Category Archives: Ask RC

Why is the church so biblically illiterate?

Posted on March 25, 2024 by RC

Because of the church’s failure to teach the Bible. It’s no great mystery. Teaching the Bible has at least two strikes against it for the church looking to prosper. First, it is not easy. The Bible is a book of … Continue reading →

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What would future RC say to present RC?

Posted on March 11, 2024 by RC

It is, I confess, a rather convoluted question, but the principle isn’t so hard to grasp. We often try, as a kind of thought experiment, to ask what we would tell the us of twenty-five years ago if we can … Continue reading →

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Is it immoral to fluctuate prices based on temporal demand?

Posted on March 4, 2024 by RC

Of course not. Wendy’s, the hamburger chain, recently caught flak when they announced plans to introduce “dynamic pricing.” This simply means that you’d pay more for a Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger, for instance, at 12:30 PM than you would at 3:30 … Continue reading →

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Should we pay taxes that finance abortion?

Posted on February 26, 2024 by RC

It is one of my great passions, the desire to see me, and the evangelical church take the evil of abortion more seriously, to have our hearts more deeply broken, and our actions more faithful. We have all, I fear, … Continue reading →

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Can a person or church be “too” grace focused?

Posted on February 19, 2024 by RC

No, of course not. How could one possibly be too focused on God’s undeserved favor toward us? How could one be too committed to showing grace to repentant believers? Under what circumstances could grace lead one astray? The question needs … Continue reading →

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How are souls made?

Posted on February 5, 2024 by RC

There are any number of theological questions that manage, at one and the same time, to elicit arguments and yet create no division. These are issues over which both sides, while disagreeing on the issue at hand agree that the … Continue reading →

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Is it wrong to publish anonymously?

Posted on January 29, 2024 by RC

That depends a great deal on what one is publishing. Last week I nearly broke the internet when first I suggested that while Pastor Alistair Begg’s advice on attending a loved one’s faux wedding was well off the mark, it … Continue reading →

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Is it a sin to break the law?

Posted on January 22, 2024 by RC

That very much depends. Because we are sinners we all face the temptation to become a law unto ourselves. God gave us civil government, and gave civil government the “power of the sword,” the right to impose law by force, … Continue reading →

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Are there two kinds of Christians?

Posted on January 18, 2024 by RC

From the beginning of the New Testament church to our own day believers have struggled with the temptation to divide the church, usually in terms of spiritual maturity. Just as the disciples clamored to be considered the greatest, so believers … Continue reading →

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Lisa’s Blog; Epstein’s List; Cutting Covenant; Our Last War

Posted on January 10, 2024 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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