Category Archives: repentance

What does it mean to “preach the gospel to yourself?”

Posted on November 27, 2023 by RC

One of the weaknesses of the evangelical church in our day is that we tend to look at our salvation as a process, like we’re moving down an assembly line. There are good reasons for this perspective, not the least … Continue reading →

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A Lifestyle of Gratitude

Posted on November 21, 2023 by RC

It is a sure sign that we are sinners that we tend to be more concerned about what we do than what we are. That is, our guilt or peace oftentimes is the fruit of our own judgment of how … Continue reading →

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What should we be doing to better protect unborn babies?

Posted on November 20, 2023 by RC

For fifty years Christians have, with waxing and waning fervor, fought to see unborn children protected from parents and doctors that would take their lives. During that time we have seen sixty million babies’ lives snuffed out, on purpose, within … Continue reading →

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The Axis of Evil

Posted on November 7, 2023 by RC

It is my habit to challenge my brothers and sisters who spend time and energy denouncing this form of abortion, that reason for abortion, or the other context for abortion. The problem with late term or partial birth abortions isn’t … Continue reading →

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Can sin be my identity?

Posted on October 30, 2023 by RC

No, and yes. One of the strange results of efforts made to shoehorn homosexuality into the church is the claim of many at best celibate and at worst actively practicing, that they are “gay Christians.” The latter try to claim … Continue reading →

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Let No Man Tear Asunder

Posted on October 27, 2023 by RC

My favorite theologian of all time was wont to argue that the defining task of the theologian is to make distinctions. That’s what we do. We bring clarity through precision, precision through distinction. The man who may well have been … Continue reading →

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Public People, Private Lives

Posted on October 26, 2023 by RC

There has been of late a rather embarrassing battle going on on social media between competing tribes of Bible believing Calvinists who come down on different sides of what God commands for civil governments. There are good men on both … Continue reading →

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Blood in the Streets

Posted on October 20, 2023 by RC

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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Monday’s Study, Romans 8: 1-11

Posted on October 11, 2023 by RC
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Why do Christians still sin?

Posted on October 9, 2023 by RC

We are born sinners. Before we’ve done anything we are one thing, sinful. Praise God, He gives life to us so that we repent and believe. Our sins- past, present and future- are forgiven. Why though are there future sins? … Continue reading →

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