Category Archives: Ask RC

Ask RC- Should Christians obey the Old Testament law?

Posted on December 16, 2019 by RC

Of course. Well, wait, it’s complicated. Most Christians agree that we are not to obey what Bible scholars call “the ceremonial law.” The notion that a believer must be circumcised was a critical battle while the New Testament was being … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Is it a sin to celebrate Christmas?

Posted on December 13, 2019 by RC

You have heard it said, and rightly so, that it’s rather important to define our terms. Here is a case in point. There are at least three ways we use the phrase “celebrate Christmas.” The first is as the celebration … Continue reading →

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Ask RC – What is your favorite book of the Bible?

Posted on December 9, 2019 by RC

This is, of course, somewhat slippery ground. I would never want to suggest that one book of the Bible is better, sounder, truer, more inspired than any other book of the Bible. It is all God breathed, without error and … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Is acting a sin?

Posted on December 6, 2019 by RC

In its exposition of the meaning of the 7th commandment the Westminster Larger Catechism says, “The sins forbidden in the Seventh Commandment, besides the neglect of the duties required, are, adultery, fornication, rape, inces3, sodomy, and all unnatural lusts; … … Continue reading →

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Ask RC-Jesus told the rich young fool that he must sell all that he had, give it to the poor, and follow him. Is this true for all who would follow Jesus?

Posted on December 4, 2019 by RC

Yes. This, of course, is not what we typically hear about this text. We are told, for instance, that Jesus was tapping into the first use of the law rather than the third here, that rather than telling the young … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Are there any “gray areas” from God’s point of view? Is everything a matter of right and wrong from God’s point of view? How would you determine issues that would be “gray?”

Posted on November 29, 2019 by RC

No, there are no gray areas from God’s point of view. Neither should there by gray areas from our point of view. There are, however, issues that are not moral issues. Suppose, for instance, that the dictionary suggests that both … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Is there one true church?

Posted on November 25, 2019 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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Ask RC- What, if you could have only one word, would you want on your tombstone?

Posted on November 22, 2019 by RC

This “Ask RC” goes back twenty years. This question was asked of me by a friend with a preternatural gift of asking what he calls “diagnostic questions,” questions that slip into ordinary conversation that end up, before we know what … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Why are we so awful to each other on the internet?

Posted on November 18, 2019 by RC

The internet did not invent sin. We were plenty awful to each other long before Al Gore went into his lab and wound his web around the world. That said, the internet did bring some new features to the sin … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- What’s the difference between a fundamentalist and an evangelical?

Posted on November 15, 2019 by RC

There’s a great deal of history and nuance to this question. One could argue that the terms are identical. Both groups trace their roots to a prior term, and the shift to the new term to the same source. That … Continue reading →

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