These were the top five posts for the week beginning January 15–21, 2024. Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of January 15–21, 2024
Muller: Protestant Orthodoxy “Altered But Little” The Theology Of The Reformation
By the death of Calvin, all of these founders of the Reformed tradition had produced their major writings and had prepared their churches for the next generation—having argued the basic doctrinal positions of the Reformed faith, whether in their larger more systematic . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For Jan 21, 2024: Sin, Salvation, & Service: The Threefold Truth Of Romans (50)
In this episode Dr Clark looks at Romans 15:22–33, where we see Paul’s missional desire and his prayer for the church in Rome. Continue reading →
Amillennialism Is Not Pessimistic
It was R. J. Rushdoony (1916–2001) who helped popularize the notion that Postmillennialism offers the only truly optimistic view of history: the belief that the kingdom of God will come on this earth in fullness before the second coming of Christ, converting . . . Continue reading →
Video: Trueman On Why Protestants Need Classical Christian Theology
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The LORD Is With His Pilgrims (Psalms 120–122): In My Distress—Psalm 120
“Are we there yet?” Who among us has not either heard or voiced these words on a long family road trip? The trees fly past in the slightly foggy windows, the road signs mark the distance to our destination, and a small voice pipes up from the backseat. Children are generally (and notoriously) impatient. Continue reading →
Bavinck: The Names And Revelation Of God Are An Accommodation To Our Weakness
God’s revealed names do not reveal his being as such but his accommodation to human language. Scripture is accommodated language; it is anthropomorphic through and through. God himself is described in human terms via human faculties, body parts, emotions, sensations, and actions… . . . Continue reading →
Godfrey On What Is True Worship?
AGR’s Chris Gordon talks to Bob Godfrey about true worship is. Continue reading →
The Program-Driven Church
One link led to another, and I happened recently upon the website of a large NAPARC congregation. As I often do, I looked to see who the pastor was. That link led me to a list of pastoral staff who coordinate a . . . Continue reading →
Luther On The Value Of Learning The Greatness Of Our Sin And Misery
To the question, “If the Law does not justify, what is its purpose?” Paul, therefore, replies: “Although the Law does not justify, it is nevertheless extremely useful and necessary. In the first place, it acts as a civic restraint upon those who . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: Do Prayers For The Dead Do Any Good?
In this episode Dr Clark answers a question about prayers for the dead. Continue reading →
Review: A Quiet Mind To Suffer With: Mental Illness, Trauma, And The Death Of Christ By John Andrew Bryant
Objective realities and subjective experiences are different things. They are supposed to match. In a fallen world, they often do not. John Andrew Bryant’s A Quiet Mind to Suffer With tells his story of wrestling with mental illness and coming to rest . . . Continue reading →
The Gospel According To John (MacArthur)—Part 21
MacArthur is right to observe that too many evangelicals have no place for good works in their account of the faith. The question is not whether there is a “relationship between faith and works,” but rather what that relationship is.216 According to . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Against Re-Enchantment
In this episode Dr Clark explores one reason why people are attracted to Eastern Orthodoxy and why he is opposed to “re-enchantment.” Continue reading →
Perkins On Paul’s Distinction Between Law And Gospel In Galatians
When Paul says, “The law is not of faith,” he sets down the main difference between the law and the gospel. The law promises life to him that performs perfect obedience, and that for his works. The gospel promises life to him . . . Continue reading →
And We Wonder Why
“How can the profusion of lying images of Jesus not undermine faith in the church’s witness…especially for children? What’s the cognitive effect of seeing a dozen versions of Jesus? Continue reading
Flannelgraph Preaching (Part 3)
Part two gave the first of four critical truths in the Book of Ruth that cannot be communicated by mute flannelgraph cutouts: Ruth the Moabite points to Christ. Continuing now with the second and third points: genealogy and Providence point to Christ. . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: On What Makes A Baptism Valid Or Invalid?
In this episode Dr Clark answers questions about the 2nd and 4th commandments. Continue reading →
Chris Gordon, Theocast, And W. Robert Godfrey January 18, 2024: Suffering And The Hope Of Christ’s Return
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Distinguishing Spheres Affirms Christ’s Lordship Over All Things (Part 1)
It is repeatedly argued (especially on social media) that unless one affirms that Christ exercises his dominion over all of life in the same way then one has denied Christ’s Lordship. Of course this way of arguing assumes what it has to . . . Continue reading →