What cops and others who work daily with the homeless know but what the national media will not tell you is that a relatively small percentage of people are on the street with nowhere to go due to circumstances beyond their control. Continue reading
Discounted 40% Until June 24, 2021: On Being Reformed
From now until June 21, 2021, On Being Reformed is discounted 40%. This means that the e-book price is $32.99 and the hardcover is $41.99. The Coupon code is: SUMMER21 Order here. More about the book here. Resources How To Subscribe To . . . Continue reading →
From “Insofar As” To “Good Faith:” The Slope To The Mainline
Introduction There is what PCA RE Brad Isbell calls a “quiet crisis” in the PCA. PCA TE Jon Payne says “the future doesn’t look good for the PCA.” The presenting issue just now is so-called “Side B” or “Gay Christianity.” On this . . . Continue reading →
Sproul: Christ Does Not Wait For Us To Become Holy Before He Declares Us Righteous
Justification stands at the beginning of the Christian life, at the moment we truly believe in Christ. At that instant, God reckons to us the righteousness of Christ, and we are declared just. Martin Luther expressed this concept with the phrase simul . . . Continue reading →
Preparing For Persecution
Since becoming a pastor I’ve been convinced that one of my most important responsibilities it to preach and pray in a way that prepares people to suffer for the glory of God. Suffering – which is a wide and broad biblical category . . . Continue reading →
The Eternally Begotten Son Is Consubstantial With the Father
The Son’s generation involves no priority or posteriority, and certainly no inferiority but designates order alone. If it did involve priority or posteriority of any kind, then the Son would be inferior to the Father. Previously, I emphasized that the Son is . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast 183: What Must A Christian Believe? (1)—Our Ancient, Universal, Christian Faith
This is episode 1 in the series, “What Must A Christian Believe?” I chose this title for two reasons: 1) Since I began pastoral ministry in 1987 it is one of the questions I have received most often; 2) it is Question . . . Continue reading →
Memorial Day 2021: The Heidelcast Remembers (A Mini-cast)
Stayed tuned for episode 183 tomorrow, Dv. ©R. Scott Clark. All Rights Reserved. All the Episodes of the Heidelcast. How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia On Twitter @Heidelcast How To Support Heidelmedia: use the donate button below All the episodes in this series, . . . Continue reading →
Clear Evidence Of Declining Academic Standards
In classics, two major changes were made. The “classics” track, which required an intermediate proficiency in Greek or Latin to enter the concentration, was eliminated, as was the requirement for students to take Greek or Latin. Students still are encouraged to take . . . Continue reading →
Memorial Day 2021: We Remember
What If The Lord Does Not Accept Our Praise Music?
…We have been trained by the broader culture that how we feel when we come to worship is determined by the success of the instrumentation to create a good feeling. The assumption is that praise is created by the success of the . . . Continue reading →
Are P&R Churches “Wholly Inadequate” To Investigate Abuse?
Julie Roys reports that, on May 14, 2021, the Central Indiana Presbytery (PCA) approved a committee report recommending that the Presbytery bring charges against a pastor (Teaching Elder).
Three Benefits Of The Reformed Confession
…We do this first, by our agreed upon confession. Presbyterians confess as biblical the statement of faith found in the Westminster Confession of Faith, which says: “All synods or councils, since the Apostles’ times, whether general or particular, may err; and many . . . Continue reading →
Is There A Sexual Abuse Crisis In Christian Schools?
Regular readers of this space will know that I have warned about the dangers of sending children to public schools. There is a quiet crisis occurring inn public schools: sexual abuse. Nearly every day in America a public school teacher or staffer . . . Continue reading →
The Role Of Philosophy In Theology: Ministerial Not Magisterial
Cards on the table: I am a little concerned by a trend that developing among evangelicals.
The Language Of A “Twofold Kingdom” Has Deep Roots In Reformed Orthodoxy
Once more: it was John Calvin (1509–64) who distinguished between the two spheres on God’s kingdom: Continue reading
60 Minutes Report On The State Of The Transgender Debate Is Illuminating
CBS News has released online Leslie Stahl’s 60 Minutes report on the state of the transgender debate. Continue reading
June 2021 Issue Of Table Talk Magazine: “The Confessing Church”
The June 2021 issue of Table Talk magazine (from Ligonier Ministries) is devoted to the importance and use of confessions. Here is the table of contents: “Why We’re Confessional” | Burk Parsons “The Confessing Church In History” | John Muether “Confessions and . . . Continue reading →
Gregory Of Nazianzus On The Deity Of The Holy Spirit And Against Analogies For The Trinity
XXVIII. This, then, is my position with regard to these things, and I hope it may be always my position, and that of whosoever is dear to me; to worship God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost, Three . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast 182: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (25)—Peaceful Pilgrims
This is the 25th and final episode in the series, As It Was In The Days of Noah. When I began I thought I would cover both 1 and 2 Peter but I didn’t know that the series would stretch to 25 . . . Continue reading →