Category Archives: Doctrines of Grace

Molinism, or Paging Dr. Pangloss; Defining Disciple

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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How can I know if my church is preaching the gospel?

It is a disheartening reality that we who affirm the doctrine of total depravity often don’t believe we are totally depraved. It’s true enough that there are institutions and individuals who flat deny the doctrine. Then there are those who … Continue reading

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Happily Ever After

“And to forsake all others, till death do us part.” One would think, that with the decades-old trend in the broader culture of “personal marriage vows,” wherein husband and wife fill in the blanks and speak their own words, that … Continue reading

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A Portion of the Hole

I was evangelizing. Not, sadly, with the good news of Jesus, but trying to spread the message of limited government, free markets. I started out by explaining that even Marx himself recognized that a free economy created a great deal … Continue reading

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Psalm 6; Atin-Lay, Servum Arbitrium; Curating Books, Sherlock Holmes

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New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 93 We must always reform. The Reformation was chock full of shorthand slogans. The five solas of the Reformation came to light under the banner of Post Tenebras Lux, after darkness light. The five points of Calvinism, blossomed long … Continue reading

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At Such a Cost

Men were made for work, for protection, and for rescue. When we look at the imago Dei, the glorious truth that we are made in the image of God, I fear we miss much when we describe it in terms … Continue reading

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U is for Unconditional Election

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ABC’s of Theology Study Tonight

Tonight, 7 eastern, we continue our ABCs of Theology Study, looking at U is for Unconditional Election. All are welcome in our home or on FB live, RC-Lisa Sproul. We pray you’ll join us.

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What is “Cage-Stage” Calvinism, and what causes it?

Cage-stage describes an all too common phenomenon wherein a believer comes to embrace the doctrines of grace, and for a time becomes an obnoxious lout in defending the doctrines to all comers, whether they are interested or not. It suggests … Continue reading

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