Although Pentecost was not the birthday of the Christian church, it does mark a most significant turning point in the history of the church. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the church implemented the transition from nationalism to universalism. R. B. . . . Continue reading →
Is Reformed Theology “Isolationist?”
One of the many criticisms John Frame makes of Recovering the Reformed Confession is that it advocates a closed, isolationist, elitist view of the Reformed faith in order to exclude others unnecessarily and wrongly.1 Jerry Owen, a commentator on Frame’s review, asks, . . . Continue reading →
Video: What It Means To Be Reformed
Adam Kaloostian, a URCNA pastor turned church planter, joins Chris Gordon in reflecting on why the Reformed believe what they believe and why it matters. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: Heidelapp | Instruments
In this episode Dr Clark answers listener questions on the Heidelapp and Instruments. Continue reading →
Riddlebarger: Why The Dispensational Theory About A Rebuilt Temple Is False
Jesus told the Samaritan woman that he could give her living water and that “whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst” (John 4:14). Jesus declared that he fulfilled the image Ezekiel foretold in chapter 47 of his prophecy when . . . Continue reading →
Review: What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church By Gavin Ortlund
Not many dates are worthy of remembrance over a century-and-a-half later. The beginning or end of a war or the death of a nation’s leader might be on people’s radar for a few decades, maybe a century, but eventually the slow decay . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: Heidelberg | Covenant Theology
In this episode Dr Clark answers listener questions on Heidelberg (the place, the logo, and more!) and Covenant Theology Continue reading →
Scoreboard, Tertullian, Perseverance And How College Football Can Inform Politics: Five Points
1. There is a clock that goes off, and that is the end. Really the end. We live in an age of coddled people whose specialness immunizes them against accepting verdicts. In most NAPARC denominations, litigation to the Nth degree has become . . . Continue reading →
Boston: The Marrow On Pedagogical Republication
Therefore, “the law entered,” [Rom 5:20] that Adam’s offence and their own actual transgression might abound, so that now the Lord saw it needful, that there should be a new edition and publication of the covenant of works, the sooner to compel . . . Continue reading →
Owen: Christ Performed All Our Obedience
1st. He expiates former iniquities, he satisfies for sin, and procures remission of it. Rom. 3:24, 25, ‘Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith . . . Continue reading →
The Fruit Of The Spirit: The Fifth Fruit—Kindness
Most Christians probably agree that it would be nice to know exactly what God wants us to do in certain situations. For example, if your dear friend has been avoiding you lately, you might wish that God would specifically tell you what . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: Repentance
In this episode Dr Clark answers a question on repentance Continue reading →
POPLL: An Alternative To Christian Nationalism (And Theonomy, Christian Reconstruction, Theocracy, And Christendom) (Pt 3)
The third and central act of active citizenship is persuasion, i.e., leading (inducing) our neighbors to agree with us about temporal life. Just as we organize for the well being of society, so also we seek, through convincing evidence, clear logic, and . . . Continue reading →
New Resource Page: On The Spirituality Of The Church
The doctrine of the spirituality of the church holds that God has ordained distinct spheres in the Christian life. The family is one sphere of authority and administration. Secular life, i.e., that life that is common to believers and non-believers alike, is . . . Continue reading →
Colquhoun: The Moral Law Is A Perpetual Obligation
Is the moral law of perpetual obligation? Then it follows that, as a covenant of works, it retains and will continue throughout eternity to retain its whole authority and obligation over every sinner of mankind who lives and dies under it. In . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of October 7–13, 2024
These were the top five posts for the week of October 7–13, 2024. Continue reading →
Heidelcast For October 13, 2024: The Comfort of the Covenant (8)—The Unity of the Covenant of Grace
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” Continue reading →
Luther: Only Christ’s Merits And Works Save
Listen to this: For Christ alone it is proper to help and save others with His merits and works. The works of others are of benefit to no one, not to themselves either; for the statement stands: “The just shall live by . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: How to Read the Bible (5): How Were the Prophets Understood in the New Testament?
Dr Clark continues the series “How To Read The Bible” Continue reading →
Perché battezziamo i figli dei credenti?
“Perché la vostra chiesa battezza i bambini?” Questa è una domanda che viene posta spesso dai visitatori di chiese riformate e presbiteriane. Poiché la prassi storica di battezzare i figli dei credenti è in gran parte un concetto estraneo alla maggioranza degli . . . Continue reading →