . . . Continue reading →

Norway Criminalizes Private Speech Against Transgendered People—Turley Warns That It Could Happen In The USA

R. Scott Clark

on November 29, 2020 | 1 Comment

The most chilling fact is that European-style speech controls have become a core value in the Democratic Party. Once a party that fought for free speech, it has become the party demanding Internet censorship and hate speech laws. President-Elect Joe Biden has . . . Continue reading →

What Christ Expects Of His Church During Times Of Opposition (Updated)

R. Scott Clark

on November 28, 2020 | 6 Comments

This morning I am thinking of younger American Christians, especially of those who have come of age during the Trump administration. A young person who was 16 when the Trump administration began is now approaching 20 and is perhaps becoming more politically . . . Continue reading →

Angela Davis Is Not A Hero

R. Scott Clark

on November 28, 2020 | 2 Comments

A hardline Communist, Davis supported the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and relished being a guest of Fidel Castro in Cuba — where she went immediately following her acquittal. But her greatest love was for the Soviet Union and the Eastern . . . Continue reading →

This Is Entirely Incorrect And Here Is Why

R. Scott Clark

on November 27, 2020 | 5 Comments

I stumbled upon this passage whilst looking for something else. It is an excellent summary of what was widely held and taught from the first half of the 19th century through the first half of the 20th century. There are more than a few Reformed, evangelical, and Lutheran folk who continue to repeat this narrative and it is one which I have been trying to overturn. Why? Because it is simply untrue. Continue reading →

SCOTUS: Exactly The Kind Of Discrimination Forbidden By The First Amendment

R. Scott Clark

on November 26, 2020 | 10 Comments

…The applicants have clearly established their entitlement to relief pending appellate review. They have shown that their First Amendment claims are likely to prevail, that denying them relief would lead to irreparable injury, and that granting relief would not harm the public . . . Continue reading →

Federal District Court Strikes Down KY Pandemic Restrictions On Private Religious Schools (Updated)

by R. Scott Clark on November 26, 2020

If social distancing is good enough for offices, colleges, and universities within the Commonwealth, it is good enough for religious private K–12 schools that benefit from constitutional protection. Continue reading →

On Being Reformed E-Book On Sale For $11.99 Until December 1, 2020

R. Scott Clark

on November 26, 2020

The publisher has the E-book edition of On Being Reformed marked down to $11.99 (USA; UK 11.99 stlg). Use the code CYBER20PAL. The promotion ends December 1, 2020. Resources How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia Office Hours: On Being Reformed . . . Continue reading →