"No, Not One" A New Episode of the Blessed Hope Podcast Series on Romans (Romans 3:9-20) In Romans 3:9–20, Paul shines a bright floodlight on both Jew and Gentile. Has anyone ever kept the commandments of God? The verdict? No, not one. kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

Wisdom in Times of Illness, Grief, or Loss It is often hard to know what to say or what to do when someone you know experiences sickness, suffers a loss, or faces death. Thankfully, our fathers in the faith have thought long and hard about what to say kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

Romans 2:1-16 and the "Works Principle" Make no mistake about it: we are saved by good works—just not ours. Whose then? Christ's! kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

There are several new and important books on the horizon from Clark, Horton, Muller, and others which may be of interest to Riddleblog readers. Check `em out! kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

“Confidence for the Day of Judgment” The Ninth In an Exposition of John’s Epistles (1 John 4:7-21) Whenever the Bible directs us to love our neighbor, we must not forget that the context for this commandment is always God’s prior love for us. kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

“That Believers Can Commit the Unpardonable Sin” — The Rejection of Errors, Fifth Head of Doctrine, Canons of Dort (4) We must affirm what John says: There is a sin that leads to death, but this cannot be said of those born of God. kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

"The Advantages of the Jew" -- A New Episode of the Blessed Hope Podcast! (Romans 3:1-8) + Bonus Material Those who hope to be spared from judgment by the mere possession of covenant blessings (apart from faith) will be exposed to the covenant curses kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

Fall Musings (10/9/2026) Blog and podcast updates, thinking out loud, recommended links, fun stuff, and Kamala on AI. Plus a review of Richard Bell's The American Revolution Check it out! kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

From “Strangely Warmed” to “Utterly Ashamed” -- Wesley Gets Around to Reading Luther's Commentary on Galatians That Wesley finds Luther’s distinction between the law and the gospel so unintelligible and problematic exposes deeper issues. kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

Who Said That? (16) A new "who said that?" Take a look and make a guess kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

“The Spirit of Truth” The Eighth In an Exposition of John’s Epistles (1 John 4:1-6) Christianity is founded on the entrance of the eternal God into history–Jesus of Nazareth. Those who deny this claim in the name of a phantom Jesus are antichrists kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

“Justifying Faith Can Be Lost” — The Rejection of Errors, Fifth Head of Doctrine, Canons of Dort (3) According to Arminianism if regeneration results from a human action, then it is possible to cease believing and lose both regeneration and justification kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

"True Circumcision" (Romans 2:17-29) A New Episode of the Blessed Hope Podcast The covenant God made at Sinai was not to be confused with the covenant God made with Abraham—the true meaning of circumcision was not found in the cutting of flesh kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

Warfield on the Mysticism of Evelyn Underhill (Part Four) -- The Inevitable Result: Self-Deification The mystic consciousness soon leads one to become aware of one’s own deity apart from which, no union with the divine is possible kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

Herman Bavinck -- The Doctor and the Theologian A theologian who is acquainted with the latest issues of his science but who stands speechless at a sickbed and knows no answer to the questions of the lost sinner’s heart isn't worthy of his office. kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

The Righteous Shall Live By Faith In much of American religion (and even in much of evangelicalism), the gospel has become a message about how the holy God makes himself acceptable to self-righteous sinners kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

“By This We Know”- The Seventh in an Exposition of John’s Epistles (1 John 3:11-24) The apostle John is setting out a contrast between those who believe that Jesus was the word manifest in the flesh and those who do not kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

“Perseverance Depends Upon Human Willingness to Do So” — The Rejection of Errors, Fifth Head of Doctrine, Canons of Dort (2) The Arminian holds that those who persevere are those willing to seek grace and then choose to persevere with God’s help kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…

"Doers of the Law" -- A New Episode of the Blessed Hope Podcast (Part Two of a Deep Dive into Romans 2:1-16) Only doers of the law can be justified kimriddlebarger.com/the-ridd…