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Ask RC- What does 1 John 2:2 – “And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world” mean?

Posted on July 30, 2020 by RC

My hero and teacher, Dr. John Gerstner, in dealing with one of the errors of dispensationalism, its rejection of the doctrine of limited atonement, referred to this error as, “beating the ‘L’ out of TULIP.” Though we believe the five … Continue reading →

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Truth or Consequentialism

Posted on July 29, 2020 by RC

There are, in the end, essentially only two forms of ethics. One approach is pragmatic, the other principled. Pragmatism on its own, of course, is always incomplete. That is to say, we can’t answer the question of what works until … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on July 28, 2020 by RC

Thesis 35 We must discipline our children in accordance with the Bible rather than psychology. Our tendency is to believe that the devil creates false worldviews for the purpose of fooling unbelievers. But the devil doesn’t score any points on … Continue reading →

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Spiritualism; Stone in the Shoe & Plowing in Hope

Posted on July 28, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Ask RC- How should Christians respond when pressured to embrace worldly movements?

Posted on July 27, 2020 by RC

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Sam Coonrod made headlines last week when, for the west coast opener of this year’s abbreviated baseball season, he alone did not kneel during a planned video presentation from Morgan Freeman about the racial strife … Continue reading →

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Covid, Judgment and Grace

Posted on July 25, 2020 by RC

There is a great divide between the city of God and the city of man. The competing armies of the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent, however, have this much in common- we’re all bad. The … Continue reading →

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Walking Toward Perfection

Posted on July 24, 2020 by RC

I have suggested in the past that we ought, when tempted toward pride in our own spiritual maturity, take an honest look at how far we have to go, at the great gap between where we are and where we … Continue reading →

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Dissing Our Mother

Posted on July 22, 2020 by RC

It wasn’t the first time a wife upstaged her husband, and the results were nearly as disastrous. In Eden Eve took the lead, conversed with the devil, bit the fruit, and then served it to her husband. By the time … Continue reading →

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Angels in the Architecture; God’s Wisdom; Meeting Jesus- Us

Posted on July 22, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Last Night’s Opening Study on The Holiness of God

Posted on July 21, 2020 by RC
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