Category Archives: Devil’s Arsenal

Ask RC- Why are Christians so easily beaten in the culture wars?

Posted on February 5, 2020 by RC

Time was when the answer to that question would be grounded in a faulty eschatology. Dispensationalism for decades taught a diminished understanding of the great commission. They saw it strictly as evangelism, that our calling was to drag as many … Continue reading →

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Slitherlip’s Smears and Tarnishtongue’s Tales

Posted on January 24, 2020 by RC

Dear Slitherlips, As you well know, the Enemy has a rather unfair advantage in that He can, and delights to make things out of nothing. Our powers lag well behind, being limited to perversion. He takes what is not to … Continue reading →

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A Man Has a Right to Own Her Body

Posted on January 22, 2020 by RC

You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain– . Seeking to stop the slaughter of the unborn by merely declaiming abortion is like building a bridge by starting in the middle. James reminds us that … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- How do we best fight against arrogance?

Posted on January 20, 2020 by RC

On the one hand I’m the perfect person to ask this question. Because I struggle deeply against this sin. On the other hand I’m the worst person to ask this question because I so often lose the struggle. Not because … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- How can I know if I’m saved? 5 Key Principles

Posted on January 16, 2020 by RC

There is no greater personal issue than our relationship with the living God. There are no greater stakes imaginable than the difference between eternal torment and eternal bliss. As such it is no wonder that so many struggle with issues … Continue reading →

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Beating Mr. Bulver, or Suspecting the Man in the Mirror

Posted on January 15, 2020 by RC

That Bulverism is a fallacy (wherein one discredits the conclusions of another on the grounds that said conclusions benefit the concluder) does not mean that it is not also a temptation. Suppose, for instance, I were to make the argument … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Why do we find hardship so hard?

Posted on January 13, 2020 by RC

The soft answer is because it is hard. The hard answer is because we are soft. When I feel overwhelmed, and I do, when I feel like there’s just too much tension in my life, I often go back to … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on January 7, 2020 by RC

We must stop confusing worldliness with pre-evangelism. The devil has perfected any number of ways to profane the holy. Worse still, he has perfected any number of ways of encouraging us to do the same. Our worldliness is problem enough. … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Is there any value to the study of philosophy?

Posted on January 6, 2020 by RC

It was the church father Tertullian who asked, “What hath Athens to do with Jerusalem?” His pithy question suggests that the study of philosophy and the study of theology are utterly disconnected, that the former is bad, useless, destructive while … Continue reading →

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The Law of Grace and the Grace of Law

Posted on January 3, 2020 by RC

Some call them “Nice Nazis.” These are those stormtroopers, some professing Christians, some not, who can be counted to race to the aid of the accused. That is, if I say, “It is wrong to do X” the “Nice Nazi” … Continue reading →

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