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Category Archives: Devil’s Arsenal
Victory By Death: The Way of the Cross, The Way of the Way
The Devil delights in false dichotomies. When he persuades us that our choices are between this foolishness and that weakness — heads, he wins; tails, the kingdom loses. When we are lukewarm in our commitment, when we think the kingdom … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Doctrines, church, communion, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, persecution, politics, RC Sproul JR, worship
Tagged Ascension, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, joy, kingdom, kingdom notes, marriage feast of the lamb, peace, politics, RC Sproul Jr
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The Parables of Jesus- A Man Went Out to Sow
Posted in assurance, Bible Study, Biblical Doctrines, church, Devil's Arsenal, Doctrines of Grace, grace, hermeneutics, Holy Spirit, kingdom, parables, preaching, RC Sproul JR, repentance, sovereignty, theology
Tagged Bible study, Christian Testimony, church, devil, doctrines of grace, kingdom, RC Sproul Jr
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Pride Before the Fall: Adam, Eve and Mephistopheles
God is true and every man a liar. Liars, however, dress like their father. That is, just as the devil appears as an angel of light, so he, and his minions, appear as tellers, indeed lovers of the truth. As … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, Biblical Doctrines, Devil's Arsenal, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, repentance
Tagged Christian Testimony, devil, Forgiveness, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul Jr
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Knot Kneading & Not Needing to Know: Me & the Sanford Mess
One cannot step outside the system. And we are the system. As I argued last week with respect to the war in Iran, truth can be hard to come by, outside of God’s Word and His world. Because every man … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, cyberspace, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, friends, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, proverbs, RC Sproul, RC Sproul JR, scandal, special edition, wisdom
Tagged Christian Testimony, church, devil, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification, scandal
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What is Wisdom? Better Still, Who Is Wisdom?
I’ve written before on the difference between knowledge and wisdom. The two are deeply related, but they are nonetheless distinct. You can have knowledge without wisdom, but not wisdom without knowledge. James tells us “You believe that there is one … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, Ask RC, assurance, Biblical Doctrines, Devil's Arsenal, philosophy, RC Sproul JR, wisdom
Tagged Ask RC, Christian Testimony, culture wars, gratitude, kingdom, peace, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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The First Casualty: All That We Don’t Know About Iran
What I remember most about the first days of the COVID crisis was the sense that I had no idea whom to believe. I was skeptical of claims made the government because, well, they were claims made by the government. … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, assurance, Biblical Doctrines, creation, Devil's Arsenal, eschatology, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, politics, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, scandal, sovereignty, wisdom
Tagged Ascension, Christian Testimony, devil, Iran, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, politics, RC Sproul Jr, scandal, statism, War
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A Cat in a Dog’s World: BS in a Modern Age Episode 2
Part 2 of my dear friend Dave Nelson’s television program, A Cat in a Dog’s World: BS (Being Sanctified) in a Modern Age is now available. Dave and I continue our discussion on the pursuit of sanctification in our troubled … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, abortion, apologetics, assurance, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, Devil's Arsenal, evangelism, grace, interview, kingdom, preaching, RC Sproul JR, repentance, sovereignty, theology, wisdom
Tagged apologetics, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, Justification, kingdom, lies, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Last Week’s Truth You Can Count On Study: Cunning Fables
This study considers Peter’s assurance that our faith is grounded not in cunning fables but in eyewitness accounts. Check it out.
Posted in apologetics, assurance, Bible Study, Biblical Doctrines, Devil's Arsenal, preaching, prophets, RC Sproul JR, resurrection, theology
Tagged apologetics, Bible study, Christian Testimony, culture wars, devil, lies, RC Sproul Jr
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Oh Brave New World, With Such People In It
Neil Postman, in his delightful albeit ominous book Amusing Ourselves to Death, draws an insightful comparison between two important dystopian novels. Utopian novels, of course, are those designed to show us edenic cultures. Dystopian novels show us hellish futures. The … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, Big Eva, Books, church, cyberspace, Devil's Arsenal, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR
Tagged Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, Education, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul Jr, statism
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First Episode of A Cat in a Dog’s World: Check it Out
A dear friend, Dave Nelson, recently started a new program on public access TV program here in Fort Wayne. His goal? To talk about the challenges of pursuing sanctification in a culture hell-bent against holiness. He invited me to be … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, announcements, apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, grace, RC Sproul JR, theology
Tagged apologetics, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, lies, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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