Category Archives: Kingdom Notes

The Devil in the Details

Posted on September 26, 2019 by RC

The Christian is engaged in a three-front war. The Bible, replete with martial language, bears this out. The great evil trinity against which we fight is the world, the flesh, and the devil. In our day, sadly, we have made … Continue reading →

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Kingdoms in Conflict

Posted on September 25, 2019 by RC

“Theological liberalism no longer announces itself with old men in big steeples but disguises itself in young men in skinny jeans and glasses” I tweeted the above some time ago. From all appearances, based on the responses I received, theological … Continue reading →

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RC’s Confessions

Posted on September 23, 2019 by RC

Several of my real sins, often liberally mixed with unreal sins, are available for your reading pleasure through the help of Google. Sadly, as effective as Google and sundry attack bloggers are, they have missed too many of my sins. … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- How can we tell the difference between the accusations of the devil, and the conviction of the Holy Spirit?

Posted on September 21, 2019 by RC

Jesus, we ought to remember, was betrayed twice by His disciples. While the betrayal of Judas carried Jesus inexorably toward His passion, the betrayal of Peter was of the same dark hue. Both pushed Jesus away as the other, both … Continue reading →

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Me Not Me

Posted on September 20, 2019 by RC

I’m not the man I used to be. Neither am I the man I will one day be. And yet, I am the man I used to be, and will forever be that man. The passage of time experienced by … Continue reading →

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Everything Old Is New

Posted on September 19, 2019 by RC

It’s not always easy to grasp the relationship between the Old and New Testaments. The temptation among those who take a more covenantal approach is to de-emphasize the differences. My dispensational friends are wont to drive a wedge between the … Continue reading →

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The Emperor’s Girl Clothes

Posted on September 18, 2019 by RC

Quick- who was the villain in the classic story of the emperor’s new clothes? It’s not such an easy question. You could argue that all this folly could be set at the vain unshod feet of the emperor himself. You … Continue reading →

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Mirror, Mirror

Posted on September 16, 2019 by RC

We are all such moral monsters that we find it rather easy to other-ize other moral monsters. That is, because our sin blinds us to our sin, while making the sins of others bright as a thousand blazing suns, we … Continue reading →

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Sinner in the Hand of Angry Saints

Posted on September 14, 2019 by RC

One of the weaknesses that may come from communicating via social media is that we not only speak in short hand, but react in short hand. That is, our answers haven’t the time or characters to be nuanced, and so … Continue reading →

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WWJD- What Will Jesus Do?

Posted on September 13, 2019 by RC

It’s a quibble that reaches the level of pedantic. Rightly affirming the import of the question, it nevertheless gets it backwards. You have heard it said, “The most important question you will ever face is, ‘What are you going to … Continue reading →

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