Category Archives: Ask RC

Ask RC- Why should I “go” to online church? 5 Reasons You May Be Overlooking

Posted on April 9, 2020 by RC

1. Because the Bible commands us not to forsake the gathering together of the saints (Hebrews 10:25). Before you ask if meeting online is really the gathering together of the saints you should know that such a question sounds to … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Can a person go to heaven with unrepentant sin?

Posted on April 6, 2020 by RC

Yes, yes, and no. The first yes is the easiest. It is a gross misunderstanding of the gospel to believe that our sins are only forgiven as long as we keep up with them perfectly. We don’t enter into a … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- What is the function of creeds?

Posted on April 2, 2020 by RC

To too many the creeds are a dusty vestige of a happily distant past. They were written centuries ago, born out of abstract battles whose players we can’t even name. Isn’t it just better to love each other and not … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- How might we redeem the time during these days of isolation?

Posted on March 30, 2020 by RC

We start, it seems to me, by asking the question. The shakeup that comes from this pandemic and the economic issues that tag along is good for waking us up. It is so easy to go through our normal days … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- What makes a person a hero?

Posted on March 26, 2020 by RC

I was blessed, over the years, to teach a number of the Great Works courses at Reformation Bible College. It is my contention that we ought to cover the great books of western civilization not so we can prepare our … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- What should we do in these strange days?

Posted on March 23, 2020 by RC

The story is told of the older woman who was blessed to have Martin Luther as her pastor. One Sunday, however, she determined to express her displeasure, “Why, Dr. Luther,” she asked, “do you seem to preach the same sermon … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- How should we respond to the impact of the Coronavirus?

Posted on March 16, 2020 by RC

I have no place to speak to the question about how to avoid the virus, or how to protect assets, or whether we ought to gather for public worship, whether this side or that side is minimizing or never letting … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- What do you think about seminaries?

Posted on March 13, 2020 by RC

I confess to two things. First, I benefited greatly from my time in seminary. I look at all that I learned, all that has shaped me, and praise God. Such is all the more true given the men I was … Continue reading →

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Christian Hedonism, Jesus Meets a Pharisee and a Sinner and Why God Destroyed Canaan

Posted on March 10, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything

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Ask RC- Why Does God Love Us?

Posted on March 9, 2020 by RC

It might be a sound argument as to why He ought not to love us that we find this question surprising. It is because of our sin, our pride, our egos that we think ourselves worthy of His love, as … Continue reading →

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