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Category Archives: scandal
Why is the evangelical church so full of pretense?
I’m no behaviorist, but I don’t need to be to understand this truth- that which you punish you get less of, and what you reward you get more of. We don’t like punishment, and seek to avoid it. We do … Continue reading
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Believers’ Loving Response to Sexual Confusion
I suspect one of the reasons that the opposition to sodomy that was once the default position of all professing Christians is in such retreat says more than we suspect. We’re now being encouraged to be silent on the issue, … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, ethics, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, persecution, preaching, RC Sproul JR, repentance, scandal, sexual confusion
Tagged apologetics, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, marriage, RC Sproul Jr, scandal
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The Scandal of the Gospel in a Graceless World
All of us, both within and without the church, face the temptation of being legalists when dealing with others’ sins against us, and antinomians when dealing with our sins against others. We want those we have perceived to have wronged … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, Christian Testimony, devil, Forgiveness, God's love, gratitude, Justification, kingdom, kingdom notes, RC Sproul Jr, scandal
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Nobody Told Me: Strange Days Indeed, Most Peculiar Mama
Though I confess it didn’t take a great deal of courage or insight to make the prediction, I did suggest when 2024 began that we all buckle up for a bumpy ride. One could argue so far I’ve been off. … Continue reading
Posted in covid-19, Devil's Arsenal, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, politics, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, scandal, sexual confusion, sovereignty
Tagged abortion, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, peace, politics, prayer, RC Sproul Jr, scandal, statism
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Where Seldom is Heard; ERLC Waffle Fest; Truth and Time
This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast
Posted in Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, ethics, Good News, grace, Health, hermeneutics, Jesus Changes Everything, Lisa Sproul, Month of Sundays, RC Sproul JR, Sacred Marriage, scandal
Tagged church, culture wars, God's love, gratitude, Lisa Sproul, marriage, politics, RC Sproul Jr, scandal
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Run Away, Run Away- The Wisdom of Fleeing Temptation
There’s a reason he’s called the rich, young fool. Though he was wise enough to ask the right person, Jesus, his question, “what must I do to inherit eternal life” he was fool enough to claim, after Jesus reminded him … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, abortion, Biblical Doctrines, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, repentance, scandal
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The Cost of Conviction, or, Guarding our Garbage
Peer pressure, though we may consign it to teenagers and temptations toward teenage sins, is real and impacts all of us. It rarely comes complete with all the accoutrements, the insistent pleas from our friends, “Come on, everyone’s doing it” … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, politics, RC Sproul Jr, scandal, statism
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“A Young Lady,” An Old Story of Ongoing Sin
Like so many others I find myself taken aback by the recent resignation of Robert Morris, senior pastor of the massive Gateway Church in Texas. Morris resigned his position after it was made public that when he was a young, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Testimony, church, Forgiveness, God's love, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul Jr, scandal
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Stewarding Our Failures, Robust Dividends
When one invests his money wisely he ends up with more money. When one invests ones failures wisely he ends up with fewer failures. We don’t tend, however, to look at our failures as assets. We see them as burdens, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Testimony, failure, Forgiveness, God's love, gratitude, joy, kingdom, kingdom notes, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification, scandal
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How should Christians respond to pride month?
Christians are called to be counter-cultural. Which means there’s only one way to respond to pride month. With humility. Which, of course, is the same way we should respond to every situation and circumstance. Humility for the believer operates on … Continue reading
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