Category Archives: sovereignty

Does God change His mind?

Posted on May 14, 2020 by RC

I I Samuel 15 we read that God regretted making Saul king over Israel.This particular text is just one of several in the Bible wherein we see God describing regret, or remorse, where we see God appear to change His … Continue reading →

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Was God wrong to ask for Isaac’s sacrifice?

Posted on May 6, 2020 by RC

There are any number of challenges that come from this account in Genesis. Some have used it to deny God knows the future, on the basis of God’s declaration, “Now I know that you fear God” in 12:22. Some have … Continue reading →

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Monergism, Zaccheus and Angry Greta, Oh My

Posted on April 28, 2020 by RC

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Carpe Diem

Posted on April 24, 2020 by RC

Because we are given to self-interest, the first place our minds tend to go when hardship comes to town is bewilderment. We can’t begin to understand how or why God would allow pain to come our way. Eventually, by His … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on April 21, 2020 by RC

Thesis 22 We must preach the kingdom of God. It may be nigh onto impossible for Martin Luther to be given too much credit. The ripples that extend from his earthly labors continue to spread across the globe. He helped … Continue reading →

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Lisa Joins Me for Life in the Blender- When Children Wander and Meeting Jesus- The Rich Young Fool

Posted on April 20, 2020 by RC

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God on the Warpath, or The Grace of God in the Virus of Death

Posted on April 8, 2020 by RC

God is in the business of tearing down our idols. We, because we are yet sinners, desperately seek to prove Jesus wrong, to successfully serve two masters. But our Master won’t have it. He will not share His glory with … Continue reading →

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Believing the Invisible

Posted on April 3, 2020 by RC

We are all tempted to be practical deists. The deists were the poster children for god-of-the-gaps theology. That is, because they wanted the universe to make sense, but didn’t want to have to answer to the living God, they posited … Continue reading →

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One Giant Leap- Or, Reading Providence with Dyslexia

Posted on March 27, 2020 by RC

It is a good thing to affirm the sovereignty of God over all things. God delights in the truth and we ought to draw the deepest comfort from it. It is right and proper to understand that His sovereignty is … Continue reading →

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Aristotle, God’s Omnipotence and a Little Help From Our Friends

Posted on March 26, 2020 by RC

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