Category Archives: church

What distinguishes the believer from the non-believer?

Posted on May 6, 2021 by RC

Right from the get-go we have something of an epistemological/ontological problem. That is, there are differences that are easier to see, and then there are differences that are more central, but harder to discern. On the ontological side the whole … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on May 4, 2021 by RC

Thesis 73- We must make family to family relationships. It is not my contention that every single instance of age segregation in the church is a triumph of the devil. The Bible just isn’t that clear or that insistent on … Continue reading →

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How should Christians to respond to persecution?

Posted on May 3, 2021 by RC

With a smile. For four very good reasons. First, it frustrates the heck out of your persecutors. Fear is their only weapon and they become very afraid indeed when it doesn’t work. When we were children we were told to … Continue reading →

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Kingdom Now, Kingdom Here

Posted on April 30, 2021 by RC

For some years now I’ve been publishing blog pieces three times a week under the heading of “Kingdom Notes.” I also publish two weekly columns under the heading of “Ask RC.” Feel free to send any questions you’d like me … Continue reading →

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Should we vote in church?

Posted on April 29, 2021 by RC

There are, at base, three forms of government. The first is rule by one. The second is rule by a few, the third rule by all. In civil government this would essentially be monarchy, republic and democracy, broadly speaking. In … Continue reading →

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Catechism 72; Sovereign Grace Update; Atin-Lay, Assensus

Posted on April 28, 2021 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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L is for Law

Posted on April 27, 2021 by RC
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Uniformitarianism; Parable of the Servants; Tithe?

Posted on April 27, 2021 by RC

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Why are Christians up in arms about homosexuality?

Posted on April 26, 2021 by RC

First, I’m not sure such is true anymore. Some, to be sure. Many professing Christians, however, are joining the world in embracing a love and let love ethic. Given the choice between being culturally marginalized or marginalizing the Bible, too … Continue reading →

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Rebels Without a Cause

Posted on April 24, 2021 by RC

It was Marx who argued that, rather than man shaping economic realities, it was the economic realities that shape man. Despite his manifold and manifest follies, he had something of a point here. Setting aside for a moment the chicken … Continue reading →

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