Category Archives: kingdom

I’m Just a Sinner In a Rock and Roll Band

Posted on October 10, 2024 by RC

It is shocking to me that someone else’s sin seems to shock us. I can only surmise that our shock is the fruit of not having a very clear idea of ourselves. I’ve often suggested that so many of us … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, abortion, assurance, Biblical Doctrines, ethics, grace, Holy Spirit, justification, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, repentance, scandal, theology, wisdom | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on I’m Just a Sinner In a Rock and Roll Band

Owning, and Owned By the Pearl of Great Price

Posted on October 8, 2024 by RC

There may well be many of them, but perhaps not as many as you might think. Most of the knowledge I was blessed to receive from my Father became melded together with the rest of it. I was blessed to … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, assurance, beauty, Biblical Doctrines, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, parables, RC Sproul, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, sovereignty | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Owning, and Owned By the Pearl of Great Price

Let It Not Be Named Once Among You As Becomes Saints

Posted on October 4, 2024 by RC

A given culture’s depravity isn’t measured simply by the percentage of Christians in that culture. Vital to the equation are two other factors. First, and most important, is how spiritually mature those Christians are. Corinth remained a sewer not because … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, abortion, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, cyberspace, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, scandal, sexual confusion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Days of Whine and Roses: Hustling Downward

Posted on October 3, 2024 by RC

With the recent passing of Pete Rose we are once again debating the merits of whether he should be in the baseball Hall of Fame. He was, by all accounts, one of the greatest to ever play the game. He … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, Biblical Doctrines, ethics, grace, Heroes, justification, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, Nostalgia, RC Sproul JR, repentance, scandal, sport | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Love Your Grammar: Death of Culture in the Death of Language

Posted on October 1, 2024 by RC

Grammers defiantly not easy getting it right. Know what I mean? Of course you know what I mean. So what difference does it make that I didn’t begin “Grammar’s definitely not easy to get right?” Aren’t grammar nerds, you know, … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, cyberspace, ethics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, logic, on writing well, persecution, philosophy, politics, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Love Your Grammar: Death of Culture in the Death of Language

The Work of the Ministry and the Ministry of Work

Posted on September 27, 2024 by RC

I give thanks for my seminary education. All that time and energy devoted to studying the Scriptures revealed, among many other things, that the Bible says not the first word about seminary. It does, however, tell us a thing or … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, Education, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, preaching, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, shepherd's college, theology, wisdom, work | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on The Work of the Ministry and the Ministry of Work

Living in a World Gone Mad: Lovers of Death

Posted on September 26, 2024 by RC

Sometimes the Bible says things with such simple clarity that it shakes us from our slumbers. Evil’s presence has numbed us, making us miss the obvious. We believe, for instance, that we do not have an established religion in our … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, abortion, apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, covid-19, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, persecution, philosophy, politics, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, sexual confusion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Living in a World Gone Mad: Lovers of Death

Murdering Miracles- Unraveling What God Is Knitting Together

Posted on September 24, 2024 by RC

It is, in one sense, a simple enough question to answer. When you remember that we are wicked enough to murder our own children it makes sense that we are also wicked enough to not be terribly concerned about the … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, abortion, Biblical Doctrines, church, ethics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, repentance, scandal, sexual confusion, sovereignty | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

What’s wrong with house churches? Crowning Ourselves

Posted on September 23, 2024 by RC

Not a thing, if we mean by “house church” a church that meets in a house. One can make all manner of arguments about the best architectural forms for public worship, but no one, I suspect, would suggest that this … Continue reading →

Posted in Ask RC, Biblical Doctrines, church, kingdom, RC Sproul JR, worship | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Jesus Christ Superstar: The Folly Of Pop Icon-ography

Posted on September 20, 2024 by RC

The biggest oxymoron in Hollywood may well be this one: Bad publicity. In our age, what they say about you no longer matters, as long as they are talking about you. Face time is what it’s all about. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, Big Eva, cyberspace, Devil's Arsenal, evangelism, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment