Category Archives: repentance

New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 78- We must teach our children humility. Scholars have debated for millennia what Paul’s thorn in his side was. While I can’t prove my theory, I’m confident I know the answer. I think it was kidney stones. When you … Continue reading

Posted in Biblical Doctrines, church, communion, Devil's Arsenal, Doctrines of Grace, grace, kingdom, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, repentance, Theses | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on New Theses, New Reformation

How has the internet impacted our sense of journalistic integrity?

There are some of us still around who remember the pre-internet world. There was a time when if you wanted your thoughts to reach an audience you had to find a publisher willing to help you out. That publisher had … Continue reading

Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, Ask RC, Biblical Doctrines, church, cyberspace, Devil's Arsenal, politics, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, repentance, scandal | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Building Our Own Tombs

It has always been my counsel to those seeking to enter the ministry that they should go the boot camp route. They shouldn’t start as the youth guy, moving up to the associate guy and then take a shot as … Continue reading

Posted in 10 Commandments, Biblical Doctrines, church, Devil's Arsenal, grace, Heroes, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, repentance | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Building Our Own Tombs

What about evangelism crusades at large stadiums?

One of the awkward parts of seeking to follow the regulative principle of worship, that Puritan notion that we are free in worship only to do what the Bible expressly commands, is determining what falls under the category of the … Continue reading

Posted in Ask RC, church, evangelism, kingdom, preaching, RC Sproul JR, repentance | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Back Up

It is because we are saved by grace that we sinners are able to confess publicly that we are sinners. It is because we are sinners, however, that we are so quick to get defensive anytime someone accuses us of … Continue reading

Posted in Biblical Doctrines, church, communion, Devil's Arsenal, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, repentance | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Back Up

Absurdism; Parable of the Heart; Unrepentant Sin and Heaven

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

Posted in Biblical Doctrines, church, ism, Jesus Changes Everything, kingdom, parables, philosophy, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, repentance | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Absurdism; Parable of the Heart; Unrepentant Sin and Heaven

The Origin of The Origin

Dear Dr. Darwin: There is an interesting angle on teleology that is rather like tossing a bat to see which team is up first, in the reverse. You may not remember that children’s game. One captain tosses the bat to … Continue reading

Posted in apologetics, assurance, Biblical Doctrines, creation, Devil's Arsenal, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, repentance, sovereignty, wonder | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Should Christians attend homosexual “weddings?”

Some of our deepest challenges as believers involve dealing with the sins of others, particularly those whom we love. Whether it is a relative struggling with addiction, a best friend unfaithful to his spouse, or a loved one embracing sexual … Continue reading

Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, Ask RC, Biblical Doctrines, church, kingdom, persecution, RC Sproul JR, repentance, sexual confusion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Should Christians attend homosexual “weddings?”

New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 75- We Must Wash Our Wives in the Word How easy it is to be shocked at the wrong thing. Ephesians chapter 5 brings us a frightening analogy. Paul tells us that the relationship between a husband and wife … Continue reading

Posted in Biblical Doctrines, church, Devil's Arsenal, grace, kingdom, prayer, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, repentance, Theses | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on New Theses, New Reformation

What most distinguishes the believer from the non-believer?

Right from the get-go we have something of an epistemological/ontological problem. I mean, right? That is, there are differences that are easier to see, and then there are differences that are more central, but harder to discern. On the ontological … Continue reading

Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, Ask RC, assurance, Biblical Doctrines, church, kingdom, RC Sproul JR, repentance | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on What most distinguishes the believer from the non-believer?