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Turretin: Christ’s Divine Nature Is Not Inferior To The Father’sby Heidelblog on August 3, 2026
Strachan’s Theory Strikes At The Vitals Of The Faithby Heidelblog on June 12, 2026
Contra Webbon et al.: Denying That Jesus Is A Jew Denies His True Humanity (Part 2)by R. Scott Clark on March 23, 2026Series: Contra Webbon et al.
Contra Webbon et al.: Denying That Jesus Is A Jew Denies His True Humanity (Part 1)by R. Scott Clark on March 16, 2026Series: Contra Webbon et al.
Review: Conceived By The Holy Spirit: The Virgin Birth In Scripture and Theology By Rhyne R. Putmanby Harrison Perkins on February 12, 2026
To Us a Son is Givenby Andrew Menkis on December 25, 2025
Heidelminicast: The Israel Of God (5)by Heidelcast on November 26, 2025
Heidelminicast: The Israel Of God (4)by Heidelcast on November 25, 2025
The Quest For Illegitimate Religious Gnosis: How “Fringe” Theology Deforms Christologyby Tony Arsenal on November 24, 2025
Heidelminicast: The Israel Of God (3)by Heidelcast on November 20, 2025
Heidelminicast: The Israel Of God (2)by Heidelcast on November 19, 2025
Why Christians Call Mary Theotokos (Part 2)by R. Scott Clark on May 19, 2025
Why Christians Call Mary Theotokos (Part 1)by R. Scott Clark on May 12, 2025
The Devil’s Mousetrapby Andrew Menkis on April 19, 2025
Why Does The Council Of Chalcedon Matter?by Heidelblog on April 11, 2025
Christ Did Not Change But The Water Didby R. Scott Clark on April 7, 2025
That He Might Bear In His Humanityby R. Scott Clark on March 28, 2025
Things Not To Say About Jesus At Christmas (Or Any Other Time)—Part 2by R. Scott Clark on December 27, 2024
Warp And Weftby Andrew Menkis on December 25, 2024
Things Not To Say About Jesus At Christmas (Or Any Other Time)—Part 1by R. Scott Clark on December 20, 2024
On Churchless Evangelicals (Part 1)by R. Scott Clark on May 27, 2024Series: On Churchless Evangelicals
Heidelminicast Q&A: Is There A Reformed View Of The Military Draft?by Heidelcast on April 3, 2024
Heidelminicast: A Call And A Question About The Death Of Godby Heidelcast on April 2, 2024
New Resource Page: Resources For And About Childrenby Heidelblog on January 27, 2024
Advent As Warby Heidelblog on December 23, 2023
The Rejection of Errors: The Antithesis and The Eschatonby R. Scott Clark on September 15, 2023
Jesus’ Theology Of The Cross: Blessed Are The Persecutedby R. Scott Clark on August 28, 2023
Video: Lessons For Exiles On Main Street—Huguenots As A Christian Minorityby Dan Borvan on August 25, 2023
New Resource Page: On Pilgrim Theologyby R. Scott Clark on July 27, 2023
Anabaptists, The Seed Of The Woman, And The True Human Nature Of Christby Heidelblog on January 12, 2023
Should We Refer To Christ As Lord And Savior?by Heidelblog on November 28, 2022
A Most Enormous Blasphemy: To Say That Christ Is Not Enoughby Heidelcast on September 29, 2022Series: Audiograms, Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation
A Primer on the Incarnation (Part Two)by Scott McDermand II on September 26, 2022
Heidelcast For September 25, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (18): Third/Fourth Heads Of Doctrine (4)by Heidelcast on September 25, 2022Series: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation
Ursinus Against The Antinomians, Libertines, And Similar Fanatics Who Deny That The Decalogue Is For Teaching In The Christian Church (4)by Heidelblog on September 22, 2022
A Primer on the Incarnation (Part One)by Scott McDermand II on September 21, 2022
Paul’s Golgothic Doctrine of Sanctificationby R. Scott Clark on September 11, 2022
Heidelcast For July 17, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (8): First Head Of Doctrine (5)by Heidelcast on July 17, 2022Series: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation
Heidelcast For July 3, 2022: A Mailbag Episodeby Heidelcast on July 2, 2022Series: I Get Questions
It Comes Down To Authorityby Heidelblog on May 31, 2022
What A Confessional Presbyterian Learned from Lutherby Tony Phelps on May 24, 2022
Jesus In Gethsemeneby Heidelblog on May 14, 2022
Rescuing Complementarianismby R. Scott Clark on April 18, 2022
Calvin Contra The Star Trek Christologyby Heidelblog on April 14, 2022
Available Online: Warfield On The Emotional Life Of Christby B. B. Warfield, Heidelblog on April 12, 2022
Obedient From All Eternity? 1 Corinthians 15:20–28 (Part 2)by Christopher Smith on March 3, 2022
Obedient From All Eternity? 1 Corinthians 15:20–28 (Part 1)by Christopher Smith on March 2, 2022
The Incarnation Makes All The Differenceby Heidelblog on February 17, 2022
“Who Do You Say That I Am?” (Mark 8:27–30)by Heidelblog on February 11, 2022
Heidelcast 208—Taking Calls On Church Discipline For Doctrinal Error, Final Salvation Through Works, Divinization, Justice, Ecstatic Worship, And Providenceby Heidelcast on January 15, 2022
On “Meta” Ministry, Docetism, VR Church, And The Communion Of The Saintsby R. Scott Clark on January 12, 2022
Warfield: A Christianity Without The Virgin Birth Is Christless Christianityby B. B. Warfield, Heidelblog on January 7, 2022
Heidelcast 206—What Must A Christian Believe? (22): The Resurrection Of The Deadby Heidelcast on January 1, 2022Series: What Must A Christian Believe?
The St Nicholas Of History (Sort Of)by R. Scott Clark on December 24, 2021
An Interview With Hywel Jones On Transfiguration And Transformationby R. Scott Clark on December 7, 2021
Heidelcast 198—What Must A Christian Believe? (15): Christ Reigningby Heidelcast on November 15, 2021Series: What Must A Christian Believe?
Heidelcast 197—What Must A Christian Believe? (14): Christ Ascendedby Heidelcast on November 7, 2021Series: What Must A Christian Believe?
Heidelcast 196: What Must A Christian Believe? (13) He Was Raised From The Deadby Heidelcast on November 1, 2021Series: What Must A Christian Believe?
Reformation Day, The Trinity, And The Culture Warby R. Scott Clark on October 30, 2021
Heidelcast 195: What Must A Christian Believe? (12) On Christ’s Descent Into Hellby Heidelcast on October 25, 2021Series: What Must A Christian Believe?
He Did Not Empty Himself Of His Deity. He Figuratively Poured Himself Out Like A Drink Offeringby R. Scott Clark on October 8, 2021
You Are Not A Canonical Actor Or How To Avoid Nightmare Alleyby R. Scott Clark on October 2, 2021
Hywel Jones: The Lamb Is The Lamp (Rev 21:23)by Hywel Jones on September 21, 2021
Heidelcast 192: What Must A Christian Believe? (10): “Conceived By The Holy Spirit, Born Of The Virgin Mary”by Heidelcast on September 20, 2021Series: What Must A Christian Believe?
Heidelcast 190: What Must A Christian Believe? (8): “And I Believe In Jesus Christ, His Only Begotten Son, Our Lord”by Heidelcast on September 6, 2021Series: What Must A Christian Believe?
Gospel Preachers Are Theologians Of The Crossby R. Scott Clark on August 31, 2021
Just In Time For The Latest ESS Dustup: With Presbycast On The Athanasian Creedby R. Scott Clark on August 6, 2021
Preparing For Persecutionby R. Scott Clark on June 2, 2021
The Eternally Begotten Son Is Consubstantial With the Fatherby R. Scott Clark on June 2, 2021
Heidelcast 181: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (24)—We Are Pilgrims Under Christ’s Lordshipby Heidelcast on May 16, 2021Series: As It Was in the Days of Noah
How The Athanasian Creed Can Help Contemporary Evangelical Theological Discourseby R. Scott Clark on April 10, 2021
New Resource Page: The Ecumenical Creedsby R. Scott Clark on April 6, 2021
Silent Saturdayby R. Scott Clark on April 3, 2021
The So-Called “Celestial Flesh” Christology Is Just Gnosticismby R. Scott Clark on January 29, 2021
Heidelcast 170: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (16): Life Among The Pagans (Again)by Heidelcast on January 11, 2021Series: As It Was in the Days of Noah
Heidelcast 168: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (14): Peter’s Theology Of Sufferingby Heidelcast on December 22, 2020Series: As It Was in the Days of Noah
How Did Some Evangelicals Come To Teach The “Eternal Subordination Of The Son”? Biblicismby R. Scott Clark on December 17, 2020
Heidelcast 167: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (13): Submitting To Neroby Heidelcast on December 13, 2020Series: As It Was in the Days of Noah
Christmas Confusionby R. Scott Clark on December 10, 2020
New In Print And Online: God The Son And The Covenant Of Graceby R. Scott Clark on December 1, 2020
John Owen Defended Eternal Generation Against The Sociniansby R. Scott Clark on October 24, 2020
Ignatius Of Antioch As A Remedy For Two Weaknesses In Contemporary Evangelicalism: The Reality Of Christ’s Humanity And The Reality Of The Churchby R. Scott Clark on September 23, 2020
Liability, Inability, Inevitability, And, Incarnabilityby R. Scott Clark on August 9, 2020
Heidelcast 157: Calls On Eschatology, the Work of Holy Spirit In Jesus’ Ministry, The Ecumenical Councils, And Pragmatismby Heidelcast on July 13, 2020Series: I Get Questions
What The Reformed Can Learn From A 1532 Synod: Preach Christby R. Scott Clark on June 25, 2020
Why Reformed Christians Reject Images Of Christby R. Scott Clark on April 12, 2020
Turretin: What We Mean When Call Mary Theotokos, The Mother Of Godby R. Scott Clark on February 28, 2020
Incarnationby R. Scott Clark on December 25, 2019
Office Hours: Carl Trueman On Luther As Theologian Of The Crossby R. Scott Clark on December 2, 2019Series: Office Hours
Good News! The Only And Eternally Begotten God Became Incarnateby R. Scott Clark on November 6, 2019
On Jesus, Assumptions, Temptation, And Speculationby R. Scott Clark on August 28, 2019
Is Christianity For Suckers?by R. Scott Clark on February 19, 2019
The Case Of The 8th Century Iconoclasts Against Images Of Christby Heidelblog on December 23, 2018
Does Hebrews Teach That Jesus Was The First Christian?by R. Scott Clark on October 6, 2018
Of Calvin, Social Justice, And The Theology Of The Crossby R. Scott Clark on August 14, 2018
Born Of A Woman: Against The Star Trek Christologyby R. Scott Clark on June 27, 2018
Christ Ascended, Christ Rulesby R. Scott Clark on May 14, 2018
Christian, Why Do You Sing A Swedenborgian, Social-Gospel, Hymn Written By A Unitarian Minister?by R. Scott Clark on December 7, 2017
Against The Star Trek Christologyby R. Scott Clark on June 7, 2017
Commandment Thursday, Eschatology, And The Definition Of Loveby R. Scott Clark on April 13, 2017
Heidelcast 125: I Am That I Am (3)—More On The Categorical Distinctionby Heidelcast on March 27, 2017Series: I Am That I Am
The Disciples Confessed Christ’s Resurrection Because It Was Objectively Trueby R. Scott Clark on March 4, 2017
Machen On The Deity Of Christby R. Scott Clark on February 28, 2017
Ecumenical Christology And Faux Scienceby R. Scott Clark on November 3, 2016
Office Hours: Who Is Jesus?by R. Scott Clark on September 19, 2016Series: Office Hours
We Are Not Merely Discussing Economic Subordinationby R. Scott Clark on September 8, 2016
Berkhof Contra Kenosisby R. Scott Clark on August 9, 2016
Vos Contra Kenosisby R. Scott Clark on August 6, 2016
Machen Contra Kenosisby R. Scott Clark on August 5, 2016
A Brief History Of The Kenosis Theoryby R. Scott Clark on August 4, 2016
Strangers And Aliens (20a): Be Not Surprised By Fiery Trials (1 Peter 4:12–19)by R. Scott Clark on June 14, 2016Series: As It Was in the Days of Noah
Audio: Luther On The Theologian Of The Crossby R. Scott Clark on May 18, 2016
Nature, Gender, Rage, The Emperor’s Clothes, And Evangelical Docetismby R. Scott Clark on April 19, 2016
Office Hours: The Holy Spirit In Jesus’ Ministryby R. Scott Clark on April 18, 2016Series: Office Hours
Stabat Populusby R. Scott Clark on March 25, 2016
Calvin On Acts 20:28by R. Scott Clark on March 24, 2016
The Reformed Churches: We Distinguish But Do Not Separate The Two Natures Of Christby R. Scott Clark on March 24, 2016
Strangers And Aliens (12c): Servants Imitating The Suffering Savior (1 Peter 2:18–25)by R. Scott Clark on December 24, 2015Series: As It Was in the Days of Noah
Heidelberg 57: The Comfort Of Resurrection And Glorificationby R. Scott Clark on February 5, 2015
Heidelberg 51: The Glory Of A King Distant And Nearby R. Scott Clark on December 26, 2014
Heidelberg 50: Christ Reigns Now (2)by R. Scott Clark on December 21, 2014
Heidelberg 50: Christ Reigns Now (1)by R. Scott Clark on December 16, 2014
Glory Unveiledby R. Scott Clark on December 16, 2014
Heidelberg 49: The Benefits of Christ Ascension (2)by R. Scott Clark on December 13, 2014
The Ascension: The Second Step Of Christ’s Exaltationby R. Scott Clark on December 13, 2014
Heidelberg 49: The Benefits Of Christ’s Ascension (1)by R. Scott Clark on December 12, 2014
Heidelberg 48: Two Natures Inconfusedly, Indivisibly, United In One Personby R. Scott Clark on December 11, 2014
Creeds Are Unavoidableby R. Scott Clark on December 9, 2014
Heidelberg 47: We Are Not Orphansby R. Scott Clark on December 8, 2014
Heidelberg 46: A Painful, Profitable, Necessary Separationby R. Scott Clark on December 5, 2014
Christ Condignly Merited His Glorificationby R. Scott Clark on December 5, 2014
Heidelberg 45: Three Benefits Of Christ’s Resurrection (4)by R. Scott Clark on December 4, 2014
Witsius On The Distinction Between Christ’s Resurrection And His Glorificationby R. Scott Clark on November 30, 2014
Christ’s Humanity: Not Deified But Glorifiedby R. Scott Clark on November 28, 2014
Heidelberg 45: Three Benefits Of Christ’s Resurrection (1)by R. Scott Clark on November 27, 2014
Heidelberg 44: Why Did Jesus Suffer The Torment Of Hell?by R. Scott Clark on November 26, 2014
Heidelberg 41: Why Was Jesus Buried?by R. Scott Clark on November 22, 2014
To Christ, For Us: The Savior And The Savedby R. Scott Clark on November 20, 2014
Heidelberg 40: Why Did Jesus Have To Die? (3)by R. Scott Clark on November 19, 2014
Office Hours: Steve Baugh On Christ And Wisdomby R. Scott Clark on November 17, 2014Series: Office Hours
Heidelberg 40: Why Did Jesus Have To Die? (1)by R. Scott Clark on November 11, 2014
The Reformed Are Catholicby R. Scott Clark on November 6, 2014
Heidelberg 36: Our Holy Mediatorby R. Scott Clark on October 26, 2014
Socinianism And The Denial Of Eternal Generationby R. Scott Clark on October 25, 2014
Definition Of Chalcedonby R. Scott Clark on October 21, 2014
Heidelberg 35: Of The Virgin Maryby R. Scott Clark on October 11, 2014
Heidelberg 33: God’s Eternally And Only Begotten Son And His Adopted Sons (4)by R. Scott Clark on September 10, 2014
Heidelberg 33: God’s Eternally And Only Begotten Son And His Adopted Sons (3)by R. Scott Clark on September 4, 2014
Heidelberg 33: God’s Eternally And Only Begotten Son And His Adopted Sons (2)by R. Scott Clark on August 29, 2014
Heidelberg 33: God’s Eternally And Only Begotten Son And His Adopted Sons (1)by R. Scott Clark on August 28, 2014
Bavinck On Eternal Generationby R. Scott Clark on August 27, 2014
Heidelberg 31 And 32: He Is The Savior And We Are The Savedby R. Scott Clark on August 4, 2014
Heidelberg 29–30: No Other Name (3): All Or Nothingby R. Scott Clark on July 29, 2014
Heidelberg 29: No Other Nameby R. Scott Clark on July 18, 2014
Maybe Darryl Had A Point? Driscoll v. Catholic Creedsby R. Scott Clark on December 13, 2013
Was, With, And Worked: Audioby R. Scott Clark on September 27, 2013
Only One Mediatorby R. Scott Clark on September 13, 2013
From A Reformed Martyr To His Wifeby Heidelblog on June 6, 2013
The Reformed Doctrine of the “Communicatio”by R. Scott Clark on June 1, 2013
Reason Is Not The Principium But Instrument Of Faithby Heidelblog on April 24, 2013
“At Least He Gets Jesus”by R. Scott Clark on February 13, 2013
Heidelberg Catechism Q. 18: One Mediator, Two Naturesby R. Scott Clark on February 11, 2013
Office Hours: Joel Kim on Hebrews 2:14-18by R. Scott Clark on November 20, 2012Series: Office Hours
Heidelberg Catechism Q. 18: One Mediator, Two Naturesby R. Scott Clark on September 30, 2012
Sons of the Crossby R. Scott Clark on September 13, 2012
The Translation of Theos in the New World Translationby R. Scott Clark on September 4, 2012
What the Bible is All Aboutby R. Scott Clark on September 4, 2012
It’s All About Eschatology (and History)by R. Scott Clark on November 15, 2010
The Catholicity of the Reformed Faith and Its Evangelical Counterpartsby R. Scott Clark on October 18, 2010
Don’t Build It or Build a Bigger One?by R. Scott Clark on June 15, 2010
Christ is God's "Yes"by R. Scott Clark on December 25, 2009
Anselm on the Necessity of the Incarnationby R. Scott Clark on December 24, 2009
Beza on the Two Natures of Christby R. Scott Clark on July 27, 2009
Cultists at the Door and Holy Weekby R. Scott Clark on April 9, 2009
Calvin on "The Real Prosperity Gospel"by R. Scott Clark on April 2, 2009
The MR Review of the The Shackby R. Scott Clark on March 24, 2009
The Benefits of Christ's Conception and Birthby R. Scott Clark on December 26, 2008
Early Reformed Orthodoxy on the Eternally Begotten Sonby R. Scott Clark on December 20, 2008
Vicar Bans "O Little Town" But for the Wrong Reasonby R. Scott Clark on December 16, 2008
What the Bible is All Aboutby R. Scott Clark on December 16, 2008
The Reformed Christology and the Theologia Crucisby R. Scott Clark on November 12, 2008
Available Now: Caspar Olevian and the Substance of the Covenantby R. Scott Clark on October 30, 2008
Refusing to Read Jesus Out of the Psalmsby R. Scott Clark on October 23, 2008
Hippolytus is Still Hip (or at least Orthodox)by R. Scott Clark on October 14, 2008
You Want Pictures of Jesus?by R. Scott Clark on September 19, 2008
Kenosis is Not a Place in Wisconsinby R. Scott Clark on August 22, 2008
A Friendly Response to Bruce McCormackby R. Scott Clark on May 24, 2008
Princeton Lecturing WTS/P on the Confessions? (updated)by R. Scott Clark on May 21, 2008
Carl is Right…Twice (Updated)by R. Scott Clark on April 28, 2008