Category Archives: Biblical Doctrines

Love Letters

Posted on December 16, 2022 by RC

It is a strange habit, though I am often caught in its grip. Why is it, I wonder, that we find ourselves so often longing for those days of the early church? Where did we begin to confuse the descriptive … Continue reading →

Posted in assurance, Biblical Doctrines, church, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, preaching, RC Sproul JR | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Love Letters

M-M-M-My Corona

Posted on December 15, 2022 by RC

As I type I’m on day 4 of quarantine. My precious wife is on day 2. This go around has already proven to be significantly less intense than the first one. Still unpleasant mind you, but not like the first … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, abortion, Biblical Doctrines, church, covid-19, ethics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, persecution, philosophy, politics, RC Sproul JR, scandal | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on M-M-M-My Corona

Jesus Changes Everything

Posted on December 13, 2022 by RC

It was likely driven by my own personal spirit of Eyeore. Either that, or I just like being unconventional. Our class was asked what event in the Bible we thought was the most significant of all. Eighty percent picked the … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, Advent, beauty, Biblical Doctrines, Biblical theology, creation, eschatology, Holy Spirit, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, sovereignty, wonder, worship | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Jesus Changes Everything

Beauty and the Best

Posted on December 9, 2022 by RC

There is a tension among God’s people that reflects a delicate balance to which the Bible calls us. Paul, you recall, argued that in his passion for the gospel, he wished to be all things to all men, that by … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, beauty, Biblical Doctrines, church, communion, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, preaching, RC Sproul JR, worship | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Every Man a Liar

Posted on December 8, 2022 by RC

People lie. Cretans lie. Anglos lie. African Americans lie. Accusers lie. The accused lie. Friends of both lie. One of the things we lie about is what we truly believe. Those who say that racism is dead are lying. Those … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, cyberspace, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, politics, RC Sproul JR, scandal | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Every Man a Liar

Sacred Marriage, Feasting; Twitter Dump; Divine Simplicity

Posted on December 7, 2022 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

Posted in Biblical Doctrines, communion, ethics, In the Beginning, Jesus Changes Everything, Lisa Sproul, politics, RC Sproul JR, theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Sacred Marriage, Feasting; Twitter Dump; Divine Simplicity

The Scandal of the Gospel

Posted on December 6, 2022 by RC

All of us, both within and without the church, face the temptation of being legalists when dealing with others’ sins against us, and antinomians when dealing with our sins against others. We want those we have perceived to have wronged … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, preaching, RC Sproul JR, repentance, scandal | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The Scandal of the Gospel

What is wrong with anonymous social media accounts?

Posted on December 5, 2022 by RC

To grasp what is wrong with them we first must ask what the benefit is. That is, why would a person want to have an anonymous account? I can think of two reasons, though of course there may be more. … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, abortion, apologetics, Ask RC, Biblical Doctrines, church, cyberspace, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, kingdom, on writing well, persecution, politics, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on What is wrong with anonymous social media accounts?

Our Mission? Submission

Posted on December 2, 2022 by RC

It is a rather tedious and tiresome thing to pull the legs out from under our national confession. Our country’s creed is not just internally inconsistent, nor is it just incomprehensible, it is both these things. That is, it does … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, philosophy, politics, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, repentance, sovereignty | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Our Mission? Submission

Forever and a Day

Posted on December 1, 2022 by RC

Scope and scale are not often our strength. In the heat of the immediacy of our circumstances it is difficult to look beyond the immediate. Often our emotional state can be so intense that we begin to think nothing will … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Doctrines, creation, eschatology, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, wonder | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Forever and a Day