These are “the doctrines” of men and “of demons” produced for itching ears of the spirit of this world’s wisdom: this the Lord called “foolishness,” and “chose the foolish things of the world” to confound even philosophy itself. For (philosophy) it is . . . Continue reading →
La Diferencia Entre Los Creyentes En El Antiguo Y Nuevo Testamento No Es Lo Que Tu Piensas
Las buenas historias de misterio mantienen el suspenso hasta la gran revelación. Sin embargo, al leerlo por segunda vez, todas las pistas necesarias para deducir la gran revelación deberían ser evidentes. Los apóstoles descubrieron esto una vez que Cristo resucitó de la . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: How to Read the Bible (9): Jesus in the Old Testament
Dr Clark continues the series “How To Read The Bible” Continue reading →
Psalm 11—Explicable Courage (Part 1): Canonical Context
It is funny how our lodging place changes our perspective on the severity of our surrounding conditions. In a nice and sturdy house, a basic rainstorm seems inconsequential—people inside often even enjoy the patter of raindrops against their windows. On the other . . . Continue reading →
To Bury Or Cremate?
The question not infrequently comes to me: “What about cremation?” This is an inherently difficult question because it touches a very personal and private decision: what to do with the remains of a loved one, or what should be done with one’s . . . Continue reading →
Video: Did the Reformation Cause Secularization?
Professor and Reformed theologian Michael Horton responds to Tom Holland’s analysis and tries to answer the question of whether the Protestant Reformation did indeed lead to the secularization of the West. Continue reading →
Vos Against An Earthly Glory Age Before Christ Returns
The idea of the Antichrist in general and that of the apostasy in particular reminds us that we may not expect an uninterrupted progress of the Christianization of the world until the parousia. As the reign of truth will be extended, so . . . Continue reading →
The Mystery Of Children’s Church
I can understand why evangelicals and others who do not have a covenantal theology would exile their children during public worship, but I do not understand why so many ostensibly Reformed congregations have adopted the practice of dismissing their covenant children from . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: What About The Anabaptists On Justification?
In this episode Dr Clark answers the listener question “Heidelminicast Q&A: What Do We Know About Early Christian Worship?” Continue reading →
The Church Turned To Social Issues When It Should Have Turned To Doctrinal Issues
This discrepancy points to the prevailing interests of our Protestant churches in the twentieth century. At that time, much more attention was given to Christianity’s relationship with social issues than with doctrinal matters, and Philemon seems to touch more on social issues—specifically, . . . Continue reading →
Political Sermons From The Past: The Church’s Flight Into The Wilderness By Samuel Sherwood
An American sermon . . . on a choice morsel from the book of Revelation . . . associating corruption with hierarchies . . . and warning the church to resist sycophantic governments in league with that . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: What About Eternal Justification?
In this episode Dr Clark answers the listener question “Heidelminicast Q&A: What Do We Know About Early Christian Worship?” Continue reading →
On The Cowardice Of Philosophers
Debates on sex and gender have suffered from a want of moral and intellectual toughness. More detailed, less question-begging diagnoses are possible of why so many smart people shy away from publicly acknowledging that a woman is an adult human female. But . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: What Do We Know About Early Christian Worship?
In this episode Dr Clark answers the listener question “Heidelminicast Q&A: What Do We Know About Early Christian Worship?” Continue reading →
“Wretched Man That I Am”—Or Was? Part 1
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man can come to the Father except through Me.” I remember reading these words in John 14 as an unbelieving but religion-curious college student. My conscience was convicted—though I was . . . Continue reading →
Kuiper: Christ Met The Condition Of The Covenant Of Works
Both at Babel and at Jerusalem God supernaturally caused men to speak in various tongues. But the consequences differed radically. At Babel there was confusion and division. Men were scattered abroad on all the face of the earth. That was the beginning . . . Continue reading →
Colquhoun: The Gospel Promise Has Always Been Free And Absolute
The gospel after the fall was revealed in the form of a free and absolute promise of a Savior with salvation in Him to lost sinners of mankind. It was then promised that the seed of the woman would bruise the head . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of October 28–November 3, 2024
These were the top five posts for the week of October 28–November 3, 2024. Continue reading →
A Case For Confessional Membership
Who can join Christ’s church and under what conditions? This is a question that has sometimes roiled the church. In the modern period most churches, including confessional Presbyterian and Reformed (P&R) churches, have tended to take a rather different position than churches . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For November 3, 2024: The Comfort of the Covenant (11)—What is the Gospel?
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” Continue reading →