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Category Archives: philosophy
Golden Rule Epistemology
It was an easy argument. As a graduate student in English at Ole Miss I had developed something of a reputation as a contrarian, a gadfly. Which led one colleague to ask me words to this effect- “RC, you always … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, ethics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, logic, philosophy, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, wisdom
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News I Can Use
A case could be made that what separates Reformed believers from the rest of the evangelical church is less the competing doctrinal perspectives of Calvinism versus Arminianism and more the competing perspectives on the value of doctrine. That is, we … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, beauty, Biblical Doctrines, communion, Doctrines of Grace, ethics, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, philosophy, RC Sproul JR, sovereignty, theology, wisdom, wonder, worship
Tagged Christian Testimony, doctrines of grace, God's love, gratitude, joy, kingdom, kingdom notes, RC Sproul Jr
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Now Play Nice
It is bad enough that we are such suckers for the bait and switch. The devil has been playing this gag on us for millennia. We should have learned by now. When the angel comes along and says, “You know, … Continue reading
Posted in abortion, apologetics, church, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, logic, persecution, philosophy, politics, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR
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The Other Cheek, and the Other Foot
We are all quick to take offense, and all rather blind to the offenses we cause. That’s because we think we are the center of the universe, and all others orbit around us. Consider Roy Costner IV, a young hero … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, church, creation, ethics, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, persecution, philosophy, politics, RC Sproul JR
Tagged apologetics, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, Education, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, politics, RC Sproul Jr, statism
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You Can’t Call Me AI
A “Man on the Street” interview asked people this question- what’s the most impressive invention of the last 150 years?” One gentleman suggested that it had to be the automobile. What else, he reasoned, had had such an impact, reshaping … Continue reading
Is homosexuality “unnatural”?
Certainly. There is one way this is so, and one in which it is not. As per always, it helps if we define our terms. It is not uncommon for apologists for this particular perversion to argue that it is … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, Ask RC, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, creation, ethics, persecution, philosophy, politics, RC Sproul JR, scandal, sexual confusion
Tagged apologetics, Ask RC, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, homosexuality, lies, RC Sproul Jr, scandal
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Devils and Demos
Legend has it that as the Constitutional Convention adjourned that a woman questioned Benjamin Franklin, “Sir, what kind of government have you given us?” The old curmudgeon quipped, “A republic, if you can keep it.” It is not a good … Continue reading
Posted in ABCs of Theology, abortion, covid-19, ethics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, philosophy, politics, RC Sproul JR
Tagged abortion, Christian Testimony, culture wars, devil, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, politics, RC Sproul Jr, statism
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What’s our biggest weakness in understanding the Bible?
Logic, or a lack thereof. There are plenty of other weaknesses we have. We not only don’t come to the Bible as first century Jews but we do come as twenty-first century Americans. We are largely ignorant of the geography, … Continue reading
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Sacred Marriage, The Good; Foreign Alliances; Babel & More
This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast
Posted in ethics, In the Beginning, Jesus Changes Everything, Lisa Sproul, Month of Sundays, philosophy, RC Sproul JR, Sacred Marriage
Tagged Christian Testimony, Jesus Changes Everything, Lisa Sproul, marriage, politics, RC Sproul Jr, statism
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Blood in the Streets
How prone we are to miss the drama. The tyranny of the urgent, the plainness of our patterns, and our propensity to look inward rather than outward all push us to regard our callings, our surroundings, and our souls as … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, adoption, Christian Testimony, culture wars, devil, eschatology, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, politics, RC Sproul Jr, statism
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