With The Daily Brew On Church History And Confessions

by R. Scott Clark on April 28, 2017

It was good to sit down this week with Adam and Jeremy on The Daily Brew discuss the importance of church history and confessions. We talked about ways to get started studying church history, some of my favorite biographies, the value of . . . Continue reading →

Who Is anti-Science?

by R. Scott Clark on April 28, 2017

Using the authority of “scientific consensus” to stifle heterodox hypotheses and alternative fields of research: Science is never truly settled. Indeed, challenging seemingly incontrovertible facts and continually retesting long-accepted theories are crucial components of the scientific method. Examples of perceived truths overturned . . . Continue reading →

In Defense Of Religion

by R. Scott Clark on April 27, 2017

One frequently sees the sentiment “I am not religious, I am a Christian” or something like this. This notion manifests itself in a variety of ways. For example, over the last several years we have seen the gradual abandonment of traditional Christian . . . Continue reading →

Sasse Talking Sense In The Senate On The Constitution

by R. Scott Clark on April 26, 2017

Sola Scriptura Contra The Anabaptists In 1523–24

by R. Scott Clark on April 26, 2017

In his second disputation with Balthasar Hubmair, in 1523, Huldrych Zwingli well articulated the formal principle of the Reformation: “For in all controversies concerning faith and religion, the divine Scripture alone ought to be our measure and rule rather than oral tradition.” . . . Continue reading →

Psychiatrist: Transgenderism Is Without Basis In Science

by R. Scott Clark on April 25, 2017

From a scientific perspective, let me clarify what ‘transgendered’ actually means. I am speaking now about the scientific perspective and not any political lobbying position that may be proposed by any group, medical or non-medical. ‘Transgendered’ are people who claim that they . . . Continue reading →

Owen On Sola Scriptura As Applied To Public Worship

by R. Scott Clark on April 24, 2017

Q. 3. How, then, are these ways and means of the worship of God made known unto us? A. In and by the written word only, which contains a full and perfect revelation of the will of God as to his whole . . . Continue reading →

The Rule Of Worship, Christ And Culture, And Asparagus Fest

by R. Scott Clark on April 24, 2017

As near as I am able to determine, the first fellow in the procession is a minister in the Church of England. I infer this from his (Roman) clerical garb, from which I infer that he might also be sympathetic to the . . . Continue reading →

Political Correctness Crushes The Individual

by R. Scott Clark on April 22, 2017

I am more convinced than ever that awareness of how propaganda works on us is KEY to helping our society regain sanity and reason. As more and more students at campuses around the country shout down politically incorrect speakers — even to . . . Continue reading →

The Church Of The Holy Elaboration

by R. Scott Clark on April 22, 2017

One of the highlights of the Spring semester is the opportunity to read through and discuss the Belgic Confession. Yesterday, as we worked through articles 24–27, a theme emerged. One of the great differences between the Roman communion and the Reformed communions is . . . Continue reading →

Available Now: Luther—The Life And Legacy Of The German Reformer

by R. Scott Clark on April 21, 2017

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Muller: Sola Scriptura Was Essential To The Development Of Reformed Theology

by R. Scott Clark on April 20, 2017

Another precedent, already noted, was the confessional embodiment of the sola Scriptura of the Reformers. Insofar as confessional theology offered a primary basis for doctrinal development, the tendency of the Reformed confessions to begin with a doctrine of Scripture bore immediate fruit . . . Continue reading →

What Advantage Has The Jew? Much In Every Way.

by R. Scott Clark on April 18, 2017

A correspondent to the HB writes to ask, “According to Paul, who are Abraham’s children?” In one way or another, I get this question frequently. Most American evangelicals have been taught some version of Dispensational theology or are otherwise influenced by it . . . Continue reading →

Talking Covenant Theology With Theology Gals

by R. Scott Clark on April 17, 2017

Coleen and Ashley host a Reformed theology podcast aimed primarily at other women. In this episode they wanted to talk about covenant theology and related issues (e.g., Dispensationalism, baptism). Here’s the episode (with resources and show notes). Here’s the HB archival version. . . . Continue reading →

Office Hours: Mike Horton On Rediscovering The Holy Spirit

by R. Scott Clark on April 17, 2017

We live in a time of great, even extraordinary interest in the person and work of the Holy Spirit. In some measure, this is because we live after the outbreak, in Topeka and in Los Angeles, of neo-Pentecostalism just after the turn . . . Continue reading →

Calvin On The Discovery Of The Empty Tomb

by R. Scott Clark on April 16, 2017

We now come to the closing scene of our redemption. For the lively assurance of our reconciliation with God arises from Christ having come from hell as the conqueror of death, in order to show that he had the power of a . . . Continue reading →

Meditations On Simon The Cyrene

by R. Scott Clark on April 15, 2017

Around Good Friday it is fitting that we should think first of all about the Lord of Glory who was crucified for his people (1 Cor 2:8). It is he alone who obeyed on our behalf, as our substitute. He alone is . . . Continue reading →

With Rob Ham On Recovering The Reformed Confession

by R. Scott Clark on April 14, 2017

Rob is pastor of Keystone Heights Presbyterian Church in, wait for it, Keystone Heights, FL (northeast of Gainesville). He hosts a daily podcast, which is available via the church’s website or sermon audio or on iTunes. Rob is a former student of . . . Continue reading →

Commandment Thursday, Eschatology, And The Definition Of Love

by R. Scott Clark on April 13, 2017

In the medieval Latin translation (Vulgate) of John 13:34 Scripture says, Mandatum novum do vobis, “A new commandment I give to you, that you should love one another as I have loved you, so also should you love one another.” In the . . . Continue reading →

Plato On The Pitfalls Of New Technology

by R. Scott Clark on April 13, 2017

Socrates: I heard, then, that at Naucratis, in Egypt, was one of the ancient gods of that country, the one whose sacred bird is called the ibis, and the name of the god himself was Theuth. He it was who invented numbers . . . Continue reading →