Podcasts by The Heidelcast

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 66—What Are The Sacraments? from 2022-04-21T12:48:50

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 65—Whence True Faith? from 2022-04-20T14:51:08

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 64—Does Justification Sola Fide Lead To Antinomianism? from 2022-04-19T14:45:26

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 63—Do Our Good Works Merit Anything Before God? from 2022-04-18T14:51:38

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelcast 221: Our Father (11): “Yours Is The Glory” (Plus Dr Clark Answers A Heideltext) from 2022-04-17T05:18:39

In this episode Dr Clark answers a Heideltext from Anonymous who writes, “Dr Clark, I have attempted to walk an associate through the PCA’s position paper against the Auburn Avenue here...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 62—Why Good Works Are NO Part Of Our Righteousness from 2022-04-16T15:13:37

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 61—Why Sola Fide? from 2022-04-15T18:07:36

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 60—How Are You Right With God? from 2022-04-14T16:51:24

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 59—What Does It Help You Now That You Believe All This? from 2022-04-13T14:29:42

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 58—What Is The Comfort Of “Life Everlasting”? from 2022-04-12T15:17:26

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 57—What Is The Comfort Of The Resurrection? from 2022-04-11T14:17:06

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelcast 220: Our Father (10): “Lead Us Not Into Temptation” (Plus Dr Clark Answers Heidelmail And Heideltexts) from 2022-04-10T15:02:32

In this episode Dr Clark answers Heidelmail from Jackson about whether the American Revolution was just, from Coral about whether it is just social-justice warriors who are self-righteous, from And...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 56—What Do You Believe About The “Forgiveness Of Sins”? from 2022-04-09T14:06:17

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 55—What Do You Mean By “Communion Of The Saints”? from 2022-04-08T13:46:02

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 54—What Do You Believe About The Holy Catholic Church? from 2022-04-07T12:47:04

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has been used by millions of Christia...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 53—What Do You Believe About The Holy Spirit? from 2022-04-06T13:47:26

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 52—What Comfort Is It That Christ Is Coming To Judge? from 2022-04-05T05:49:04

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 51—Why Does Christ’s Glory Benefit Believers? from 2022-04-04T17:37:27

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelcast 219: Our Father (9): “Forgive Us Our Debts” (Plus Dr Clark Answers Heidelmail And Heideltexts) from 2022-04-03T15:06:21

In this episode Dr Clark answers Heidelmail from Kwan about what Acts 2:42 and signs and wonders, from Exile1986 about how to answer a child’s question about why we cannot see Jesus right now...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 50—Why Do We Say “Sits At The Right Hand Of God”? from 2022-04-02T16:04:49

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 49—What Is The Benefit Of Christ’s Ascension? from 2022-04-01T23:56:18

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 48—Are Christ’s Two Natures Separated? from 2022-03-29T17:56:08

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 47—Did Jesus Orphan Us? from 2022-03-29T16:52:03

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 46—What Does “Ascended” Mean? from 2022-03-29T15:30:34

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 45—What Is The Benefit Of Jesus’ Resurrection? from 2022-03-27T21:28:27

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelcast 218: Our Father (8): “Give Us Our Daily Bread” (Plus Dr Clark Answers Heidelmail And Heideltexts) from 2022-03-27T15:12:43

In this episode Dr Clark answers Heidelmail and Heideltexts from Chris, about how we should think about the Lutheran doctrine of salvation, is it a middle way between the Reformed and the Lutherans...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 44—Why Is It Added “Descended Into Hell”? from 2022-03-26T15:08:27

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 43—What Further Benefit Do We Receive From The Cross? from 2022-03-25T13:42:21

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 42—Why Must We Die Too? from 2022-03-25T00:19:18

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 41—Why Was Jesus Buried? from 2022-03-23T14:34:40

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 40—Why Did Christ Have To Suffer Death? from 2022-03-23T01:21:17

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 39—Why Was It So Important That Jesus Was Crucified? from 2022-03-21T14:40:20

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelcast 217: Our Father (7): “Not My Will” (Plus Dr Clark Answers Lots Of Emails) from 2022-03-19T16:58:29

In this episode Dr Clark answers eight emails from listeners on where the New Testament repeats the promise, “I will be their God and they will be my people;” Luther’s view of the...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 38—Why Did He Suffer Under Pontius Pilate? from 2022-03-19T15:45:53

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 37—What Does “Suffered” Mean? from 2022-03-18T17:34:29

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 36—What Is The Benefit Of Christ’s Holy Conception? from 2022-03-17T17:38:54

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 35—What Is the Meaning Of Conceived By The Holy Spirit, Born Of The Virgin Mary? from 2022-03-16T15:52:40

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 34—Why Do You Call Him “Our Lord”? from 2022-03-15T14:55:48

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 33—Why Is He Called God’s Only Begotten Son? from 2022-03-14T19:26:33

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelcast 216: Our Father (6): “Your Kingdom Come” from 2022-03-13T06:15:52

In this episode we answer a Heideltext and an email. The first is a question about how it is that the Baptists (from a Reformed perspective) confuse the divine decree with the external administrati...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 32—Why Are You Called A Christian? from 2022-03-12T16:21:09

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 31—Why Is He Called “Christ”? from 2022-03-11T14:55:59

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 30—Is Jesus Only Half A Savior? from 2022-03-10T14:30:04

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 29—Why Is The Son Of God Called Jesus? from 2022-03-09T23:13:41

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 28—What Does It Profit Us To Understand Providence? from 2022-03-09T17:43:22

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 27—What Do You Understand By The Providence Of God? from 2022-03-08T16:06:05

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelcast 215: Behind The Scenes Of The Collapse Of The West from 2022-03-07T18:18:55

We are interrupting our series on prayer, Our Father, to air to a talk I gave yesterday to the Escondido URC Adult Sunday School class. We also got an interesting question on the Heideltext line ab...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 26—What Do You Believe By “God The Father Almighty”? from 2022-03-07T02:23:01

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 25—Since God Is One Why Do We Speak Of Father, Son, And Holy Spirit? from 2022-03-05T16:10:26

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 24—How Are These Articles Divided? from 2022-03-04T14:12:54

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 23—What Are The Articles Of Our Christian Faith? from 2022-03-03T14:36:45

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 22—What Must A Christian Believe? from 2022-03-02T15:34:52

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 21—What Is True Faith? from 2022-03-01T16:05:36

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 20—Are All Saved? from 2022-02-28T16:23:38

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelcast 214: Answering More Texts, Taking Calls, And Continuing The Series Our Father (5) from 2022-02-27T05:18:50

In this episode we answer two Heidelcalls, one asking about the “threatenings” in Canons of Dort 5.14 and another asking about whether the Holy Spirit “communicates” with us...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 19—From Where Do You Know This? from 2022-02-26T15:51:36

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 18—Who Is That Mediator? from 2022-02-25T14:37:14

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 17—Why Must He Also Be True God? from 2022-02-24T13:04:52

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 16—Why Must He Be A True And Righteous Man? from 2022-02-23T14:36:59

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 15—What Kind Of Redeemer And Mediator? from 2022-02-22T16:02:46

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 14—Can Any Creature Do It? from 2022-02-21T15:57:42

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelcast 213: Answering Brian’s Text Asking How Do We Know Whether To Stay In A Congregation And Continuing The Series Our Father (4) from 2022-02-21T00:19:15

This is part four in our series on prayer, Our Father but before we get there we answer Brian’s Heidelext message asking about whether to stay in his congregation. They are in the process of ...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 13—Can We Do It? from 2022-02-20T16:37:48

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 12—How May We Escape Wrath And Receive Favor? from 2022-02-19T17:11:50

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 11—Is Not God Also Merciful? from 2022-02-18T21:44:51

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 10—Will God Allow Our Disobedience In Adam To Go Unpunished? from 2022-02-17T15:06:36

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 9—Does God Unjustly Demand Obedience To His Law? from 2022-02-16T20:13:54

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 8—Are We So Depraved That By Nature We Are Incapable Of Saving Good? from 2022-02-15T15:44:32

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 7: Whence Comes This Depraved Nature Of Man? from 2022-02-14T16:05:08

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelcast 212: Our Father (3)—For What Should We Pray? from 2022-02-14T00:34:05

This is part three in our series on prayer, Our Father. So far we have looked at what prayer is and why we should pray. In this episode we are considering that for which we pray. It is not always e...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism 6: Did God Create Man Thus Wicked And Perverse? from 2022-02-13T15:25:06

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 5 from 2022-02-12T15:36:26

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 4 from 2022-02-11T14:50:34

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 3 from 2022-02-10T14:47:54

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 2 from 2022-02-09T13:00:42

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelminicast: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 1 from 2022-02-09T01:05:48

The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most beloved and well used catechisms to emerge from the sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformation. Published in its final form in 1563, the catechism has...

Heidelcast 211: Our Father (2): Since God Is Sovereign, Why Pray? from 2022-02-06T00:30:03

This is part two in our series on prayer, Our Father. In part 1 we considered what prayer is. In this episode we are answering the question why pray? Heidelblog readers, students, and others regula...

Heidelcast 210: How Christians Should Respond To The Sexual Revolution from 2022-01-30T06:53:22

With this episode we begin a new series, Our Father. We are interrupting the series on prayer, Our Father, in order to talk with a friend about the crisis facing our young people and others created...

Heidelcast 209—Our Father (1): What Prayer Is And Is Not from 2022-01-23T06:05:08

With this episode we begin a new series, Our Father. What is prayer? How should we pray? Why is it hard to pray? How often should we pray? What good is prayer? In this series we will tackle these q...

Heidelcast 208—Taking Calls On Church Discipline For Doctrinal Error, Final Salvation Through Works, Divinization, Justice, Ecstatic Worship, And Providence from 2022-01-16T02:19:54

This episode might be what some would call a “humdinger” if only because we were able to fit in all six calls and give some answer to each. Daniel called to ask how the church should re...

Heidelcast 207—What Must A Christian Believe? (23): Life Eternal from 2022-01-10T08:08:09

This is the 23rd and final episode in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? In our survey of the rule of faith, i.e., the Apostles’ Creed, we have reached the twelfth article, “life eternal.” ...

Heidelcast 206—What Must A Christian Believe? (22): The Resurrection Of The Dead from 2022-01-02T03:00:47

Happy New Year from the Heidelcast! This is episode 22 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? In our survey of the rule of faith, i.e., the Apostles’ Creed, we have reached the eleventh arti...

Heidelcast 205—What Must A Christian Believe? (21): The Forgiveness Of Sins (3) from 2021-12-27T04:36:39

This is episode 21 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? In our survey of the rule of faith, i.e., the Apostles’ Creed, we are completing our brief study of the tenth article, “the forgiven...

Heidelcast 204—What Must A Christian Believe? (20): The Forgiveness Of Sins (2) from 2021-12-20T00:23:02

This is episode 20 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? In our survey of the rule of faith, i.e., the Apostles’ Creed, we have reached the tenth article, “the forgiveness of sins.” The tru...

Heidelcast 203: A Christmas Story (With A Santa Clause) from 2021-12-18T18:25:31

We’re interrupting our series on the Apostles’ Creed to talk about Christmas. Usually at this time of year I post or repost some of the essays on the Heidelblog about Christmas but this year I thou...

Heidelcast 202—What Must A Christian Believe? (19): The Forgiveness Of Sins (1) from 2021-12-12T15:58:38

This is episode 19 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? In our survey of the rule of faith, i.e., the Apostles’ Creed, we have reached the tenth article, “the forgiveness of sins.” T...

Heidelcast 201—What Must A Christian Believe? (18): A Holy Catholic Church, The Communion Of The Saints from 2021-12-06T23:47:29

In our survey of the rule of faith we have reached the ninth article, “A Holy Catholic Church, the communion of the saints.” Over the years I have received several questions about this phrase, R...

Heidelcast 200—What Must A Christian Believe? (17): The Holy Spirit from 2021-11-29T00:16:03

This is episode 17 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? In our survey of the rule of faith, i.e., the Apostles’ Creed, we have reached the eighth article, “I believe in the Holy Spir...

Heidelcast 199—What Must A Christian Believe? (16): Christ Returning from 2021-11-22T18:29:19

This is episode 16 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? In our survey of the rule of faith, i.e., the Apostles’ Creed, we have reached the seventh article: “Whence he shall come to j...

Heidelcast 198—What Must A Christian Believe? (15): Christ Reigning from 2021-11-15T20:14:24

This is episode 15 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? In our survey of the rule of faith, i.e., the Apostles’ Creed, we have reached the sixth article: “He ascended to heaven and i...

Heidelcast 197—What Must A Christian Believe? (14): Christ Ascended from 2021-11-08T00:40:48

In our survey of the rule of faith, i.e., the Apostles’ Creed, we have reached the sixth article: “He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.” It is nev...

Heidelcast 196: What Must A Christian Believe? (13) He Was Raised From The Dead from 2021-11-01T18:36:07

In our survey of the rule of faith, i.e., the Apostles’ Creed, we have reached the fifth article: “On the third day he was raised from the dead.” We live in the late or liquid mod...

Heidelcast 195: What Must A Christian Believe? (12) On Christ’s Descent Into Hell from 2021-10-26T05:41:23

In our survey of the rule of faith, i.e., the Apostles’ Creed, we have reached the fourth article: “suffered under Pontius, Pilate, crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell.&...

Heidelcast 194: What Must A Christian Believe? (11) On Christ’s Obedience And Atoning Death from 2021-10-18T18:39:18

In our survey of the rule of faith, i.e., the Apostles’ Creed, we have reached the fourth article: “suffered under Pontius, Pilate, crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell.&...

Heidelcast 194: What Must A Christian Believe? On Christ’s Obedience And Atoning Death from 2021-10-18T18:39:18

In our survey of the rule of faith, i.e., the Apostles’ Creed, we have reached the fourth article: “suffered under Pontius, Pilate, crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell.&...

Heidelcast 193: Taking Calls On Christian Platonism And Covid-19 Restrictions from 2021-09-26T23:25:05

We are taking a break from the series, What Must A Christian Believe to take some calls and answer some questions. The first question comes from Deborah in Chicago who asks about the trend among ev...

Heidelcast 192: What Must A Christian Believe? (10): “Conceived By The Holy Spirit, Born Of The Virgin Mary” from 2021-09-21T00:38:55

This is episode 10 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? In this episode we are considering the third article of the Apostles’ Creed. The late and apostate Episcopal Bishop, which apparentl...

Heidelcast 191: What Must A Christian Believe? (9): “And I Believe In Jesus Christ, His Only Begotten Son, Our Lord” (part 2) from 2021-09-14T21:09:56

This is episode 9 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? In this episode we are considering the third article of the Apostles’ Creed: “And I believe in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, o...

Heidelcast 190: What Must A Christian Believe? (8): “And I Believe In Jesus Christ, His Only Begotten Son, Our Lord” from 2021-09-06T23:22:29

This is episode 8 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? In this episode we are considering the third article of the Apostles’ Creed: “And I believe in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, o...

Heidelcast 189: What Must A Christian Believe? (7): Against Deism, Gambling, Pentecostalism, And Biblicism from 2021-08-14T22:52:23

Lots of evangelical Christians take it for granted that God and humans are co-equals. I know because I once thought that way. That is a profoundly Modern and Modernist way of thinking. It is not a ...

Heidelcast 188: What Must A Christian Believe? (6): God The Father Almighty from 2021-08-08T02:32:01

We start this episode by thinking a bit about an audio clip in the intro. If you are one of those who skips the intro 😮 please go back and listen for context. See also the show notes below for mor...

Heidelcast 187: What Must A Christian Believe? (5): The Holy Trinity from 2021-07-26T23:07:58

The Heidelcast is back and better than ever, well, as mediocre as ever anyway. As I’m recording this it’s late July and I’m trying to finish the commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism. Something ha...

Heidelcast 186: What Must A Christian Believe? (4)—A Summary Of The Creed from 2021-06-27T01:37:23

The question for this series comes from Heidelberg Catechism 22. The answer is that a Christian must believe “all that is promised us in the gospel, which the articles of our catholic, undoub...

Heidelcast 185: What Must A Christian Believe? (3)—“Credo” from 2021-06-19T19:43:44

This is episode 3 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? So far we have looked at the biblical and early Christian practice of confessing the faith and what it means to say Credo or “I belie...

Heidelcast 184: What Must A Christian Believe? (2)—“Credo” from 2021-06-13T12:00:26

This is episode 2 in the series, What Must A Christian Believe? If you are just joining the series, you can find all the episodes in the show notes for this episode in the show notes below. Last ti...

Heidelmini-cast: Why The Ten Commandments Say No And More from 2021-06-05T18:51:11

David writes to the Heidelcast to ask about the ten commandments. “Do you have any thoughts why the first commandment as well most of the ten commandments start with the word no?” So we know what w...

Heidelcast 183: What Must A Christian Believe? (1)—Our Ancient, Universal, Christian Faith from 2021-06-01T18:54:38

This is episode 1 in the series, “What Must A Christian Believe?” I chose this title for two reasons: 1) Since I began pastoral ministry in 1987 it is one of the questions I have received most ofte...

Memorial 2021: The Heidelcast Remembers (A Mini-cast) from 2021-05-31T21:42:23

Stayed tuned for episode 183 tomorrow, Dv. ©R. Scott Clark. All Rights Reserved. All the Episodes of the Heidelcast. How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia On Twitter @Heidelcast How To Support Heidelmedi...

Memorial Day 2021: The Heidelcast Remembers (A Mini-cast) from 2021-05-31T21:42:23

Stayed tuned for episode 183 tomorrow, Dv. ©R. Scott Clark. All Rights Reserved. All the Episodes of the Heidelcast. How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia On Twitter @Heidelcast How To Support Heidelmedi...

Heidelcast 182: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (25)—Peaceful Pilgrims from 2021-05-23T11:00:13

This is the 25th and final episode in the series, As It Was In The Days of Noah. When I began I thought I would cover both 1 and 2 Peter but I didn’t know that the series would stretch to 25 . . . ...

Heidelcast 181: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (24)—We Are Pilgrims Under Christ’s Lordship from 2021-05-17T03:44:29

With this episode we have almost reached the end of 1 Peter and in our passage (1 Pet 5:6–11) Peter turns again to one of his major themes: the Christian’s pilgrimage to the heavenly city und...

Heidelcast 180: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (23): Serving Under The Chief Shepherd from 2021-05-09T18:42:56

This is episode 23 in the series, As It Was in the days of Noah. We have two items of business before we turn to our passage for the episode (1 Peter 5:1–5): (1) To say thanks to Jack Miller, somet...

Heidelcast 179: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (22): How Eschatology Helps Us With Christ And Culture from 2021-04-26T04:11:56

In this series we have been considering Christian eschatology, i.e., what should we think about the last days, about the relations between heaven and earth, and how that informs how we think about ...

Heidelcast 178: Responding To Criticisms Regarding Ontology, Feminism, Nature, and Grace from 2021-04-17T19:31:44

With this episode (the second this week) I am interrupting the series, on eschatology and 1 Peter, As it Was In The Days Of Noah, for a brief reply to some comments recently made on another podcast...

Heidelcast 177: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (21)—Be Not Surprised (2) from 2021-04-12T03:08:37

This series is a study of what Scripture says about eschatology, i.e., the relation of heaven to earth and last things. We began with a survey of what Scripture says generally and now we are workin...

Heidelcast 176: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (20)—Be Not Surprised from 2021-03-29T22:44:55

This series is a study of what Scripture says about eschatology, i.e., the relation of heaven to earth and last things. We began with a survey of what Scripture says generally and now we are workin...

Heidelcast 175: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (19)—Living In Light Of The Coming Of Christ from 2021-03-25T02:17:15

This series is a study of what Scripture says about eschatology, i.e., the relation of heaven to earth and last things. We began with a survey of what Scripture says generally and now we are workin...

Heidelcast 174: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (18): Applying The Analogy To Preaching, Sacraments, Baptism, And Salvation from 2021-03-08T21:54:10

The argument of the series is that this is Peter’s over-arching picture or paradigm for the way New Covenant believers are to think about their place in the world and about the return of Christ. Th...

Heidelcast 173: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (17): Defending And Giving Witness To The Faith from 2021-02-12T01:25:27

According to Peter, we are living in days like Noah, as our Lord said. People are marrying and giving in marriage, Noah was announcing the gospel of free salvation and the coming judgment, and then...

Heidelcast 134: A Federal Vision Primer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

I am interrupting the series on the doctrine of God to talk a little bit more about the Federal Vision. I have received many comments from those who tell me that they do not understand the Federal ...

Heidelcast Minute: The Federal Visionists Deny The Protestant Distinction Between Law And Gospel from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We deny that law and gospel should be considered as hermeneutics, or treated as such. We believe that any passage, whether indicative or imperative, can be heard by the faithful as good news, and t...

Heidelcast 112: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (8) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This is episode 8 of our series: I will be a God to You and to Your Children. Last time we looked at circumcision, about which we saw that, just as with the bloodshed of the sacrifice of pigeons, b...

Heidelcast 54: The Story Of The Meyers Case (Pt 2) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

For those who are outside the Reformed churches, the so-called (and self-named) Federal Vision movement probably seems like a tempest in a teapot. For those of us, however, who worship in Reformed ...

Heidelcast 19: The Church of Steel vs A Cross of Wood from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Church of Steel vs A Cross of Wood In downtown San Diego there is a storefront on Broadway which advertises itself as the “Church of Steel.” I found an interview with the proprietor...

Heidelcast 18: Is It Okay To Steal (If The Minister Says It Is?) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A correspondent writes to about an Anglican minister who advised the poor, who are starving, who’ve somehow fallen through the extensive British social safety net, among his congregation, to ...

Heidelcast 17: Legalism and Antinomianism from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What’s the difference between legalism and antinomianism? The latter is the denial of the abiding validity of God’s moral law for the life of the believer. The church has been afflicted...

Heidelcast 16: Being Relevant is Harder Than It Looks from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This episode of the Heidelcast, from January, 2010, takes a look at Chicago radio legend Steve Dahl’s reaction to being forced to go to church for Christmas. It’s useful to hear how sil...

Heidelcast 15: Belgic Confession 36 on the Civil Magistrate and the Advance of the Gospel from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What is the role of the civil magistrate in advancing the ministry of the church? The HC had mail from Jason about Belgic Confession Art 36 on the civil magistrate. At first reading it seems to tea...

Heidelcast 14: Reforming Worship and the Basis for Marriage from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Heidelcast answers mail from Sam about how to pursue the reformation of worship in a congregation and about how much doctrinal agreement is necessary for a marriage.

Heidelcast 13: Why the Focus on the Confessions? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Both Nancy and William Twisse (and the latter is particularly remarkable since, as the first prolocutor of the Westminster Assembly, he’s been dead for centuries) both wrote to the HB sometim...

Heidelcast 12: Worship, Baptism, And Romanism from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

David writes with a question on worship, which we may paraphrase thus: If we can do something in worship on a Wednesday night Bible study or in personal devotions why can’t we do it in a Sund...

Heidelcast 11b: Reforming Worship, Confession, And Marriage from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Rummaging around the old hard drive I found a lost episode of the Heidelcast from December 2009. Sam wrote to ask about whether and how to approach his church about reforming their worship service....

Heidelcast 11a: The Secret of Knowing God’s Will (Pt 4) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We like the idea of direct, special revelation that speaks to our particular circumstances. Most of us don’t relish the idea of struggling in prayer, of dealing with doubt, of making a decisi...

Heidelcast 10: The Secret of Knowing God’s Will (Pt 3) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Modern evangelicals often assume that the line between canonical and post-canonical life is blurry or non-existent. Making that distinction, however, is essential to knowing God’s will. This ...

Heidelcast 9: The Secret of Knowing God’s Will (Pt 2) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

According to Deuteronomy 29:29 believers are to trust in, rely upon, listen to, and obey that which God has revealed rather than seeking what God has not revealed. In the history of redemptive hist...

Heidelcast 8: The Secret of Knowing God’s Will (1) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The single most pressing question I hear is: “How can I know God’s will?” Prospective seminary students want to know whether they should attend seminary. Couples want to know whether they should ge...

Heidelcast 7: What About Bible Translations? (Pt 2) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Here’s part 1. We live in an uncertain age. At the same time there has been an explosion of modern English-language Bible translations. This development has created some uncertainty about how...

Heidelcast Episode 6: What About Bible Translations? (Pt 1) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Recently Mike Pohlman at the Gospel Coalition posted a link to a WSJ piece on fundamentalism including reference to the “King James Only” movement. Here are some thoughts on how we shou...

Heidelcast 172: With D. G. Hart On American Catholic: The Politics Of Faith During The Cold War (Updated) from 2021-01-26T01:08:55

What can confessional Presbyterian and Reformed folk learn from the history of Roman Catholicism in America? Quite a lot as it turns out. We are continuing our brief hiatus from the series, As It W...

Heidelcast 171: What American Christians Can Learn From Black History from 2021-01-18T20:26:19

For much of the history of North America, Christianity has been the dominant religious group and a major culture-shaping  force. In the USA it, as I have noted regularly here, until quite recently ...

Heidelcast 170: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (16): Life Among The Pagans (Again) from 2021-01-12T01:44:13

This is episode 16 in the series, As It Was In The Days Of Noah, where we’re thinking about eschatology, about what 1 Peter teaches us about end times and about life in between the ascension of Chr...

Heidelast 169: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (15): Living Among The Pagans from 2021-01-07T02:44:49

The chapter divisions we see in our Bibles were not present originally. Stephen Langton (c. 1150–1228), a Paris theologian and, later, Archbishop of Canterbury, is usually credited with introducing...

Heidelcast 168: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (14): Peter’s Theology Of Suffering from 2020-12-22T20:09:03

There is a thread running through the book of Isaiah, which some have called the Gospel of Isaiah. It is that of the servant. The prophet himself is described as the servant (עבד) of Yahweh (Isa 20...

Heidelcast 167: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (13): Submitting To Nero from 2020-12-13T22:38:52

Those who study such things tell us that, across the globe, no religious group is more persecuted than Christians. Those who profess the Christian faith have been all but driven out of Iraq. Christ...

Heidelcast 166: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (12): The Israel Of God from 2020-12-07T05:28:05

It is the Dispensational-premillennial belief that God made a promise to Abraham (Genesis chapters 15 and 17) that he would give to him an earthly, national people with the result that, in the Disp...

Heidelcast 165: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (11): The Elect Stone And Elect Stones from 2020-11-30T02:34:08

There is a strain of modern evangelical theology that looks forward to the literal rebuilding of the Israelite temple and to the re-institution of sacrifices, albeit, in that case, memorial sacrifi...

Heidelcast 164: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (10): Living Graciously In Light Of Grace from 2020-11-24T22:22:43

Travel broadens our horizons. It helps us to see that this is a great big world filled with an amazing variety of people, cultures, and wonders. In that way, traveling can even be transformative. W...

Heidelcast 163: Taking Calls On Choosing A College, Warfield’s Eschatology, Jesus’ Return, When the Roman Catholic Church Began, Sacraments, Rubicon Moments, Evening Services, And Church Discipline from 2020-11-17T03:28:59

It is a little overdue but it is finally here: our latest call-in episode in which we take Heidelcalls from Arizona on choosing a college, on B. B. Warfield’s eschatology (was he really postmillenn...

Heidelcast 162: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (9): Living As Holy Exiles And Pilgrims from 2020-11-09T20:58:46

As Garrison Keillor used to say, it has been an interesting week in Lake Wobegon and our passage for this episode, 1 Peter 1:13–21, has never been so relevant. The Apostle Peter, under the inspirat...

Heidelcast 161: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (8): The Good News Of Salvation Was Announced In One Covenant Of Grace from 2020-10-26T00:28:52

In this series we are considering the eschatology in 1 & 2 Peter, i.e., the relations between heaven and earth, between the end of all things and now, and life between the ascension of Christ a...

Heidelcast 160: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (7): Christ’s Abounding Graces from 2020-10-19T20:11:40

One of the principal reasons I became an amillennialist in eschatology was my study of 1 and 2 Peter. One of the reasons that, after study, investigation, and prayer, I rejected the claims of the P...

Heidelcast 159: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (6): To Elect Exiles, Sojourners, And Aliens from 2020-09-28T02:15:39

Thus far we have been looking at eschatology generally. I have been making the case for an amillennial reading of Scripture. We have been using our Lord’s words, “As It Was In The Days ...

Heidelcast 158: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (5): The Revelation from 2020-09-06T02:29:57

These episodes were meant to be an introduction to Christian eschatology so that we can consider 1 and 2 Peter but it has turned into a mini-series of its own and in this episode we’re looking that...

Heidelvid Episode 1: Are The Scriptures Reliable? from 2020-07-28T02:45:37

RESOURCES How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia Inerrancy Is The Historic Christian View Of Scripture Resources On The Inerrancy Of Scripture The HB Resource Archive Heidelmedia Archive  

Heidelcast 157: Calls On Eschatology, the Work of Holy Spirit In Jesus’ Ministry, The Ecumenical Councils, And Pragmatism from 2020-07-14T02:30:59

We are a little late with our call-in show but here it is with excellent calls from London, UK, New Jersey, Madison, IN, and St Louis among other places. As always we have great calls on a variety ...

Heidelcast 156: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (4) from 2020-06-23T23:41:46

If we are to understand how we’re to think about eschatology, about end times, about the relations between heaven and earth, and about life between the ascension of Christ and his return, we have t...

Heidelcast 155: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (3) from 2020-06-16T03:01:02

“Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually…But Noah found favor in the eyes of Yahweh...

Heidelcast 154: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (2) from 2020-06-10T01:45:19

We begin this episode with a classic public service announcement by Vincent Price from 1950, warning about the dangers of bigotry and prejudice in American life. You shall have to hear it for yours...

Heidelcast 153: As It Was In The Days Of Noah (1) from 2020-05-30T00:49:12

What is God doing in the history of redemption and how to does that inform us about what he will do in the future? What were the Old Testament believers expecting? Has God promised to establish a l...

Heidelcast 152: Calls On Church History, Theocracy, Biblical Languages, Final Salvation Through Works, Jesus’ Faith, And Civil Disobedience from 2020-05-15T00:55:58

It is time for the monthly Heidelcast call-in show and, as always, we have thoughtful and interesting questions on how to learn church history (and what to read), whether I agree with the 1646 edit...

Heidelcast 151: Christ, Culture, And Covid-19 from 2020-05-10T23:52:08

The Covid-19 Shutdown of 2020 has begun to produce a reaction, at least in the USA. Recently we have seen demonstrations large and small in several states and particularly here in California. The v...

Heidelcast 150: I AM That I AM (16): The Divine Decree from 2020-05-01T02:56:54

Congratulations to the Rev Mr Keith Giles of Belfast, NI, Rev. Mr. Richie Cronin of Cork, ROI, Miriam from Lancaster, PA, and Randy Bachman from Houston, TX. Their calls were featured episode 149 a...

Heidelcast 149: Q&A On How Pray, When To Drop The H Bomb, What Did OT Believers Know, And Why Final Justification Through Good Works Is Bad News from 2020-04-24T22:46:50

Now sanitized for your listening safety, the Heidelcast is back with episode 149 in which we take questions from Lancaster, PA, Houston, TX, Cork, Ireland, and Belfast, UK. The Heidelcast is a glob...

Heidelcast 148: With Harrison Perkins On Archbishop Ussher And The Covenant Of Works from 2020-04-16T22:30:07

We are interrupting the Heidelcast series on the Doctrine of God, I AM that I AM to talk with the Rev Dr Harrison Perkins, (PhD, Queen’s University Belfast) about his new book on Archbishop James U...

Heidelcast 147: I AM That I AM (15): God’s Sovereign Arrangement Of All Things (part 2) from 2020-04-10T19:45:52

We are continuing our series on the doctrine of God, I Am That I Am. This is part 15 of the series, which begins with Heidelcast episode 123. This episode is the second part of our discussion of th...

Heidelcast 146: I AM That I AM (14): God’s Sovereign Arrangement Of All Things from 2020-04-05T06:04:34

We are continuing our series on the doctrine of God, I Am That I Am. This is part 14 of the series, which begins with Heidelcast episode 123. We could not be addressing a more timely topic: provide...

Heidelcast 145: I AM That I AM (13): Some Implications Of The Divine Attributes from 2020-03-26T23:14:40

With this episode we return to our series on the doctrine of God, I Am That I Am. We are thinking today a little bit more about some of the implications of the attributes of God. Remember we distin...

Heidelcast 144: Calls On Confessions, Covid-19, Chick-Fil-A, Christ and Culture, And More from 2020-03-22T02:58:17

Things are so topsy-turvy right now it seemed like a good time to do another call-in episode, and, as always we have some great calls. I will announce the most interesting caller and the winner of ...

Heidelcast 143: How Churches Are Responding To The Present Crisis from 2020-03-16T04:07:52

In the spirit of the hour, I am again postponing the series on the doctrine of God, I Am that I Am, to talk about how churches are responding to the crisis before us. Things are changing so quickly...

Heidelcast 142: When Pastors Abuse from 2020-03-10T02:31:18

I am interrupting the series on the doctrine of God (again), I Am that I Am, to talk about a recurring problem in the church: abuse of the sheep by the shepherd. Recently Julie Roys featured audio ...

Heidelcast 141: Calls On Baptism, Covenant Theology, Repentance, Justification, Sanctification, Taco Bell, And More! from 2020-02-23T04:53:23

This is the promised call-in show. We had some great calls and we do have a winner. Listen to the episode to find out if your question was selected. The winner will receive, free from the Heidelcas...

Heidelcast 140: I Am That I Am (12): The Attributes Of God from 2020-02-14T04:33:21

The foundational truth for this series is the categorical distinction, the Creator/creature distinction. We can and must apprehend God as he reveals himself to us. He is knowable. We can say true t...

Heidelcast 139: Of Megachurches, Busses, And Woodchippers from 2020-01-30T12:00:10

More than a decade ago I noted on the HB that one of the dominant stories in American Christianity in the last 25 years has been the rise of the “megachurch.” According to a recent study published ...

Heidelcast 138: With Darryl Hart On Why You Should Not Convert To Rome from 2020-01-26T03:12:40

Darryl Hart is Distinguished Associate Professor of History at Hillsdale College. He holds degrees from Temple, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins and has taught in numerous schools, including Westminster ...

Heidelcast 137: How To Avoid The TheoRecon Tollbooth from 2020-01-23T03:14:15

Arguably Reformed theology has never been more popular among evangelicals than it is right now. There are multiple large parachurch movements that extol the virtues of Reformed theology in a way th...

Heidelcast 136: I Am That I Am (11): The Attributes Of God from 2020-01-12T01:08:06

With this episode we return to the series on the doctrine of God, I AM that I AM. This is episode 11. The series begins at episode 123. We are talking today about the divine attributes. We begin wi...

Heidelcast 135: Calls About Bears, Corporate Repentance, Revoice, FV, And A Poll (UPDATED) from 2020-01-05T03:15:21

I am interrupting the series on the doctrine of God again to do the call-in show I have been promising. With this episode, you the listener get to vote on the Heidelblog. You tell me which call you...

Heidelcast Minute: What Are The Conditions In The Covenant Of Grace? from 2019-12-16T21:47:47

RESOURCES Heidelcast 98: Salvation, Good Works, And Conditions Resources On Conditions In The Covenant Of Grace (Updated) Resources On Norman Shepherd Resources On The Federal Vision Theology

Heidelcast Minute: The Federal Vision Theology Is Dialectical from 2019-12-13T20:04:38

The adjective dialectical, can refer generally to a discussion of different points of view. In this context, however, it refers to a specific theological method. In short, a dialectical theologian ...

Heidelcast Minute: Understanding The Roots Of The Federal Vision from 2019-12-12T15:47:42

RESOURCES Resources On The Federal Vision Theology Source episode: Heidelcast 55: Why We Can’t Move On (1) Should I Buy It? (1) Should I Buy It? (2) Resources On Norman Shepherd

Heidelcast 133: I Am That I Am (10): The Attributes Of God from 2019-12-07T03:24:56

In this episode we continue our consideration of the divine attributes, particularly divine immensity and immutablity. By immensity we mean that attribute whereby God fills all that can be filled w...

Heidelcast 132: I Am That I Am (9): The Attributes Of God from 2019-12-01T04:19:59

In this episode we turn our attention from the doctrine of the Trinity to the divine attributes. Of course, in God, there are not attributes since God is what he is. Francis Turretin called the att...

Heidelcast Minute: What Do We Mean By “Comfort”? from 2019-11-29T16:05:34

Here are all the episodes of the Heidelcast. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts. Subscribe directly via RSS Call the Heidelphone anytime at (760) 618-1563. Leave a message and we may use it in a future br...

The Federal Vision Has A Different Definition Of Faith from 2019-11-23T13:40:34

Here are all the episodes of the Heidelcast. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts. Subscribe directly via RSS Call the Heidelphone anytime at (760) 618-1563. Leave a message and we may use it in a future br...

Heidelcast Minute: What Keeps Federal Visionists From Joining Rome? from 2019-11-21T13:00:58

Here is the original episode: Heidelcast 28 With Lane Keister: Does The Federal Vision Theology Lead To Rome? Here are all the episodes of the Heidelcast. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts. Subscribe dir...

Heidelcast Minute: The Reformed Churches Have Rejected The Federal Vision from 2019-11-20T20:42:28

Heidelcast Minute: The Federal Vision Is A False Gospel from 2019-11-19T18:01:01

  I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— not that there is another one, but there are some who troub...

Heidelcast 131: The Heidelcast Is Back And So Is The Federal Vision from 2019-11-16T05:13:38

You asked for it, you got it. The Heidelcast is back after an 11-month hiatus. Did you miss me? Episode 130 was part of the series on the doctrine of God. If the Lord permits, we will get back to t...

Heidelcast Minute: “Fundamentally I Believe That The Federal Vision Is A Denial Of The Gospel” from 2019-11-15T15:51:43

Heidelcast 53: The Story Of The Meyers Case And State Of The FV Controversy (Pt 1) Resources On The Federal Vision Theology Here are all the episodes of the Heidelcast. The Heidelcast is available ...

Heidelcast Minute: You Might Be A Nomist If from 2019-11-14T12:00:51

Heidelcast 61: Nomism And Antinomianism (4) Thanks to Austin Olson for this clip.

Heidelcast Minute: What Is The Federal Vision About? from 2019-11-12T00:15:51

Thanks to Austin Olson for this. Stay tuned for more Heidelgoodness. Here is Heidelcast episode #55.

Heidelcast 130: I Am That I Am (8)—Against Social Trinitarianism from 2018-01-01T04:46:16

In the last few episodes we have been considering the biblical, ecumenical (or creedal) doctrine of the Trinity. The God who is, is one in three persons. The historic doctrine of the Trinity is ver...

Heidelcast 129: I Am That I Am (7)—The Trinity In The New Testament from 2017-12-11T04:26:06

Augustine of Hippo used to say that what was concealed in the Old Testament is revealed in the New Testament and that is certainly true in case of the biblical doctrine of the Trinity. As we have d...

Heidelcast 128: I Am That I Am (6)—The Trinity And The Covenant Of Redemption from 2017-12-04T20:03:43

I am excited to back behind the Heidelmic again and judging from the discussions I am seeing in print and online it looks like it is none too soon. James Dolezal has published an important new book...

Heidelcast 127: I Am That I Am (5)—The Trinity from 2017-05-08T04:40:17

There strong indications in the Hebrew Scriptures that the God of the Bible is not only personal, but that he is multi-personal. In Genesis 1:1, Scripture says that Elohim (God) created the heavens...

Heidelcast 126: I Am That I Am (4)—The Trinity from 2017-04-12T17:19:54

Traditionally, at this place in theology, we should address the divine attributes in relation to the divine being/essence. Otto Weber (1902–66) challenged this approach by arguing that because Scri...

Heidelcast 125: I Am That I Am (3)—More On The Categorical Distinction from 2017-03-28T04:50:35

So far in this series we have been talking about what I call the categorical distinction, i.e., the Creator/creature distinction. At the 1518 Heidelberg Disputation Martin Luther unveiled what he c...

Heidelcast 124: I Am That I Am (2)—The Categorical Distinction from 2017-02-28T00:01:24

The Creator/creature distinction is fundamental to Christian theology. The Ancient Christian church defended it against the pagan doctrine of the eternality of matter. Scripture is very clear: R...

Heidelcast 123: I Am That I Am (1)—The Categorical Distinction from 2017-02-14T01:09:59

This is the 1st episode of our series on the doctrine of God, ““I AM That I AM.” In older histories of theology it used to be said of the Reformed that they started with the divine decree and deduc...

Heidelcast 122: Rise, Make For Us Gods (With Chris Gordon) from 2016-12-13T13:00:22

This past Lord’s Day morning we began the new week by hearing a sermon, an exposition of God’s Word and a proclamation of the law and the gospel. In our congregation we heard a sermon from the firs...

Heidelcast 121: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (15) from 2016-12-06T03:14:21

This is the 15th and final episode of our series, “I Will Be A God to You And to Your Children.” If you are just finding us, the series starts at episode 105. As we wrap up the series it seemed to ...

Heidelcast 120: D. G. Hart On H. L. Mencken from 2016-11-26T00:36:56

Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956) was one of the most influential writers of the 1st half of the 20th century. He was a skeptic about religion but had a keen eye and a sharp tongue. It was he who des...

Heidelcast 119: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (14) from 2016-11-21T05:34:55

This series has really been about how to interpret Scripture.  Christians study the same Bible, but we often read it differently. Sometimes we begin with different assumptions about the nature of t...

Heidelcast 118: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (13) from 2016-10-02T00:27:16

With this episode now we dive into the question of baptism itself. So far we have been setting the stage because, from the historic, confessional Reformed point of view, the debate about infant bap...

Heidelcast 117—Calvinist: The Movie With Les Lanphere from 2016-09-23T01:00:37

We are interrupting our series on covenant and baptism to talk to a special guest, Les Lanphere. He is one half of the Reformed Pubcast and co-moderator of the Reformed Pub on Facebook. He’s also a...

Heidelcast 116: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (12) from 2016-09-18T02:03:55

We are just about ready to immerse ourselves, as it were, in the question of baptism but we have at least one more thing to discuss before we get to baptism and that is this: what is baptism? In th...

Heidelcast 115: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (11) from 2016-09-11T02:46:31

In this episode we  see that the benefits of the New Covenant are the benefits of the covenant of grace. There are some who see a strong discontinuity between the promises made to Abraham and the n...

Heidelcast 114: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (10) from 2016-08-25T23:28:22

In the last episode, in this episode and in the next, we’re looking at what Scripture says about the new covenant. We’ve looked at what Jeremiah 31:31-34 actually says, how Paul interprets it, and ...

Heidelcast 113: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (9) from 2016-08-17T01:31:59

Does initiation of covenant children into the visible covenant people expire with the new covenant? Is the new covenant absolutely relatively new? Is it new relative to Abraham or new relative to M...

Heidelcast 111: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (7) from 2016-07-29T01:39:32

This is episode 7 of our series: I will be a God to You and to Your Children. For the last two episodes we have been thinking about what is temporary and what is permanent in the history of redempt...

Heidelcast 110: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (6) from 2016-07-23T17:59:05

This is episode 6 of our series: I will be a God to You and to Your Children. Last time we began looking at how types and shadows help us sort out what, in the history of redemption, is temporary a...

Heidelcast 109: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (5) from 2016-07-22T01:27:03

This is part 5 of the series: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children. Last time we looked at the distinction between the substance of the covenant of grace and its accidents or its outward (ex...

Heidelcast 108: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (4) from 2016-07-16T02:30:03

This is part 4 of the series: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children. Last time we considered whether it’s right to speak of a “covenant of grace.” We saw that, from the very beginning of rede...

Heidelcast 107: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (3) from 2016-07-02T23:59:34

Last time we looked at some of the challenges we face in learning how to interpret Scripture properly and how the Ancient Christian Churches and the Reformed churches read the Scriptures, with Chri...

Heidelcast 106: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (2) from 2016-06-16T23:19:20

This is part 2 of the series: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children. We’re talking about how to read the Scriptures, about what Scripture says about the covenant of grace, its administration,...

Heidelcast 105: I Will Be A God To You And To Your Children (1) from 2016-06-12T04:31:40

One of the most frequent topics and questions for discussion on the Heidelblog has been this: Who should be baptized and why? To anticipate an objection: some will say that the Heidelcast should no...

Heidelcast 104: Recovering The Covenant Of Works (4) from 2016-06-06T21:21:10

Remember our definition of the covenant of works. It was that legal arrangement into which God voluntarily condescended to enter and by which he promised eternal blessedness to Adam, on the conditi...

Heidelcast 103: Recovering The Covenant Of Works (3) from 2016-05-30T22:13:17

The doctrine of the covenant of works was taught by the Dutch, the Germans, the French, the Swiss, the English, the Scots, and the Irish. It was taught in the 1560s (it was arguably implied in the ...

Heidelcast 102: Recovering The Covenant Of Works (2) from 2016-05-21T16:46:58

For a doctrine that was almost universally held by Reformed theologians from the 1560s through the 19th century, and confessed explicitly twice in the Westminster Confession of Faith (1648), in the...

Heidelcast 101: Presbytopia from 2016-04-05T22:14:09

What’s the big deal about being Presbyterian or Reformed? After all, isn’t it enough to love Jesus? Honestly, no. Of course you should love Jesus but then what? If someone else personally paid for ...

Heidelcast 100: Recovering The Covenant Of Works (1) from 2016-03-24T00:25:55

In contemporary Reformed Christianity, even in confessional churches, i.e., those churches where they not only formally hold the historic confessions but where they still profess to believe and see...

Heidelcast 99: The Noah Paradigm from 2016-02-06T12:00:55

Christians in the USA live in an increasingly confused, confusing time. Hostility to the faith seems to be increasing. We seem to be witnessing a growing hostility even to the very idea that there ...

Heidelcast 98: Salvation, Good Works, And Conditions from 2015-10-09T11:00:08

We in the Reformed world are in the midst of another controversy over sanctification, salvation, good works, and conditions in the covenant of grace. Are we justified by grace alone through faith a...

Heidelcast 97: A Secular Faith With Darryl Hart from 2015-09-29T19:05:59

Evangelical involvement in politics has perhaps never been more intense. The George W. Bush administration had an office of faith-based initiatives. The Obama administration continues to hold praye...

Heidelcast 96: Reformation Then And Now from 2015-09-17T04:45:32

Confessional Reformed theology, piety, and practice does not seem to be sweeping the field in North America but it is prospering in other parts of the globe. In this episode Dan Borvan joins us to ...

Heidelcast 95: Reformation Happens from 2015-06-13T12:19:55

As you read this the churches, the theology, piety, and practice represented by confessionally Reformed and Presbyterian Churches is almost statistically invisible. Of the 60 million evangelicals i...

Heidelcast 94: The LGBT Movement And Free Speech (pt 2) from 2015-06-07T05:41:53

This is part 2 of our two-part interview with Stella Morabito about an essay she published in The Federalist on the how LGBT movement is seeking to restrict free speech in the United States. Here i...

Heidelcast 93: The LGBT Movement And Free Speech from 2015-05-30T12:00:21

We’re interrupting the series Of Nice And Men for a two-part interview with Stella Morabito about an essay she published in The Federalist on the how LGBT movement is seeking to restrict free...

Heidelcast 92: Of Nice And Men (1) from 2015-05-24T21:54:07

With this episode we begin a new series: Of Nice And Men. The argument, the thesis, of the series is that niceness is one thing and Christian virtue is another. Niceness is a pervasive ethos among ...

Heidelcast 91: God’s Holy Law (14)—The Tenth Commandment from 2015-04-28T03:56:28

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.” Con...

Heidelcast 90: God’s Holy Law (13): The Ninth Commandment from 2015-04-17T05:38:50

The ninth commandment, however, also requires that we confess and defend the very existence of truth in an age when the notion that there is truth and that truth is distinct from error is widely do...

Heidelcast 89: God’s Holy Law (12)—The Eighth Commandment from 2015-04-12T01:40:12

The 8th commandment says: “You shall not steal” We are, by and large, a wealthy people. There is no sin in that, but there are dangers in wealth. A recent study has shown that even as the world mea...

Heidelcast 88: God’s Holy Law (11)—The Seventh Commandment from 2015-04-01T06:47:18

In this episode we consider the 7th commandment: “You shall not commit adultery.” Warning: since this episode discusses sexual ethics, it may not be suitable for younger listeners. In t...

Heidelcast 87: God’s Holy Law (10)—You Shall Not Murder (pt 2) from 2015-03-03T12:00:47

After the last episode it occurred to me that there is an obvious question that I should have addressed under the 6th commandment: abortion, the termination of a human life in the womb. Since 1973 ...

Heidelcast 86: You Shall Not Murder—God’s Holy Law (9) from 2015-02-28T20:05:20

In this episode we consider the sixth commandment: “You shall not murder.” You may have learned this commandment a little differently. Some translations, e.g., the Authorized or King James Version ...

Heidelcast 85: The Holy Law Of God (8)—The Fifth Commandment (pt 2) from 2015-02-21T22:36:15

This is part 2 of a two-part episode on the fifth commandment: “Honor your father and your mother that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God gives you.” In Heidelberg Catechis...

Heidelcast 84: When Marriage Is Decoupled From Nature from 2015-02-13T01:02:54

With episode 84 we are taking a brief hiatus from our series on the moral law to talk with one of my favorite authors, Stella Morabito, about an article she published in The Federalist, “A Funny Th...

Heidelcast 83: The Holy Law Of God (7)—The Fifth Commandment (pt 1) from 2015-02-07T01:18:03

In this episode we consider the fifth commandment: “Honor your father and your mother that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God gives you.” In Heidelberg Catechism 104 we int...

Heidelcast 82: The Holy Law Of God (6)—The Fourth Commandment from 2015-01-19T19:58:41

That there is a Sabbath is evident in the first chapter in God’s Word. According to Scripture, Almighty God “worked” for six days, six mornings and evenings, and rested the seventh. Hav...

Heidelcast 81: God’s Holy Law (5)—The Third Commandment from 2015-01-11T04:22:05

God’s holy law says, “You shall not take the name of the Yahweh your God in vain; for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.” The first thing we need to sa...

Heidelcast 80: God’s Holy Law (4)—The Second Commandment from 2015-01-02T04:37:34

All the commandments are challenging to us sinners. In the first commandment we saw that God will not share his glory with another. In the 2nd commandment we read and hear that we must worship the ...

Heidelcast 79: The Holy Law of God (3)—You Shall Have No Other Gods from 2014-12-10T00:47:58

The first commandment says: “You shalt have no other gods before me.” The Hebrew text says literally, “You shall not have any other Elohim before my face.” Elohim is the gen...

Heidelcast 78: God’s Holy Law (2) from 2014-10-19T03:48:41

This is part 2 of the series God’s Holy Law. In order to use the law rightly we need to make some important distinctions. One of the most important of these is the distinction between law and...

Heidelcast 77: God’s Holy Law (1) from 2014-10-14T02:09:42

With this episode we begin a new series: God’s Holy Law. In this episode we consider what the law is, how the moral law is distinguished from the civil and ceremonial aspects of the law, the ...

Heidelcast 76: Was The Marrow Antinomian? from 2014-10-07T11:00:41

This is 13th and final part of the our series, nomism, antinomianism and The Marrow of Modern Divinity. If you’re just joining us, you can start at the beginning with episode 58. Why this ser...

Heidelcast 75: The Psalms In Worship And Living from 2014-09-09T20:55:59

What worship is and how it should be done is one of the most difficult questions with which confessional Reformed and Presbyterian churches are presently faced. Few things will cause trouble in a c...

Heidelcast 74: Nomism And Antinomianism (12) from 2014-09-03T11:00:40

Before I began this series my intent was to do a series of episodes on the Reformed understanding of the Christian use of the moral law as the norm or rule of the Christian life. Confessional Prote...

Heidelcast 73: Nomism And Antinomianism (11) from 2014-08-21T12:00:10

Last time we considered what some folk mean by the expression “the law of Christ” and, in contrast, what the Bible means by it. It’s neither a new covenant of works, as if we coul...

Heidelcast 72: The Covenant Of Grace And Race from 2014-08-15T00:18:13

If you’ve been near social media or a television recently you probably know about the troubles in Ferguson, Missouri. It’s a predominantly African-American suburb of St Louis where, aro...

Heidelcast 71: Nomism And Antinomianism (10) from 2014-08-12T04:29:43

We’ve come to the 3rd part of the Marrow, “Of the law of Christ.” This is a phrase that occurs frequently in this discussion. Neither the antinomian nor the neonomian are satisfie...

Heidelcast 70: Nomism And Antinomianism (9) from 2014-07-05T11:00:31

The issue before this week is this: The nomist (i.e., the legalist) will frequently deny that he is a legalist. We can even get the nomist to profess orthodox things about the doctrine of justifica...

Heidelcast 69: Stella Morabito On Political Correctness from 2014-05-17T12:00:43

The Heidelcast is a broadcast about history and theology and recovering the Reformed confession but one of my great concerns in recent years has been the potential and actual loss of religious and ...

Heidelcast 68: Science! (pt 2) from 2014-04-12T12:00:13

It’s widely thought that science, the modern study of nature, is the product of the rejection of Christianity, as if science and Christianity are naturally at odds. As part of this narrative ...

Heidelcast 67: Recovering Mother Kirk from 2014-04-05T21:58:23

Before there was Recovering the Reformed Confession, there was Recovering Mother Kirk a seminal book for all Reformed confessionalists who are looking for a way between revivalism and fundamentalis...

Heidelcast 66: Nomism And Antinomianism (8)—The Third Use Of The Law from 2014-03-29T17:39:20

We’re resuming the series on antinomianism and we’re talking with Nick Batzig, pastor of New Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in the Savannah area. Nick blogs at Feeding On Christ. He...

Heidelcast 65: Science! from 2014-03-23T21:33:45

We’re talking a break from the series on nomism and antinomianism to talk about science. Not long ago there was a debate between Bill Nye the Science Guy and Ken Ham the Creationist Guy that ...

Heidelcast 64: Nomism And Antinomianism (7) from 2014-03-11T01:23:30

The nomist wants to know whether the works he did before coming to faith are of any value. He asks, “why then, sir, it would seem that all my seeking to please God by my good works, all my st...

Heidelcast 63: Nomism And Antinomianism (6) from 2014-02-27T04:49:34

The Heidelcast is working through The Marrow of Modern Divinity (1645). Last time we began looking at the doctrine of the covenant of grace. We saw that the principle of the covenant of grace is fu...

Heidelcast 62: Nomism And Antinomianism (5) from 2014-02-19T13:00:01

The Heidelcast is working through The Marrow of Modern Divinity (1645) as a model for how to account for justification and sanctification, how to keep them together, without losing either and witho...

Heidelcast 61: Nomism And Antinomianism (4) from 2014-02-05T03:00:18

The first major section of the Marrow of Modern Divinity was a defense of the covenant of works. It is fascinating to see how, already in the 1640s, the covenant of works came under criticism from ...

Heidelcast 60: Nomism And Antinomianism (3) from 2014-01-30T03:40:23

With this episode I had intended to begin a survey of The Marrow of Modern Divinity but Chris Gordon, my friend, colleague, and pastor at Escondido URC put in my hands a terrific little volume from...

Heidelcast 59: Nomism And Antinomianism (2) from 2014-01-23T06:09:54

The Reformed confess that we were justified in order that we might be progressively sanctified, i.e., gradually and graciously conformed to the image of Christ. The same Spirit who raised Christ fr...

Heidelcast 58: Nomism And Antinomianism (1) from 2014-01-16T05:40:27

With this episode we begin a series on the proper understanding and use of the law in the Christian life. We’ll be talking about both two of our least favorite relatives, uncle nomism and ant...

Heidelcast 57: Why We Can’t Move On (3) from 2014-01-04T23:56:40

Revisionism isn’t always a bad thing. I am a revisionist myself. I’ve been trying to help people see the history of Reformed theology rather differently from the way it was often presen...

Heidelcast 56: Why We Can’t Move On (2) from 2013-12-28T13:00:30

Sometimes it might have seemed that we haven’t had to contend for the gospel but the historical reality is that we were kidding ourselves. In every case where the gospel has been seriously ch...

Heidelcast 55: Why We Can’t Move On (1) from 2013-12-21T13:00:25

There is a certain amount of pressure within the NAPARC world to “move on” from the Federal Vision. In the next three episodes we’re going to consider why that is and how Reformed...

Heidelcast 53: The Story Of The Meyers Case And State Of The FV Controversy (Pt 1) from 2013-12-07T16:40:54

The self-described and so-called Federal Vision movement has been troubling the confessional (NAPARC) Reformed and Presbyterian denominations since before it had a cool name. It presents itself as ...

Heidelcast 52: Images Of Christ Don’t Affirm His Humanity, They Deny It from 2013-11-30T15:00:20

In some Reformed quarters to it is considered clever to argue that to reject images is to deny the humanity of Christ. That Reformed writers should make such an argument would shock our Reformed fo...

Heidelcast 51: Happy Thanksgiving From The Heidelcast from 2013-11-28T05:00:21

According to the Heidelberg Catechism there are three great heads of the Christian faith: guilt, grace, and gratitude. There may be other motivations to godliness but the catechism isn’t stru...

Heidelcast 50: Making Some Sense Of The Republication Debate Pt 3: With Chris Gordon from 2013-11-23T18:54:18

Beginning at least in the 1560s, it was non-controversial for Reformed theologians to teach that God, before the fall, entered into a legal, probationary covenant with Adam, who was the representat...

Heidelcast 49: Making Some Sense of The Republication Debate Pt 2: With Chris Gordon from 2013-11-16T19:48:14

Parts of the confessional Reformed world in North America are in the midst of a controversy over whether it is biblical, confessional, and historically Reformed to teach that the Mosaic covenant wa...

Heidelcast 48: Making Some Sense Of The Republication Debate Pt 1: History from 2013-11-10T02:36:01

Parts of the confessional Reformed world in North America are in the midst of a controversy over whether it is biblical, confessional, and historically Reformed to teach that the Mosaic covenant wa...

Heidelcast 47: Heidelcast: Conditions And The Covenant Of Grace (pt 2) from 2013-11-03T04:00:29

On today’s Heidelcast, part 2 of our discussion about conditions in the covenant of grace. In episode 46 I tried to establish a distinction between two kinds of conditions in the covenant of ...

Heidelcast 46: Conditions And The Covenant Of Grace (Pt 1) from 2013-10-27T14:35:38

In Reformed theology we speak of three covenants, the pre-temporal covenant of redemption, the covenant of works, and the covenant of grace. In the covenant of redemption there are two aspects, wor...

Heidelcast 45: What’s New About The New Covenant? (Pt 2) from 2013-10-20T06:59:59

In this episode, part 2 of 2, we look specifically at what is new in the new covenant. Here’s part 1. Jeremiah 31:31–34 looks forward to four future blessings in the new covenant. The New Tes...

Heidelcast 44: What’s New About The New Covenant? (Pt 1) from 2013-10-13T08:00:54

We speak often about the old and new covenants or Old and New Testaments but what are they and especially what is the Old Testament or the old covenant? What is the relationship between the Old and...

Heidelcast 43: See Something, Say Something from 2013-10-06T12:00:16

Denial is the refusal to believe what our senses are telling us, of seeking an alternate explanation. Thomas wanted didn’t trust his eyes. One of the earliest heresies faced by the apostolic ...

Heidelcast 42: Fiona’s Crisis from 2013-09-29T12:00:13

The Heidelcast considers the case of Fiona, who was raised in a broadly evangelical congregation. In that tradition, the emphasis was on unity over diversity. The congregation tolerated different a...

Heidelcast 41: Reformation Worship Conference from 2013-09-26T23:36:02

David Hall and the good folks at Midway Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Powder Springs, GA are hosting the fifth annual Reformation Worship Conference next month (Oct 17-20, 2013). David joined me by ...

Heidelcast 40: Christ, Culture, And Confession from 2013-09-22T12:30:28

We confess that Christ is Lord but what does that entail for the way Christians relate to the broader culture? Are we Christians because the culture is Christian? Do Christians separate themselves ...

Heidelcast 39: Confessional Church Planting In Cincinnati from 2013-09-15T12:00:26

An important part of recovering the Reformed confession is calling the churches back to our theology, piety, and practice. Church planting is a part of that practice. We’ve always been “...

Heidelcast 38: The Prevalence Of Prevarication from 2013-09-15T03:15:34

The law of God is always relevant but the ninth commandment seems particularly relevant right now. We live in a time when truth seems to be out of fashion. I can’t remember a time when there ...

Heidelcast 37: Around The Horn And The Globe With NAPARC from 2013-09-01T12:00:51

The Heidelcast answers a phone call asking about NAPARC and what distinguishes the various confessional Reformed denominations and federations from each other. Thanks to the Rev Dr David Hall, Sr P...

Heidelcast 35: Zeke Takes Us Behind The Scenes As The World Ends (Updated) from 2013-09-01T01:59:55

If you’ve been following the HB, the Heidelcast has been in re-runs for several months. Today, however, the Heidelcast is back with a brand new episode. Earlier this week I talked with Zeke P...

Heidelcast 34: Jesus On A Pizza from 2013-08-28T12:00:03

Alleged manifestations of our Lord have been claimed for a long time since the close of the apostolic period. It is even more common for artists to represent what they imagine his likeness to have ...

Heidelcast 33: Muether On Van Til from 2013-08-23T12:00:37

Cornelius Van Til is one of the more important figures in modern Reformed history. He was much influenced by Abraham Kuyper but he also had other influences and he has influenced generations of Ame...

Heidelcast 32: D. G. Hart On Union With Christ from 2013-08-22T11:00:25

The doctrine of union with Christ has been a controversial issue in Reformed circles for several years. On the surface, judging by the older Reformed writers and by the Reformed confessions, it is ...

Heidelcast 31: Bringing Reformation To the Congregation from 2013-07-07T12:00:58

The Reformation is not only a doctrine and a piety. It is those two things but it is also a practice. It entails change in the life of the congregation, not for its own sake but for the sake of bri...

Heidelcast 30: Taking the Reformation Back To Germany from 2013-06-30T12:00:19

The Reformation is closely identified with what we think of as Germany. The Lutheran Reformation certain originated there and the Reformed Reformation had strong roots there too. Heidelberg was one...

Heidelcast 29: The Imputation of Christ’s Active Obedience (pt 2) from 2013-06-25T08:00:31

Lane Keister joins the Heidelcast again for part 2 of our discussion of the imputation of the active obedience of Christ. Did Jesus obey only to qualify himself to be a Savior, did he obey for only...

Heidelcast 28 With Lane Keister: Does The Federal Vision Theology Lead To Rome? from 2013-06-24T18:08:59

Thanks to the Wonderful Wizard of Web, who has been cleaning up the HB, we have found an orphaned episode of the Heidelcast from March, 2010. This was part 4 of a series with PCA pastor the Rev. Mr...

Heidelcast 27: With Lane Keister on the Imputation of Christ’s Active Obedience from 2013-06-23T12:00:41

HB reader Nick writes to ask about the imputation of Christ’s active obedience. Is it true that the Westminster divines, Twisse, Vines, and Gataker opposed the imputation of the active obedie...

Heidelcast 26: With Lane Keister On The Federal Vision (2) from 2013-06-16T14:00:04

The time warp continues as we flash back to 2010 when the Leithart case was first addressed by the PCA’s Standing Judicial Commission (which acts on behalf of the General Assembly). Back then...

Heidelcast 25: With Lane Keister On The Federal Vision In The PCA from 2013-06-09T14:00:13

Here’s a flashback to the Federal Vision controversy, in the PCA, as it was 2010. The is the first of five episodes with Lane on the FV and related questions. It’s interesting to time t...

Heidelcast 24: Give It A Rest—What Christians Can Learn From Chick-Fil-A from 2013-06-02T17:39:54

Your Creator wants you to take a break. I’m a Chick-Fil-A fan. Love the peach shakes. It’s one of the few places in this area where I can find real sweet tea. There’s another reas...

Heidelcast 23: Ecstasy is Not Christianity from 2013-05-21T15:00:42

Concern about dead formalism or ritualism is legitimate but we should not think that because a religious service is emotionally or psychologically satisfying or that because one has a certain kind ...

Heidelcast 22: On The Relation Of The Kingdom To The Church from 2013-05-19T14:00:54

Steven writes to ask whether the Kingdom of God is synonymous with the visible church or whether it is broader than the visible church? These questions have been particularly a matter of discussion...

Heidelcast 21: What is the Order of Regeneration and Faith? from 2013-05-12T21:08:31

Today’s Heidelcast answers mail on the question of whether it is to the living or to the dead that God gives faith. Dan writes to ask “I believe, at least inferentially, that the Canons of Do...

Heidelcast 20: Evangelism or Manipulation? from 2013-05-05T14:00:20

Many years ago a fellow I knew used to practice what he called “evangelism” by asking people, “Do you know the way to [the local amusement park]?” Nice, irrepressibly helpful Midwesterners they wer...