Tag Archives: Scott Clark

Heidelblog Is No Longer Hibernating

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 12, 2010

Anyone who thinks this is perverse may need to look in the mirror. Two-kingdom theology is remarkably simple. As Scott Clark explains, it’s all about priorities: This inversion, this social precisionism and theological and ecclesiastical latitudinarianism, is precisely why it’s important to distinguish between the two spheres of the administration of God’s sovereignty. The social… Read More→

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Stellman Nails It

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 6, 2010

N. T. Wright’s recent appearance at the Evangelical Theological Society has most evangelical biblical and theological professors swooning the way that teenaged females greeted the Beatles almost fifty years ago. What is it with the American obsession with English accents (or Scottish for that matter)? In response to a post by Doug Wilson on yet… Read More→

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Confession of Faith or Health Care Legislation?

By D. G. Hart | Published: September 4, 2010

My confession of faith is not the Westminster Confession. It is the confession of my communion, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Of course, our confession bears many resemblances to the Westminster Confession. But if folks look at the publication of our confession, neatly produced by the Committee on Christian Education, it reads, the “Confession of Faith… Read More→

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The Underbelly of Gay Marriage

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 11, 2010

The federal court decision on California’s Prop 8 legislation has prompted many responses. One significant theme is that conservative Protestants, who oppose gay marriage, whether from the pulpit or in ordination standards and hiring practices, should prepare for continued marginalization and even legislative harassment if they continue to publicly oppose gay marriage. In this vein,… Read More→

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Scott Clark Has a Point

By D. G. Hart | Published: March 16, 2010

(Or, show me your confessionalism!) In Recovering the Reformed Confession, Scott Clark argues for and understanding of the Christian ministry and piety that informed the confessions of the Reformed churches pretty much all the way down to when Boy George (Whitefield) set foot in the North American British colonies. Among the points Clark makes is… Read More→

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For Doug Wilson Apparently Being Reformed Means Evangelicalism That Is Effective

By D. G. Hart | Published: March 1, 2010

Doug Wilson joins the Bayly Bros in heaping scorn on our good friend Scott Clark and the case for recovering the Reformed confessions. To Doug’s credit, he avoids the vituperative edge that characterizes the Baylys’ outbursts. What unites Wilson and the Brothers Bayly in their criticism of Clark, apart from disdain for Meredith Kline, mind… Read More→

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Why Proponents of Christian America Need to Read John Frame

By D. G. Hart | Published: February 11, 2010

As part of his commitment to speaking the truth at length in love, John Frame has written a review of Scott Clark’s, Recovering the Reformed Confession for his website. (How long, O Lord, how long? Over 17,500 words not including 60 [!!] notes. Let me help with the math. At 250 words per page, that’s… Read More→

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The Westminster Hermeneutic Apparently Infects Kerux

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 30, 2009

And apparently, readers of the current review haven’t read very deeply in the journal. But a handy gadget at Kerux’s website reveals some items of note. First this article by Scott Clark on John 2:13-22, on Christ’s cleansing of the Temple. One lesson taught is the end of the theocratic arrangement in Israel: It is… Read More→

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Keller Endorses Clark

By D. G. Hart | Published: November 21, 2009

Not exactly, but the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City did say in his interview with Mike Horton at the White Horse Inn that confessional Christianity is the answer to the problems confronting the contemporary church. Okay, he said, “confessional evangelical” Christianity, which to confessional Protestants is a bit of an oxymoron… Read More→

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“Office Hours” at Westminster California

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 17, 2009

Not to be confused with the BBC show, “The Office,” and not to confuse David Brent with W. Robert Godfrey (though sometimes I wonder), Westminster California is starting a podcast entitled “Office Hours.” Season One features interviews with Godfrey and Julius Kim. A preview of the season is now available, complete with instructions and incentives… Read More→

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