Category Archives: Biblical Doctrines

New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on February 4, 2020 by RC

Thesis 11– We must practice hospitality. It is my habit, when I grow unduly discouraged with the church, to read through I Corinthians. Reading through the long list of serious problems that Paul had to address there, and suddenly the … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 4, 2020 by RC
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Ask RC- During the sermon today, my pastor said, “We are co-creators with God.”​ That doesn’t ring true. Thoughts?

Posted on February 3, 2020 by RC

Yes, and no. First to the no. Theologians, who like to make distinctions, distinguish between God’s communicable attributes and His incommunicable attributes. The former are those which He can and does share with us, though of course in lesser degrees. … Continue reading →

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What He Says at His Feast, Jesus Meets John the Baptist and Rushing to Judgment

Posted on February 3, 2020 by RC

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Grateful in the Kingdom

Posted on February 1, 2020 by RC

There is, in a rather small subsection of the Reformed world, a rather curious conviction. Some otherwise sound folks take the true and sound notion that because God knows those whom He has not chosen, because it is a great … Continue reading →

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Inerrant and Impotent

Posted on January 31, 2020 by RC

The devil, who is more crafty than any beast of the field, doesn’t particularly care whether we believe in the inerrancy of the Bible. Indeed it is conceivable that he might be more frightened of person A who denies the … Continue reading →

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Ask RC: Does God really decide, and care who wins a football game?

Posted on January 30, 2020 by RC

I began asking this question myself long before Tim Tebow was even born. I was a little boy, deeply committed to the Pittsburgh Steelers. I remember praying that they would beat the Oakland Raiders in an upcoming playoff game. When … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s Study- Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst For Righteousness

Posted on January 28, 2020 by RC
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Ask RC- How often should we celebrate the Lord’s Supper?

Posted on January 27, 2020 by RC

It should not surprise us that this remains an issue of dispute. It has been at least since the Reformation. John Calvin, serving in Geneva, wanted the church to celebrate weekly. The elders of the church disagreed. Calvin submitted to … Continue reading →

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Where in the We Are We?

Posted on January 25, 2020 by RC

My father was a gracious man. He believed, and as per most of the time, I agree with him- a tri-partite view of man isn’t in itself a terrible thing. My father, however, was no dummy. He believed, and as … Continue reading →

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