As to the point of justification; no man is, nor can be justified by the law. It is true, the Neonomians or Baxterians, to wind in a righteousness of our own into the case of justification, do turn the gospel into a . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: Heidelberg Catechism 37 & Limited Atonement
In this episode Dr Clark answers a question on the Heidelberg Catechism 37 and limited atonement Continue reading →
Political Sermons From The Past: The Essential Rights And Liberties Of Protestants by Elisha Williams
The great grandson of several New England families (John Cotton’s among them), Elisha Williams (1694–1755) graduated from Harvard in 1711. After a brief career of teaching and tutoring in 1722 he became the pastor of a congregational church in Wethersfield, Connecticut, prior to serving as the Yale rector from 1726–39. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: What About Family Integrated Churches?
In this episode Dr Clark answers the question: “What About Family Integrated Churches?” Continue reading →
A Centered-Set Or A Confessional Church?
In January of 2023, Classis Grand Rapids East of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) reported that they were committing $5,000 to a group within the CRC called Better Together, A Third Way. This group seeks to help churches build unity even when . . . Continue reading →
Machen: According To Christ, The Gospel Is About Christ
But what was this gospel which Jesus proclaimed. this gospel that is now to replace the gospel about Him which has been proclaimed by the Apostle Paul and the historic Church? Our only knowledge of it is obtained from the works of . . . Continue reading →
POPLL: An Alternative To Christian Nationalism (And Theonomy, Christian Reconstruction, Theocracy, And Christendom) (Pt 2)
The second stage of active citizenship is organizing. Just as we pray for the well being of society, so also we work for it. This is a more important step than one might think because Christians too often simply assume that the . . . Continue reading →
Colquhoun: Sincere Obedience Is Not Enough
Is the law of the Lord perfect, and does it require that our obedience be perfect in its principles, parts, degrees, and continuance? It is impossible, then, that sincere obedience can entitle a sinner to eternal life. A man’s faith may be . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of September 30–October 6, 2024
These were the top five posts for the week of September 30–October 6, 2024. Continue reading →
Heidelcast For October 6, 2024: The Comfort of the Covenant (7)—The Covenant of Grace
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: How to Read the Bible (4): Is There an Apostolic Way of Reading the Bible?
Dr Clark continues the series “How To Read The Bible” Continue reading →
The Canons Of Dork #33 For October 5, 2024
The terms of service have changed. Continue reading →
Christ’s Cursing Song—Abortion And Rebirth In Psalm 58 (Part 2)
During the height of Nazi ascendency in early twentieth-century Germany, when the Confessing Lutheran Church was becoming more and more oppressed by the regime, a young preacher gave a sermon on the 58th Psalm. Continue reading →
Gillespie Against Theonomy
43. Yet the civil power and the ecclesiastical ought not by any means to be confounded and mixed together: both powers are indeed from God, and ordained for his glory and both to be guided by his word, and both are comprehended . . . Continue reading →
Video: Christian Nationalism With Dr. R. Scott Clark
What role do Christians play in advancing the Kingdom? How Many Kingdoms Are There? And how are believers of the Lord Jesus Christ to conduct themselves in this present evil age? Continue reading →
The Moralist’s Catechism
Moralism is the teaching (doctrine) that God approves (accepts or justifies) of us either because we have cooperated with his grace (semi-Pelagianism) or because we have kept the law without his help (Pelagianism). According to moralism, God approves of us because of . . . Continue reading →
Boston: The Mosaic Covenant Was An Administration Of The Covenants Of Grace And Works
Wherefore I conceive the two covenants to have been both delivered on Mount Sinai to the Israelites. First, The covenant of grace made with Abraham, contained in the preface, repeated and promulgate there unto Israel, to be believed and embraced by faith, . . . Continue reading →
Fesko: Arminius Was A Synergist
The alpha point of Arminius’s synergistic conception of salvation is marked by his use of the facientibus—the sinner who is always ready to embrace the grace of God because of universal prevenient grace—and the omega point is marked by his understanding of . . . Continue reading →
Review: The Presbyterian Philosopher: The Authorized Biography of Gordon H. Clark By Douglas J. Douma
In 1946, the General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) was going through one of the most controversial events in its history. Formed a decade earlier in 1936, the church was still young, and its founder, the Princeton professor of New . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: Why is the Doctrine of Christ as Mediator so Important?
In this episode Dr Clark answers the question: “Why is the Doctrine of Christ as Mediator so Important?” Continue reading →