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Encore Edition; Limited Atonement, Pastor Pinhead & More

Posted on December 11, 2024 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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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 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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God in the Hands of Angry Sinners- A Misunderstanding

Posted on November 8, 2024 by RC

It was a strange time for me. I was attending a high school that was so nominal in its commitment to the Christian faith that the high school English teacher was an atheist. Still, his was among my favorite classes, … Continue reading →

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God Knows My Heart; I, However, Clearly Do Not

Posted on November 7, 2024 by RC

Here we find an expression that is most strange- God knows my heart. Nine times out of ten the speaker using this expression is seeking comfort in the face of some sin. I do something wrong. Either my own conscience … 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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He Will Never Let Us Go- Believing His Promises

Posted on November 5, 2024 by RC

Fear can be a potent motivator, or conversely, a great de-motivator. Many of us have a deep fear of change. However disappointed we may be in ourselves, in our circumstances, in our walk with the Lord, in our church, we … Continue reading →

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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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