Category Archives: Doctrines of Grace

Ask RC- Can a person go to heaven with unrepentant sin?

Yes, yes, and no. The first yes is the easiest. It is a gross misunderstanding of the gospel to believe that our sins are only forgiven as long as we keep up with them perfectly. We don’t enter into a … Continue reading

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Losers ‘R’ Us, or First Church of the Base and Foolish

One of the common complaints against the doctrine of unconditional election is that it seems to make God out to be capricious. The late great John Gerstner, in trying to emphasize the sovereign grace of God in election once, with … Continue reading

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Lisa and RC at the Movies; God is Free and What Will Jesus Do?

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything

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Plato, Total Depravity and Hell Is Not God’s Absence

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Ask RC- Why are people such jerks?

Not long ago I posted an Ask RC piece in which the question was, “What kind of pizza topping are you?” I didn’t try to answer the question, because the piece was actually about the internet and its sundry and … Continue reading

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Grateful in the Kingdom

There is, in a rather small subsection of the Reformed world, a rather curious conviction. Some otherwise sound folks take the true and sound notion that because God knows those whom He has not chosen, because it is a great … Continue reading

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To See the Kingdom

“Unless a man is born of water and the Spirit he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Jesus spoke this to Nicodemus in John 3. It is, like every text, an important one. Jesus gives us a prerequisite, a sine … 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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Simul Justus et Peccator, All God’s Children and Blue Suede Shoes and I Know a Little Greek (Philosophy)

Today’s JCE Podcast

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