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J. Dwight Pentecost: The Rabbis Used The Right Method But Reached The Wrong Conclusionsby Heidelblog on April 21, 2026
Review: The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring Of Childhood Is Causing An Epidemic Of Mental Illness By Jonathan Haidtby Harrison Perkins on April 16, 2026
Review: Reclaiming The “Dark Ages”: How The Gospel Light Shone From 500 To 1500 By Iain Wright and Yannick Imbertby Harrison Perkins on March 26, 2026
Review: Mere Christian Hermeneutics: Transfiguring What It Means To Read The Bible Theologically By Kevin J. Vanhoozerby Harrison Perkins on March 5, 2026
Heidelvideo #4—On The Distinction Between Law And Gospel (Part 3)by Heidelblog on February 13, 2026
Heidelvideo #3—On The Distinction Between Law And Gospel (Part 2)by Heidelblog on February 6, 2026
Heidelvideo #2—On The Distinction Between Law And Gospel (Part 1)by Heidelblog on January 30, 2026
Heidelvideo #1—John Cleese Is Wrong: Christ Is In The Old Testamentby Heidelblog on January 16, 2026
Augustine On The Hermeneutics Of Loveby Heidelblog on November 20, 2024
Abraham Was Not Mosesby R. Scott Clark on May 10, 2024
Johnson On How To Preach The Imperativesby Tony Phelps on January 26, 2024
Johnson On Unity And Diversity In Scriptureby Heidelblog on December 20, 2023
Johnson: The Covenantal Structure Is Baked Inby Tony Phelps on December 5, 2023
Johnson On The Biblical Basis For The Covenant Of Worksby Tony Phelps on November 29, 2023
Johnson: Seeing Christ In All Of Scripture Requires Good Exegesisby Tony Phelps on November 11, 2023
Johnson: The Act Of Eating Was A Spiritual Decisionby Tony Phelps on October 24, 2023
Johnson: The Relation Between Types & Fulfillment Is Realby Tony Phelps on October 17, 2023
Johnson: The Relation Between Type And Fulfillmentby Heidelblog on October 10, 2023
Johnson: Were The Apostles Irresponsible Interpreters Of Scripture?by Tony Phelps on October 7, 2023
Johnson: That Adam Was A Type of Christ Implies Federal Theologyby Tony Phelps on October 3, 2023
Johnson: We Need A Stance More Than A Methodby Tony Phelps on September 20, 2023
Johnson: We Can Learn To Interpret The Bible The Way The Apostles Didby Tony Phelps on September 16, 2023
Dennis Johnson: Do Nothing Other Than Proclaim Christby Tony Phelps on September 11, 2023
Dennis Johnson: Two Truths Of Apostolic Preachingby Tony Phelps on August 29, 2023
Dennis Johnson On The Credibility Of Christ’s Gospelby Tony Phelps on August 18, 2023
Dennis Johnson On Scripture As A Tapestryby Tony Phelps on August 10, 2023
Sodom, Jude 7, Biases, And How To Interpret The Bibleby R. Scott Clark on August 9, 2023
Interpreting Scripture For Love: Augustine’s Threefold Hermeneutic (Part Three)by Shane Lems on July 25, 2023
Interpreting Scripture For Love: Augustine’s Threefold Hermeneutic (Part Two)by Shane Lems on July 18, 2023
Laboring For The Spoils Of Scripture: Augustine’s Threefold Hermeneutic (Part One)by Shane Lems on July 11, 2023
Waltke Lays The Axe To The Root Of Dispensationalismby Heidelblog on February 20, 2023
Why Do Good Men Approve Of Bad Texts?by R. Scott Clark on November 4, 2022
A Gospel-Double-Decker Not A Law-Sandwichby R. Scott Clark on July 15, 2022
Hermeneutics Matter: Law And Gospel In Luke 18:18–30by R. Scott Clark on March 1, 2022
The Old Testament Is Like A Mystery Storyby Harrison Perkins on February 19, 2022
Romans 2:13 As An Acid Testby R. Scott Clark on January 14, 2022
The Main Purpose Of The ‘Rule Of Faith’ Is to Help Readers Identify Jesus As The One To Whom The Scriptures Pointby Heidelblog on January 12, 2022
Review: Five Things Theologians Wish Biblical Scholars Knewby Jacob Aitken on January 4, 2022
What Dispensationalism Misses About The Templeby Heidelblog on December 17, 2021
A Guide To Interpreting Scripture: All Scripture Has Two Authorsby R. Scott Clark on April 15, 2021
Upside Down Hermeneuticsby R. Scott Clark on February 26, 2021
Augustine Contra Biblicismby R. Scott Clark on November 18, 2020
Office Hours With Sujin Pak On Calvin’s Hermeneutics And Moreby R. Scott Clark on August 3, 2020Series: Office Hours
What The Reformed Can Learn From A 1532 Synod: God Should Be Preached Only As He Is Known In Christby R. Scott Clark on April 19, 2020
New Resource Page: On Dispensationalismby R. Scott Clark on April 8, 2020
One Important Difference Between The Reformed And Some Particular Baptists: God The Son Was In, With, And Under The Types And Shadowsby R. Scott Clark on March 28, 2020
Audio: With New Geneva On Reformed Amillennialismby R. Scott Clark on July 22, 2019
Everyone Is “Culturally Situated”by R. Scott Clark on June 19, 2019
Does Romans 8:9–11 Require Believer’s Baptism?by R. Scott Clark on May 21, 2019
Is Abraham “Our Father” Or “A Father”?by R. Scott Clark on March 30, 2019
Is Abraham Our Father Or A Father?by R. Scott Clark on March 23, 2019
What Preaching Christ From All Of Scripture Does And Does Not Meanby R. Scott Clark on January 8, 2019
Office Hours: Echoes Of Exodusby R. Scott Clark on October 15, 2018Series: Office Hours
With Bill Feltner On Distinguishing The Jerusalem From Above From The Jerusalem That Is Belowby R. Scott Clark on August 10, 2018
Office Hours: Journeys With Jesusby R. Scott Clark on July 23, 2018Series: Office Hours
Resources For A Redemptive-Historical Reading Of Scriptureby R. Scott Clark on June 24, 2018
The Israel Of Godby R. Scott Clark on May 19, 2018
The USA Is Not Old Testament Israelby R. Scott Clark on May 16, 2018
Resources On The Role Of Abraham In Redemptive Historyby Heidelblog on February 22, 2018
Engaging With 1689by R. Scott Clark on February 6, 2018
On Distinguishing The Jerusalem That Is Below From That Which Is Aboveby R. Scott Clark on December 15, 2017
Heidelcast 129: I Am That I Am (7)—The Trinity In The New Testamentby Heidelcast on December 10, 2017Series: I Am That I Am
Heidelcast 128: I Am That I Am (6)—The Trinity And The Covenant Of Redemptionby Heidelcast on December 4, 2017Series: I Am That I Am
With Pilgrim Radio On “Left Behind” And Predictions Of Christ’s Returnby R. Scott Clark on October 12, 2017
An Early Orthodox Reformed Theologian On The Role Of Science In Biblical Exegesis And Theologyby R. Scott Clark on October 6, 2017
An Early Orthodox Reformed Theologian On How To Read Scriptureby R. Scott Clark on October 4, 2017
Reading the Prophets With The New Testamentby R. Scott Clark on October 1, 2017
In Defense Of Synod 1574by R. Scott Clark on September 23, 2017
September 23, 2017: Matthew 24:36 Is Proved Right Again (Updated)by R. Scott Clark on September 23, 2017
If Believers Are Playing Instruments In Heaven, Why May We Not? (2)by R. Scott Clark on July 6, 2017
If Believers Are Playing Instruments In Heaven, Why May We Not? (1)by R. Scott Clark on July 5, 2017
Heidelcast 127: I Am That I Am (5)—The Trinityby Heidelcast on May 7, 2017Series: I Am That I Am
Heidelcast 119: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (14)by Heidelcast on November 20, 2016Series: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children
Luther On The Difference Between Law And Gospelby R. Scott Clark on November 5, 2016
Luther’s Test: Are You A Christian?by R. Scott Clark on November 4, 2016
What The Bible Is All Aboutby R. Scott Clark on October 22, 2016
Heidelcast 110: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (6)by Heidelcast on July 23, 2016Series: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children
Heidelcast 106: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (2)by Heidelcast on June 16, 2016Series: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children
How To Avoid Biblicismby R. Scott Clark on June 16, 2016
Heidelcast 105: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (1)by Heidelcast on June 11, 2016Series: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children
S-T-O-P Means Stopby R. Scott Clark on May 16, 2016
In Praise Of (Renaissance) Humanismby R. Scott Clark on April 9, 2016
God Is Immutable.by R. Scott Clark on February 29, 2016
Preaching And Applicationby R. Scott Clark on January 1, 2016
The Cruelty Of Nominalismby R. Scott Clark on December 16, 2015
Strangers And Aliens (3): The Good News Of The Salvation Has Now Been Announced (1 Peter 1:10–12)by R. Scott Clark on October 4, 2015Series: As It Was in the Days of Noah
Office Hours: Walking With Jesus Through His Wordby R. Scott Clark on June 1, 2015Series: Office Hours
Heidelberg 74: We Are Abraham’s Childrenby R. Scott Clark on May 26, 2015
Heidelberg 67: The Sacraments Are True Signs And Seals Of Christ And His Gospel (1)by R. Scott Clark on May 14, 2015
What The Bible Is All Aboutby R. Scott Clark on March 21, 2015
Hodge On Letter And Spiritby R. Scott Clark on June 12, 2014
Yes Virginia, There Is A Law-Gospel Distinctionby R. Scott Clark on May 22, 2014
Providence (3): The “As It Were” Principleby R. Scott Clark on April 29, 2014
The Quadrigaby R. Scott Clark on February 6, 2014
Richard Greenham On Law And Gospelby R. Scott Clark on January 28, 2014
Is There An Apostolic Hermeneutic And Can We Imitate it?by R. Scott Clark on January 18, 2014
Sometimes A Miracle Is Just A Miracleby Heidelblog on December 23, 2013
Is There A Covenant Of Grace?by R. Scott Clark on July 29, 2013
The Attraction Of Legal Preaching: The Interviewby R. Scott Clark on July 28, 2013
The Marrow On The Distinction Between Law And Gospelby Heidelblog on July 24, 2013
Beza On Rightly Dividing The Wordby Heidelblog on July 23, 2013
Perkins: The Basic Principle In Applicationby Heidelblog on July 22, 2013
Kingdom Through Covenant: A Review (2)by Harrison Perkins on June 27, 2013
Calvin’s Law-Gospel Hermeneutic In Hebrews 6by Heidelblog on June 8, 2013
Prediction: Harold Won’t Miss This Deadlineby R. Scott Clark on June 3, 2013
Bavinck On Gospel In The Narrow Senseby Heidelblog on May 30, 2013
Reading Scripture As The Apostles Did Or Some Other Way?by R. Scott Clark on May 22, 2013Series: I Get Questions
How to Understand and Preach Romans 7by R. Scott Clark on May 19, 2013
Arminius’ Claims About The Belgic Confession And Heidelberg Catechism On Predestinationby Heidelblog on May 16, 2013
Office Hours: Steve Baugh on Hebrews 11by R. Scott Clark on May 13, 2013Series: Office Hours
Preaching Genesis 1by R. Scott Clark on May 12, 2013
Why the Reformation Cannot Be Avoidedby R. Scott Clark on May 8, 2013Series: I Get Questions
Selective Skepticismby R. Scott Clark on April 15, 2013Series: I Get Questions
Why Hebrews 9 Is Referring To A Covenant Not To A Testamentby Heidelblog on April 14, 2013
Augustine On Signs And Things Signifiedby Heidelblog on March 28, 2013
Text Criticism and Good Hermeneutics is Practicalby R. Scott Clark on February 8, 2013
Do You See How He Makes This Distinction Between Law And Gospel?by Heidelblog on January 15, 2013
S-T-O-P Means Stop (or Does it?)by R. Scott Clark on December 18, 2012
Straining at Hermeneutical Gnats and Swallowing Exegetical Camelsby R. Scott Clark on October 30, 2012
What Hebrews Means to Meby R. Scott Clark on October 9, 2012
The Two Witnesses and Lampstands in Revelation 11by R. Scott Clark on September 18, 2012Series: I Get Questions
What the Bible is All Aboutby R. Scott Clark on September 4, 2012
Office Hours: What the Bible Actually Says About the End Timesby R. Scott Clark on March 16, 2011Series: Office Hours
Resources on the Law/Gospel Distinctionby Heidelblog on January 13, 2011
Cracking the Apocalypse Codeby R. Scott Clark on May 5, 2010
Calvin on Law and Gospelby R. Scott Clark on September 5, 2009
Audio: Beale on Inerrancy and the Apocalypseby R. Scott Clark on May 25, 2009
Audio: Christ-The Center of Scriptureby R. Scott Clark on May 23, 2009
Roger Nicole: NT Use of the OTby R. Scott Clark on April 27, 2009
Why Johnny Can’t Preach (3)by R. Scott Clark on March 25, 2009
Calvin on Law and Gospelby Heidelblog on January 31, 2009
Ursinus on Law and Gospelby R. Scott Clark on January 31, 2009
What the Bible is All Aboutby R. Scott Clark on December 16, 2008
What are the Virgin Conceptions In Your Life?by R. Scott Clark on December 8, 2008
Brakel on Law and Gospelby R. Scott Clark on December 6, 2008
Refusing to Read Jesus Out of the Psalmsby R. Scott Clark on October 23, 2008
Is the Law/Gospel Distinction Only Lutheran?by R. Scott Clark on October 18, 2008
Was There An Apostolic Hermeneutic And Can We Imitate It?by R. Scott Clark on September 19, 2008
Dismantling the "Rapture"by R. Scott Clark on September 18, 2008
Calvin on Law and Gospelby R. Scott Clark on June 29, 2008
Back on the Table Againby R. Scott Clark on May 20, 2008
Someone is Reading Polanus!by R. Scott Clark on February 22, 2008