August 2025 Archive

From Glory To Glory: The Story Of Christ In Psalms 15–24 (Part 6)—Psalm 17 And Christ’s Anticipation Of Resurrection

by Harrison Perkins on August 30, 2025 |
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Psalm 17 is about focusing on satisfaction in God even amid our greatest troubles. We find the psalmist here in great distress, calling to God to vindicate him against the wicked. Psalm 17 records his prayer declaring that he was in the . . . Continue reading →

Video: Is The Doctrine Of Election Biblical?

by Heidelblog on August 29, 2025 |

Rev. Chris Gordon and Rev. Dr. Dan Borvan tackle a difficult and often misunderstood theological topic: God’s sovereignty in election. They address common objections, like the idea that election is “not fair,” and contrast Reformed theology with Arminianism, which they argue is . . . Continue reading →

Dare To Be On The Daniel Plan?

by R. Scott Clark on August 29, 2025 |
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The song “Dare to Be a Daniel” is yet another reason to adopt Mr. Murray’s view that, in public worship, we should sing only God’s Word (I reached the same conclusion in Recovering the Reformed Confession).1 Not only is the song itself . . . Continue reading →

Calvin: What We Need Is The Pastoral Office

by Heidelblog on August 28, 2025 |

For neither the light and heat of the sun, nor any meat and drink, are so necessary to the nourishment and sustenance of the present life, as the apostolical and pastoral office is to the preservation of the Church in the world. . . . Continue reading →

The Reformation, The Regulative Principle, And The Modern Church: Examining John Calvin’s Dedication To Purity In Worship (Part 5)

by Juliette Colunga on August 27, 2025 |
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The Reformed church today embraces John Calvin as one of our great spiritual predecessors and acknowledges his dedication to purity in the church, and so-called Calvinists champion his ideas on predestination and the sovereignty of God. Continue reading →

How Presbyterians Shifted On Church-State Relations

by Heidelblog on August 27, 2025 |

I am not suggesting that American Presbyterians of the eighteenth century would approve of the political arrangement of the twenty-first century. Surely, in many respects they would not. They assumed an overwhelmingly Protestant nation where Catholics and (more so) Jews could be . . . Continue reading →

The Path To The Extraordinary Is Through The Ordinary

by Heidelblog on August 26, 2025 |

If we truly believe that Scripture is sufficient, then we must not only believe rightly—we must also worship, live, and love according to the word of God. Semper reformanda must remain more than a slogan; it must become the heartbeat of the church today. . . . Continue reading →

Vos: The Israelite Theocracy Was A Type And Shadow Of Heaven

by Heidelblog on August 25, 2025 |

Next we must consider the general organization of Israel that originated in this berith. This is usually designated as ‘theocracy’. This name for it is not found in the Scriptures, although it admirably describes what the Biblical account represents Israel’s constitution to have . . . Continue reading →

What Is Reformed Theology? (Part 1)

by R. Scott Clark on August 25, 2025 |
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Reformed theology has enjoyed a renaissance of sorts for about thirty years. A renaissance is literally a rebirth or, more broadly, a renewal. In order for there to be a renewal, however, there had to be a classical, defining period of Reformed . . . Continue reading →