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Category Archives: Devil’s Arsenal
Let No Man Tear Asunder
My favorite theologian of all time was known to argue that the defining quality of the theologian is to make distinctions. That’s what we do. We bring clarity through precision, precision through distinction. That man who may well be my … Continue reading
Posted in assurance, Biblical Doctrines, church, communion, creation, Devil's Arsenal, Doctrines of Grace, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, theology
Tagged church, doctrines of grace, Forgiveness, God's love, gratitude, joy, Justification, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, peace, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Who Are You To Say? or The Bliss of Ignorance
It is my general direction to encourage people to believe they’re not quite as dumb as they think they are. I remind my philosophy students that Immanuel Kant was just a man who put his pantaloons on one leg at … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, church, communion, cyberspace, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, philosophy, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR
Tagged apologetics, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, friendship, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, peace, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Lisa & I on Alias Grace, Devil’s Advocates
Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast
Posted in apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Books, church, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, Jesus Changes Everything, kingdom, Lisa Sproul, RC Sproul JR, scandal
Tagged apologetics, church, culture wars, devil, Forgiveness, Jesus Changes Everything, kingdom, lies, movies, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification, scandal
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First Church of the Not So Bad
We are adepts not at fighting our sins but hiding them. We gather each Lord’s Day dressed in our smiles, share our praise reports and our health concerns, pat ourselves on our backs, and return home to our gross and … Continue reading
Posted in abortion, assurance, Biblical Doctrines, church, cyberspace, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, preaching, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, scandal, theology
Tagged Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, Forgiveness, God's love, gratitude, Justification, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification, scandal
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New Theses, New Reformation
Thesis 42- We must rejoice in the Lord always. The grass is always greener at that other time. Or, to put it another way, our retro-vision glasses have rose colored lenses. Many of us face the tendency to not only … Continue reading
Posted in assurance, Biblical Doctrines, church, communion, Devil's Arsenal, grace, kingdom, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, Theses
Tagged Christian Testimony, church, God's love, gratitude, joy, kingdom, lies, peace, prayer, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification, suffering
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Ask RC- Why is there such a divide in the church on racial issues?
Most of the time when men of good will disagree it stems from competing strategies. We agree on where we want to go. We disagree about how to get there. In this instance, however, while we surely agree where we … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, Ask RC, Biblical Doctrines, church, communion, cyberspace, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, grace, kingdom, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR
Tagged apologetics, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, kingdom, lies, peace, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Perfectionism; Covid Is Weird; God’s Hammer
Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast
Posted in assurance, Biblical Doctrines, church, covid-19, Devil's Arsenal, ism, Jesus Changes Everything, kingdom, RC Sproul JR
Tagged church, devil, Forgiveness, gratitude, heaven, Jesus Changes Everything, joy, Justification, kingdom, lies, peace, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification, statism
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Ask RC- Why is the church so full of phonies?
It is my habit when asked “Why is the church…” to look for what is often the obvious answer, that the problem is people, and not at all exclusive to the church. This is certainly true in this case, that … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Ask RC, assurance, Biblical Doctrines, church, communion, Devil's Arsenal, grace, kingdom, RC Sproul JR
Tagged Ask RC, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, Forgiveness, God's love, gratitude, Justification, kingdom, lies, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Compassion on the Cheap
We all think in shorthand. That is, we carry with us sundry mental shortcuts that move us from one thought to another swiftly. These give us license to dismiss some ideas quickly so that we might be free to mull … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Doctrines, church, Devil's Arsenal, Economics in This Lesson, ethics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR
Tagged biblical economics, church, culture wars, devil, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul Jr, statism
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History is Our Story or The Church as Co-Star
There is a process by which a people group loses its privilege. First, lofty standing begins to lose its cache. Second, the once privileged become a matter of insignificance. Last, they become the untouchables. While Christians are fast on their … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, church, creation, Devil's Arsenal, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, sovereignty
Tagged apologetics, Ascension, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, eschatology, gratitude, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, peace, RC Sproul Jr, statism, suffering
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