Category Archives: Apostles’ Creed

Is there one true church? How do we recognize it?

Posted on September 2, 2024 by RC

Yes, Virginia, there is. The true church is made up of all those churches that confess the true faith. We can divide the true church into the visible church and the invisible. The former contains all those who have a … Continue reading →

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Heresies, Damned Heresies, Goldilocks and Elisha’s Bears

Posted on July 2, 2024 by RC

Too Hard There are at least three working definitions of heresy. First is the view that all error is heresy. This view has as an advantage that it recognizes the unity of truth. Because God is one, and God is … Continue reading →

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Sober Minded

Posted on May 7, 2024 by RC

All of us, I presume, from time to time change our minds. We know that we err, and we know that we grow in grace. At least part of that growth happens when we no longer believe the errors we … Continue reading →

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Looking Backward, Moving Forward

Posted on February 23, 2024 by RC

It doesn’t happen often, but it had happened. A book written for businessmen had jumped the fence and become something of a universal best seller. Like The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People before it, and Good to Great after … Continue reading →

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Embodied Faith

Posted on January 11, 2024 by RC

A culture that denies that truth exists and can be known is already dead whether its obituary has been written or not. Cultures are built on truths, even if those truths are false. It is bad enough to be wrong, … Continue reading →

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What Are You Worried About?

Posted on December 22, 2023 by RC

We are inveterate plea-bargainers. We are adept at the art of the deal. Romans 1 tells us that in our fallen condition, we all deny the God we know exists. We know we stand guilty before Him, but we suppress … Continue reading →

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The End of the End

Posted on December 8, 2023 by RC

When Alice found herself at a crossroads in Wonderland, she looked about for help. There in a tree nearby was a smile. Just a smile. Soon though, the full body of the Cheshire Cat appeared. Alice asked the cat which … Continue reading →

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Sibling Rivalries

Posted on November 14, 2023 by RC

There are people who preach a false gospel of prosperity. There are people who are bought by the blood of Christ who believe wrongly that God wants us all to be healthy and wealthy. There are people who teach a … Continue reading →

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Giving the Spirit His Due

Posted on September 19, 2023 by RC

Pursuing an understanding of the glory of God is not limited to listing and unpacking sundry attributes. He is not an isolated thing, but is the God who relates. But this is not accidental. Our God, the living God, the … Continue reading →

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Kingdom Now

Posted on September 1, 2023 by RC

I am deeply grateful to my Old Testament professor. Though I was young and foolish while in seminary, I have, by God’s grace, been growing less young and less foolish over time. I used to argue with him about as … Continue reading →

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