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Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 37—What Does “Suffered” Mean?

by Heidelcast on March 18, 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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Jerome Bolsec (2): Calvin’s Appeal For Help

by Heidelblog on March 18, 2022

To encourage that united front and confound Bolsec’s claim for support, the magistrates of Geneva sent a letter to the ministers of Switzerland, late in October, 1551, telling them of Bolsec’s actions and teaching: “He made an attempt, eight months ago, in . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 36—What Is The Benefit Of Christ’s Holy Conception?

by Heidelcast on March 17, 2022

From The Battlefield: The Peace Of Christ Is Greater Than Russkiy Mir

by Fedor Minakov on March 17, 2022

On February 24, at 5:00 AM I woke up in my Kyiv apartment. “What were those sounds? Lord, I hope it’s not missiles. Please Lord, let it be something else.” I jumped out of bed, opened a window and listened. A few . . . Continue reading →

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Jerome Bolsec (1): The Primary Source Of Most Of Calvin’s Bad Press

by Heidelblog on March 17, 2022

The facts of the controversy are rather simple. Jerome Bolsec who was a Carmelite monk and doctor of theology in Paris, was drawn to the Reformation and so forced to leave France. By early 1551 he had settled in the canton of . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 35—What Is the Meaning Of Conceived By The Holy Spirit, Born Of The Virgin Mary?

by Heidelcast on March 16, 2022

Preach God’s Word, Not That Of The Silly Vassal

by Dan Borvan on March 16, 2022

Megan Basham caused a stir a few weeks ago with her article exposing the Federal Government’s use of Evangelical influencers to spread COVID talking points. In interviews with multiple Evangelical Thought Leaders, National Institute of Health Director Francis Collins called on pastors . . . Continue reading →

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We Subscribe

by Heidelblog on March 16, 2022

The Reformation was above all a doctrinal reform in the life of the church. Throughout the Middle Ages, calls for reform had primarily been concerned with the moral life of the church. The Reformation certainly resulted in profound moral and spiritual renewal . . . Continue reading →

Sproul On Luther And The Reformation

by R. Scott Clark on March 15, 2022

Martin Luther (1483–1546) is one of the most important figures in Western history. He is one of the most important figures in world history but the probabilities are that most Christians, including those of us in the Reformation traditions, who trace our . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 34—Why Do You Call Him “Our Lord”?

by Heidelcast on March 15, 2022

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Latitudinarianism In The PCA Is A Big Gamble

by Heidelblog on March 15, 2022

Many of us were raised in broad evangelicalism. We left that for what we thought was an intentionally confessional denomination. We love confessionalism because it both guards our fidelity to Scripture and offers a firm foundation for unity. By definition, confessions of . . . Continue reading →

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Godfrey On Being Disestablished

by Heidelblog on March 15, 2022

We Reformed conservatives need to become missionaries in our mentality. Missionaries recognize that they are not established. They do not have power. They must understand a new culture and learn to communicate with it. They depend on the Spirit to persuade their . . . Continue reading →

The Reformed Church In Milan Is Serving Ukrainian Refugees. You Can Help.

by R. Scott Clark on March 14, 2022

The congregation writes: Our church, Chiesa Riformata Filadelfia in Milan, Italy is raising funds to help brothers and sisters in Christ from the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Kharkiv, Ukraine who are fleeing west for safety. As many of you have seen on . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 33—Why Is He Called God’s Only Begotten Son?

by Heidelcast on March 14, 2022

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Inerrancy: A Historic Christian Doctrine

by Heidelblog on March 14, 2022

Now we come to the second concern of this article. Is the doctrine of the inerrancy of Scripture a fundamentalist doctrine? Clearly the doctrine of inerrancy was a doctrine held and taught in the church long before the rise of fundamentalism. Luther . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelcast 216: Our Father (6): “Your Kingdom Come”

by Heidelcast on March 12, 2022

In this episode we answer a Heideltext and an email. The first is a question about how it is that the Baptists (from a Reformed perspective) confuse the divine decree with the external administration of the covenant of grace. The second is . . . Continue reading →

Imprecatory Prayers (Or The Theonomist In Each Of Us)

by R. Scott Clark on March 12, 2022

Tish Harrison Warren, who writes for Christianity Today, who is a priest—a topic for another essay— in the Anglican Church in North America, has published an editorial in CT calling for Christians to pray imprecatory prayers against Vladimir Putin. She begins with . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 32—Why Are You Called A Christian?

by Heidelcast on March 12, 2022

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Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 31—Why Is He Called “Christ”?

by Heidelcast on March 11, 2022

A Devotional: The Heart of the Reformation: A 90-Day Devotional In The Five Solas

by R. Scott Clark on March 10, 2022

Since I am doing a Heidelcast series on prayer and have been recommending devotional materials (see the resources below for more) I was delighted to get this volume in my inbox. It is a paperback volume of 157 pages. It first appeared . . . Continue reading →