Category Archives: Devil’s Arsenal

Ask RC- How should we honor our elders when they err?

By treating them honorably. It should never surprise us when we discover a beloved pastor, a respected teacher, a living hero of our faith, has feet of clay. We, after all, like they, are descendants of clay footed people. Our … Continue reading

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Perseverance of the Saints and Shifting Blame

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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?

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

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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