Herman Witsius (1636–1708) was a significant figure in the period of High Reformed Orthodoxy (c. 1640–1700). He attempted to build a bridge between the Cocceians and the Voetians, traditionally understood as two competing camps within Dutch Reformed orthodoxy. The debate between the . . . Continue reading →
(HT: Aquila Report) The Northwest Georgia Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) voted without objection on September 15, 2012 to adopt a “Declaration on the Special Creation of Adam and Eve for Presbytery.” Of the 14 particular churches, 8 sessions . . . Continue reading →
Chris Gordon is the new pastor of the Escondido United Reformed Church. He is a 2004 graduate of Westminster Seminary California and, until this summer, was minister of the Lynden United Reformed Church in Washington. He began Abounding Grace Radio on KARI . . . Continue reading →
But the real problem with the statement is its failure to grasp the inherently offensive nature of most religious belief. It belies the widely held belief that “good religion” must be utterly private, banal, and non-offensive. Read more
Thanks to Adam B. who posted on the Puritanboard a chart that stimulated this post. The chart has been modified slightly by numbering the Psalms to conform to the Septuagint (LXX). According to tradition, based on the letter of Aristeas, the Hebrew Scriptures . . . Continue reading →
In recent days, in association with the eleventh anniversary of 9/11, chaos has once again broken out across the Middle East. One of the first parts of the chaos was a mob assault on the US Embassy in Cairo. As events have . . . Continue reading →
After much deliberation, prayer, and encourage from some friends and readers the HB is back. Thanks to a dear and loyal friend who did an amazing amount of work to make it happen. The last HB post was in May 2011. Much . . . Continue reading →
(publicado primero en Evangelium, Vol. 2, Número 2, Mar/Abr 2004) Traducción de Donald Herrera Teran Introducción La palabra «Evangelio» es tan familiar y se usa tan frecuentemente que es posible perder de vista su significado genuino, «buenas nuevas.» Este asunto es vital . . . Continue reading →
Robert H. Countess, “The Translation of ΘΕΟΣ in the New World Translation” Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 10 (1967): 153-60.
by B. B. Warfield Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology Princeton Theological Seminary, 1887-1921 [NB: This essay was originally published in The Christian Irishman, Dublin, (May 1911), 71. It was reprinted in John E. Meeter, ed., Selected Shorter Writings of Benjamin B. . . . Continue reading →
Michael S. Horton, “Hellenistic or Hebrew? Open Theism and Reformed Theological Method” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 45 (2002): 317-41,
[This essay was published in the Christian Renewal, April 30, 2001] One of the great needs of the hour in our churches is that we should learn to set theological priorities, to recover an old and very useful distinction between what is . . . Continue reading →
“Iustitia Imputata Christi: Alien or Proper to Luther’s Doctrine of Justification?” in Concordia Theological Quarterly 70 (2006): 269–310.
Introduction Since the medieval period, theologians have stated theology in the form of brief, sometimes provocative, propositions to be discussed. 1. Prolegomena Theology requires proper distinctions. The Protestant scholastics distinguished properly between archetypal (theology as God knows it in himself) and ectypal . . . Continue reading →
Belgic Confession (1561), Heidelberg Catechism (1563) & the Canons of Dort (1619) Explanation This harmony differs from many of the others in that it begins with the Confession which recognizes its natural pedagogical and chronological priority over the Catechism and the Canons. . . . Continue reading →
An earlier version of this essay was published as “The Belgic Confession- Article 15: Sin,” Christian Observer 173.24 (December, 1, 1995). rev. 29 January 2008 As we understand the gospel, a proper doctrine of sin is central to the gospel message. To . . . Continue reading →
Rev. 28 January 2008 [An earlier version of this essay was published in Christian Observer 173.23 (December 1, 1995): 23.] We believe that God created man out of the dust of the earth, and made and formed him after his own image . . . Continue reading →
R. Scott Clark, “What the Bible is All About” Modern Reformation 16.2 (March/April 2007) 20-24
[This essay was first written c. 1988. It has been revised several times since] Introduction: Jesus’ Hard Words Why should we study what the Bible says about how we came to faith in Jesus? Isn’t it enough to simply believe and let . . . Continue reading →
Richard A. Muller, “Incarnation, Immutability, and the Case for Classical Theism,” Westminster Theological Journal 45 (1983): 22-40. RESOURCES Subscribe To The Heidelblog! Download the HeidelApp on Apple App Store or Google Play The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The . . . Continue reading →