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Category Archives: Reformation
The Work of the Ministry and the Ministry of Work
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 Christian Testimony, church, Education, kingdom, kingdom notes, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Is there one true church? How do we recognize it?
Yes, Virginia, there is. The true church is made up of all those churches that confess the true faith. We can divide the true church into the visible church and the invisible. The former contains all those who have a … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, apologetics, Apostles' Creed, Ask RC, Biblical Doctrines, church, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, Roman Catholicism
Tagged apologetics, Ask RC, Christian Testimony, church, lies, RC Sproul Jr
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Heresies, Damned Heresies, Goldilocks and Elisha’s Bears
Too Hard There are at least three working definitions of heresy. First is the view that all error is heresy. This view has as an advantage that it recognizes the unity of truth. Because God is one, and God is … Continue reading
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Seek First
It’s a pretty simple concept that we let slip too easily out of our hands, because it reveals our weaknesses. The concept is this- when the Bible warns us against something, there’s a pretty good chance we’ll be tempted to … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, assurance, Biblical Doctrines, church, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, repentance, Theses, wisdom
Tagged Christian Testimony, church, devil, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul Jr
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Fear God and Obey
Ecclesiastes is one of the most difficult books in all the Bible. One key reason is that it is inverted. Much of it is an extended ad hominem argument. By ad hominem I don’t mean that Solomon is insulting his … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Doctrines, ethics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, Theses
Tagged Christian Testimony, God's love, gratitude, kingdom, kingdom notes, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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What is Sonship theology?
Sonship theology is a set of biblical notions originally propagated by Jack Miller, a former missionary and pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America (former because Jack has gone on to his reward.) The ideas were first spread through a … Continue reading
Posted in Ask RC, assurance, Biblical Doctrines, Books, grace, justification, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, theology, wonder
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A Whole New World
My father may well have been the hardest man in the world to shop for. One year, however, I did well. I got my dad a nice plaque with a photo of Three Rivers Stadium, home to the Pittsburgh Pirates … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, creation, cyberspace, eschatology, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, politics, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, sovereignty
Tagged Ascension, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, eschatology, kingdom, kingdom notes, politics, RC Sproul Jr
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The Micah Mandate
Extraordinary times call for ordinary measures. When things go as we expect them to go we generally know what we are called to do. When, however, the world outside our control gets out of control we often find ourselves in … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, abortion, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, persecution, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, repentance, sexual confusion, sovereignty, Theses, wisdom
Tagged abortion, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, God's love, kingdom, kingdom notes, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Looking Backward, Moving Forward
It doesn’t happen often, but it had happened. A book written for businessmen had jumped the fence and become something of a universal best seller. Like The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People before it, and Good to Great after … Continue reading
Posted in Apostles' Creed, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, Doctrines of Grace, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, preaching, psalms, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, theology, wisdom
Tagged Christian Testimony, church, doctrines of grace, Education, kingdom, kingdom notes, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Christos Ho Kurios
Rome could not help but trip over her own feet. When you get the gospel wrong the error does not stay hermetically sealed, leaving everything else safe. Rather, the whole ship goes down. Rome, seeking to elevate the church, created … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, abortion, assurance, Biblical Doctrines, church, creation, eschatology, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, persecution, politics, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, sexual confusion, sovereignty
Tagged abortion, Ascension, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, eschatology, kingdom, kingdom notes, politics, RC Sproul Jr, statism
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