Category Archives: sovereignty

The God of Space and Time in Space and Time

Posted on December 6, 2024 by RC

We are all by nature Pelagians. Like the heretical monk Pelagius, we like to think we are basically good. Help in fighting this temptation is one of the great blessings that comes from embracing Reformed theology. Now we understand not … Continue reading →

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Why did God chose us? 1st Church of the Base and Foolish

Posted on December 2, 2024 by RC

One complaint against the doctrine of unconditional election is that it seems to make God out to be capricious. The late great John Gerstner, in trying to emphasize the sovereign grace of God in election once, with his tongue firmly … Continue reading →

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The Year of Our Lord- Marking Time in His Kingdom

Posted on November 15, 2024 by RC

The world is half full of half-empty thinkers, and I am one of them. Puddleglum is my patron saint. And nothing exposes the vast expanse of emptiness in the top half of the glass like listening to the evening news. … Continue reading →

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The Oxymoronic Arrogance of Reformed Folk

Posted on November 12, 2024 by RC

It’s an irony that hits close to home, so it’s one I make note of regularly. We who confess to being Reformed, Calvinistic, embracing the doctrines of grace, begin our confession of our distinctives with the doctrine of total depravity. … Continue reading →

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Election Reds; Jesus Reigns; Practically Sovereign and More

Posted on November 6, 2024 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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On the Love from and Free Will of Puppets

Posted on October 24, 2024 by RC

If ever there was a theological boogey man, it is this- the notion that if God is sovereign over us and our choices, such makes our love for Him inauthentic and worthless, turns us into robots or puppets. Without humans … Continue reading →

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Our Last Study on Philippians- Ode to Joy

Posted on October 23, 2024 by RC
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New Live Study Tonight, I Thessalonians – Love In Christ

Posted on October 21, 2024 by RC

Tonight we begin our new study on I Thessalonians. All are welcome to our home at 7 est, or you may join us for dinner at 6:15. We will also stream the study at Facebook Live, RC-Lisa Sproul. We hope … Continue reading →

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King King Maker; Resting in the One Who Reigns

Posted on October 17, 2024 by RC

I believe, and expect every believer to believe, that God will appoint His chosen person to serve as the next President of the United States. He will, of course, work through means, which is typically through our voting process. That … Continue reading →

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Owning, and Owned By the Pearl of Great Price

Posted on October 8, 2024 by RC

There may well be many of them, but perhaps not as many as you might think. Most of the knowledge I was blessed to receive from my Father became melded together with the rest of it. I was blessed to … Continue reading →

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