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Ask RC- What pizza topping are you?

Posted on February 14, 2020 by RC

I don’t know. More importantly, neither does anyone else. The better question is, why would anyone think anyone could know? Though they have been with us for some time I’m seeing more and more quizzes on sundry social media feeds … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Who married Cain?

Posted on February 7, 2020 by RC

The more honest question would be this one- why was it permissible for Cain (and Seth, and many more for that matter) to marry his sister? It is a more honest answer because we know there could be no other … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- During the sermon today, my pastor said, “We are co-creators with God.”​ That doesn’t ring true. Thoughts?

Posted on February 3, 2020 by RC

Yes, and no. First to the no. Theologians, who like to make distinctions, distinguish between God’s communicable attributes and His incommunicable attributes. The former are those which He can and does share with us, though of course in lesser degrees. … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- How often should we celebrate the Lord’s Supper?

Posted on January 27, 2020 by RC

It should not surprise us that this remains an issue of dispute. It has been at least since the Reformation. John Calvin, serving in Geneva, wanted the church to celebrate weekly. The elders of the church disagreed. Calvin submitted to … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Could Jesus have sinned?

Posted on January 23, 2020 by RC

Yes, and no. How we answer depends totally on how we are using the word “could.” Augustine explored the issue well, and both Luther and Edwards followed after him in distinguishing two different kinds of abilities. We could say that … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- How do we best fight against arrogance?

Posted on January 20, 2020 by RC

On the one hand I’m the perfect person to ask this question. Because I struggle deeply against this sin. On the other hand I’m the worst person to ask this question because I so often lose the struggle. Not because … Continue reading →

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Presuppositionalism, A Hero, and Sodom, Oh My

Posted on January 14, 2020 by RC

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Ask RC- Why do we find hardship so hard?

Posted on January 13, 2020 by RC

The soft answer is because it is hard. The hard answer is because we are soft. When I feel overwhelmed, and I do, when I feel like there’s just too much tension in my life, I often go back to … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Why do Christians disagree?

Posted on January 9, 2020 by RC

We, after all, affirm the same book. We, after all, are indwelt by the same Spirit. We, after all, are being remade into the same image. So why is it that we can’t seem to agree? The short answer is … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Is there any value to the study of philosophy?

Posted on January 6, 2020 by RC

It was the church father Tertullian who asked, “What hath Athens to do with Jerusalem?” His pithy question suggests that the study of philosophy and the study of theology are utterly disconnected, that the former is bad, useless, destructive while … Continue reading →

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