Tag Archives: Justification

Ask RC- Is Christianity a religion, or a relationship?

Yes. There are, of course, all manner of things that separate the Christian faith from all other faiths. Ours is the story of God condescending to us, rather than we climbing to Him. Ours is a story grounded in history, … Continue reading

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Jesus Is Not My Crutch

The devil delights to mock us. When he isn’t filling us with pride, he tries filling us with shame. We are told by the serpent, often through his respectable mouthpieces, men like Marx and Freud, that religion is a superstitious … Continue reading

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Owning My Inner Pharisee

  There are, I suspect, two defining and inter-related qualities that make for a Pharisee. The world would have us believe that one of them is being religious, and the other being powerful. The truth is that one is the … Continue reading

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Ask RC- What is Sonship theology?

Sonship theology is a set of biblical notions originally propagated by Jack Miller, a former missionary and pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America (former because Jack has gone on to his reward.) The ideas were first spread through a … Continue reading

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Ask RC- What about those who never hear the gospel?

My friends at Social Church invited me on their podcast to consider what happens to those who never hear the gospel. Have a listen-

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The Simple Gospel

  In wrestling they call it “the reversal.” You score big points when you not only escape the clutches of your opponent, but suddenly have him in your clutches. Here is how the devil does this to us as it … Continue reading

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Getting Grace

Call it a dog whistle, a secret handshake, a shibboleth- it matters not. We all have our ways of communicating which tribe we belong to, all without offending, or even informing, those outside the club. You’re having lunch at work … Continue reading

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Bible Study Facebook Live June 10, 2019

Had some technical difficulties, and had to restart twice. The top one is the beginning, the bottom one the end, which means the middle one is, well, the middle one. Hope you enjoy, and join us next week when we … Continue reading

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Sin, In Heaven?

If “The Fall” was caused by just one sin from the very first humans and all humans since have sinned, what are our chances of remaining sinless in heaven? I assume we would still have our gift of free will, … Continue reading

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Podcast Conversation on Growing Up (with) RC

Regular Reformed guys talking with a regular Reformed guy about RC Sproul, a regular Reformed guy. CLICK HERE

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