Category Archives: Biblical Doctrines

Are there carnal Christians?

Posted on November 15, 2021 by RC

Yes there are. I know this because I am one. You, I pray, are one as well. Because there are only two kinds of genuine Christians, carnal ones and dead ones. It is important, as always, that we define our … Continue reading →

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May a Christian work for a company that donates to Planned Parenthood?

Posted on November 11, 2021 by RC

  The devil is not content to encourage us to fall off one side of the horse. He takes great pleasure in seeing us fall off both sides. We live, for instance, in what is a most permissive culture. This … Continue reading →

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A Portion of the Hole

Posted on November 10, 2021 by RC

I was evangelizing. Not, sadly, with the good news of Jesus, but trying to spread the message of limited government, free markets. I started out by explaining that even Marx himself recognized that a free economy created a great deal … Continue reading →

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Atin-Lay, Munus Triplex; Shorter Catechism 95

Posted on November 9, 2021 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Should Christians stay out of politics?

Posted on November 8, 2021 by RC

No, of course not. Does Jesus reign over all things? Is He king of kings? Are all things being brought under His subjection? Does He command us to disciple the nations? Indeed, yes, absolutely and yup. I find it hard … Continue reading →

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How do you handle times of spiritual dryness?

Posted on November 4, 2021 by RC

There is a reason that mountaintop experiences are called mountaintop experiences- because it is the very glory of them that makes them so rare. The top of a mountain is sublime, exhilarating, moving. But you can’t live there. All of … Continue reading →

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Psalm 7; Shorter Catechism 93

Posted on November 3, 2021 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Cancel Culture

Posted on October 29, 2021 by RC

There are a thousand ways the church foolishly follows the world. It is a perennial problem, just another form of the syncretism that led ancient Israel down the path of destruction. Typically our following is permissive. That is, when the … Continue reading →

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Remembered No More

Posted on October 28, 2021 by RC

The devil, when he tempts us, encourages us to not see the sin before us as sin. When he tempted Eve to eat of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil his sales pitch wasn’t, “This is a … Continue reading →

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Why does Jesus say that those who mourn will be comforted?

Posted on October 27, 2021 by RC

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most familiar passages of all the Bible, and is certainly the most famous sermon ever given. It is rich in themes we all need to master, our calling to be salt … Continue reading →

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