Category Archives: assurance

Ask RC- Did Jesus suffer the Father’s wrath for all sinners, or just for the elect?

Just for the elect. This truth is hard for some people for what seems like a good reason- It shows God treating people unequally. If Christ’s atoning work covers only some people, doesn’t this somehow make God unfair, treating one … Continue reading

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Ask RC- What is Sonship theology?

Sonship theology is a set of biblical notions originally propagated by Jack Miller, a former missionary and pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America (former because Jack has gone on to his reward.) The ideas were first spread through a … Continue reading

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Wellness Check

How do you know you’re getting better? The answer you give may well be a potent clue in determining just how sick you are. A miser, for instance, judges his health precisely by how much wealth he has managed to … Continue reading

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Lord of the Lies; Bible in 5 Minutes- Joshua

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Some Dance to Forget

It is a sure sign of the fall that we so egregiously miss what we lost. Jesus calls us to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness precisely because our priorities are all out of line. Even that … Continue reading

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Winning the Battle, Losing the War

Sometimes the same thing needs to be said, over and over. I try, hard as it is, to not repeat myself across the various media I use. If I tweet something I likely won’t talk about the same issue on … Continue reading

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Ask RC- Can a Christian vote for a Democrat?

Of course. Truth be told, I’m far more concerned about the spiritual state of the person asking the question than I am about the spiritual state of the person inside the question. This, despite the truth that over the course … Continue reading

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John Tweeddale, Hero, Blessings at Death and In Search of Partners

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Ask RC- How can I be sure Jesus won’t say to me “Depart from Me” on the last day?

You can’t make that sure, which is one of the keys to understanding this text. Assurance of salvation is one of the most common pastoral challenges, and understandably so. It matters, forever. And we struggle with sin until the day … Continue reading

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Ask RC- What does 1 John 2:2 – “And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world” mean?

My hero and teacher, Dr. John Gerstner, in dealing with one of the errors of dispensationalism, its rejection of the doctrine of limited atonement, referred to this error as, “beating the ‘L’ out of TULIP.” Though we believe the five … Continue reading

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