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Tag Archives: lies
Pride Before the Fall: Adam, Eve and Mephistopheles
God is true and every man a liar. Liars, however, dress like their father. That is, just as the devil appears as an angel of light, so he, and his minions, appear as tellers, indeed lovers of the truth. As … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Testimony, devil, Forgiveness, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul Jr
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Knot Kneading & Not Needing to Know: Me & the Sanford Mess
One cannot step outside the system. And we are the system. As I argued last week with respect to the war in Iran, truth can be hard to come by, outside of God’s Word and His world. Because every man … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, cyberspace, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, friends, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, proverbs, RC Sproul, RC Sproul JR, scandal, special edition, wisdom
Tagged Christian Testimony, church, devil, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification, scandal
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The First Casualty: All That We Don’t Know About Iran
What I remember most about the first days of the COVID crisis was the sense that I had no idea whom to believe. I was skeptical of claims made the government because, well, they were claims made by the government. … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, assurance, Biblical Doctrines, creation, Devil's Arsenal, eschatology, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, politics, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, scandal, sovereignty, wisdom
Tagged Ascension, Christian Testimony, devil, Iran, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, politics, RC Sproul Jr, scandal, statism, War
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A Cat in a Dog’s World: BS in a Modern Age Episode 2
Part 2 of my dear friend Dave Nelson’s television program, A Cat in a Dog’s World: BS (Being Sanctified) in a Modern Age is now available. Dave and I continue our discussion on the pursuit of sanctification in our troubled … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, abortion, apologetics, assurance, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, Devil's Arsenal, evangelism, grace, interview, kingdom, preaching, RC Sproul JR, repentance, sovereignty, theology, wisdom
Tagged apologetics, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, Justification, kingdom, lies, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Last Week’s Truth You Can Count On Study: Cunning Fables
This study considers Peter’s assurance that our faith is grounded not in cunning fables but in eyewitness accounts. Check it out.
Oh Brave New World, With Such People In It
Neil Postman, in his delightful albeit ominous book Amusing Ourselves to Death, draws an insightful comparison between two important dystopian novels. Utopian novels, of course, are those designed to show us edenic cultures. Dystopian novels show us hellish futures. The … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, Big Eva, Books, church, cyberspace, Devil's Arsenal, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR
Tagged Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, Education, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul Jr, statism
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First Episode of A Cat in a Dog’s World: Check it Out
A dear friend, Dave Nelson, recently started a new program on public access TV program here in Fort Wayne. His goal? To talk about the challenges of pursuing sanctification in a culture hell-bent against holiness. He invited me to be … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, announcements, apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, grace, RC Sproul JR, theology
Tagged apologetics, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, lies, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Study Tonight, Truth You Can Count On: Clever Fables
We continue our Truth You Can Count On study. Tonight, 7:00, we unpack Peter’s claim that we do not bring cunningly devised fables. We stream our study on Facebook Live (at the account Lisa and I share, RC-Lisa) for those … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, Bible study, Christian Testimony, lies, RC Sproul Jr
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Surviving Incredulity World: Why What We Don’t Know Hurts Us
Lies are a double-edged sword. Not only are they designed to get us to believe things that are not true, but they encourage us to not believe things that are true. Every lie borrows its credibility from some other truth. … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, Christian Testimony, culture wars, devil, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, politics, RC Sproul Jr, scandal, statism
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Is it a sin to be wealthy? Prosperity and Providence
No. One can certainly get wealthy by sinning. One can certainly sin while being wealthy. But it is surely not a sin to be wealthy. Though few are so crass as to express this sentiment, it nevertheless often reveals itself, … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, Ask RC, Biblical Doctrines, Devil's Arsenal, Economics in This Lesson, ethics, grace, kingdom, politics, proverbs, RC Sproul JR, wisdom, work
Tagged Ask RC, biblical economics, Christian Testimony, culture wars, God's love, gratitude, kingdom, lies, politics, RC Sproul Jr
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