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Monday’s Study on Romans
Posted in Bible Study, Biblical Doctrines, church, communion, eschatology, grace, RC Sproul JR, repentance, theology
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Why are doctrinally sound Christians so often cold?
First, this question is built on a broad, sweeping generalization. A true one, yes, but I’m not affirming either that all doctrinally sound Christians are cold, nor that all warm Christians are not doctrinally sound. That said, there is a … Continue reading
What three questions should a believer ask for better life?
Of course the most important questions are those that help move us, by the power of the Holy Spirit, from being an unbeliever to being a believer. A better life now is just more judgment on the horrific eternity of … Continue reading
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Smile, God Loves You
In one of his rare less gentle moments with a pen, my father once began an article in Tabletalk magazine this way, “Smile, God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. Unless your name is Esau.” While … Continue reading
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Power Preaching
All those who preach want their preaching to have impact. I suspect that in all those who preach, this desire is born of a mixture of two other desires, the desire to have congregants and the kingdom blessed, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Testimony, church, Forgiveness, God's love, gratitude, joy, Justification, kingdom, kingdom notes, marriage feast of the lamb, RC Sproul Jr
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#JesusToo
We are all rather quick to lay claim to the title “victim.” The truth is we are all victims. Every mother’s son of us has, at one time or another, been the victim of someone else’s sins against us. It … Continue reading
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What is the three-fold use of the law?
God’s law serves at least three purposes, which Calvin wisely expressed. He affirmed that the law first serves as a mirror for us. It reveals the perfect character of God, and in so doing, it exposes our sin. This might … Continue reading
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Smart is Not a Fruit
Leave it to Reformed people to miss the point. When Paul describes the body of Christ as a body, part of which includes hands, ears, and so forth, we are quick to mark our territory — we are the brain … Continue reading
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Our Father
As a father and a grandfather I am, from time to time, faced with challenges. Children and grandchildren have inherited from me a condition that leads to those challenges- sin. For the myriad ways they are and can be blessings … Continue reading
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The Rest of the Story
Obedience is a rather narrow road. Disobedience, on the other hand, has a great, sweeping plain of options. Because we are like the Pharisees, we find it easy to convert the law of God into sundry sins of omission. We’re … Continue reading
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