In 1882 the Lutheran minister Joseph A. Seiss (1823-1904) published the provocative volume, The Gospel in the Stars, Or, Prímeval Astronomy (Philadelphia: E. Claxton & company, 1882). Evidently it found an audience and it has been reprinted as recently as the early . . . Continue reading →
“Pagan philosophy knows something of God as creator from the order of nature but, ultimately, because of sin, fails to move from that knowledge to true religion and idolatrously confuses creature and Creator. Scriptural revelation, therefore, is necessary for us to have . . . Continue reading →
I am in the throes of trying to finish the third draft of the commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism (Guilt, Grace, and Gratitude), so I have not been listening to a lot of my podcasts. Mostly these days I hear myself say, . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark begins the second section of the series as the turns to Scripture and begins to make the case for the uniqueness of special revelation and what Scripture means by “signs and wonders.” The opening audio comes from Chad Vegas’ Den Dulk lecture on leading a congregation to Reformed theology, piety, and practice. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark looks at what the Bible says about prophets, beginning with the pattern established by God in Deuteronomy 18. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark looks at what the gospel of Matthew teaches us about how our Lord himself and Matthew interpreted the Old Testament prophets and what that teaches us about the nature of prophecy. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark considers the uniqueness of the Pentecost events in Acts. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark interacts with a newspaper article from Dordt University. The opening audio comes from an episode of White Horse Inn. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark begins looking as the book of Acts and explains what is meant by saying, “you and I are not canonical actors.” Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark discusses the nature & grace distinction and how it adds to the conversation of our current series. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark begins an introduction to the book of 1 Corintians to help us understand the background and the situation into which Paul is writing to the Corintian congregation. The opening audio is Dr. W. Robert Godfrey. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark continues in the book of 1 Corinthians, discussing chapter 12. Dr Clark shows us that Paul is writing to unite the body in Corinth because divisions were forming in the congregation due to spiritual immaturity and those divisions were being capitalized on by the hyper-apostles. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark concludes his looking at 1 Corinthians chapter 12. He discusses the nature of the body of Christ as one body with many parts; there are no “haves” or “have nots” in the body of Christ, only “haves.” The opening audio is Dr Clark’s main point of his discussion of chapter 12. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark considers Paul’s apostolic credentials in contrast to the hyper-apostles. He also explains Paul’s view of what Christianity is as opposed to the view of the hyper-apostles. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark considers Paul’s apostolic credentials in contrast to the hyper-apostles. He also explains Paul’s view of what Christianity is as opposed to the view of the hyper-apostles. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark begins to dicuss 1 Corinthians 14, considering the instruction Paul is giving to the church. Continue reading →
In this final episode of the series, Dr Clark discusses 1 Corinthians 14:26-40, considering how Paul corrects the church for abuse of Holy Spirit-given gifts that were intended to edify the church. Continue reading →