Since salvation belongs to God, it is he who grants us new life and true faith. As a consequence of the fall, all of Adam’s children (Rom 5:12–21) are, as Paul says, “dead in sins and trespasses” (Eph 2:1). The good news can be expressed in two words: “But God . . .” Continue reading →
We are excited to announce that the United Reformed Churches in North America are planting a church in the heart of Central Oregon. Our Story Over the past three years the Lord has providentially brought together several families and individuals all from . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark continues the current series, “Nourish and Sustain” Continue reading →
First up is Sheila Larson. She’s the founder and sole adherent of “Sheilaism.” Yet her views are quite representative of many Baby Boomers (b. 1946-1964) and even some Gen-Xer’s (who came after them). Ms. Larson and those like her do visit our . . . Continue reading →
It’s a Superfriends Saturday on the Heidelcast! Continue reading →
Psalm 31 laid bare in all its ugliness the suffering of the psalmist, and yet amid this soul-wrecking agony, he confessed his trust in the Lord. And his good profession was not shallow, like some cheap Hallmark card, but it was rich . . . Continue reading →
I have explained at great length here why those who deny our covenant theology, our hermeneutics, and our doctrine of the sacraments are not Reformed. All the Reformed confessions of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries teach paedobaptism and denounce the rejection of . . . Continue reading →
You know Dr Harrison Perkins as one of the co-hosts of the Heidelcast Superfriends podcast on Saturdays. He is the author of a recent and important book on Reformed Covenant Theology and a widely published authority on the history of Reformed theology. . . . Continue reading →
Query 1. Are believers freed from obedience to the Moral Law; or from the Moral Law as a Rule of obedience? There are some who positively or peremptorily affirm that we are freed from the Law as a Rule, and we are . . . Continue reading →
I recently received a letter from a couple in our congregation who have been laboring for the sake of the gospel in the Congo for the better part of their lives. As I read, one line in particular stood out to me. . . . Continue reading →
Is the church’s Bible also the academy’s Bible? Although we might even ask what this question means, Michael Legaspi argues that the Bible as Scripture is different than the Bible of the academy. In this respect, he indicates a gap between uses . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on grammar. Continue reading →
Thus, for our acceptation with God, two things are required:— First, That satisfaction be made for our disobedience,—for whatever we had done which might damage the justice and honour of God; and that God be atoned towards us: which could no otherwise . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on grammar. Continue reading →
In our previous installments in this series, we have explored our culture’s discomfort with death, noting it as God’s judgment on sin, yet also observing that Scripture offers a wonderfully tender perspective. We discussed how believers, by God’s grace, escape the second . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on grammar. Continue reading →
On Sunday, my church’s morning worship service opened with a call to worship by an elder and sung congregational praise. Then the pastor offered a prayer of invocation, making it clear who was being worshiped and why the congregation had assembled. At . . . Continue reading →
For justification is withdrawn from works, not that no good works may be done, or that what is done may be denied to be good, but that we may not rely upon them, glory in them, or ascribe salvation to them. John . . . Continue reading →
The Reformed confession is a catholic confession—that is, it is rooted in the Scriptures as interpreted by the church and confessed in the ancient, ecumenical creeds, but it is also a Reformation confession. Where the medieval church taught justification and salvation by . . . Continue reading →
These were the top five posts for the week of September 15–21. Continue reading →