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Dissecting Dilbert’s “Dad’s” Deathbed Declaration
Scott Adams passed away recently. He, to some degree, “live streamed” his last days via Twitter. That is, he posted regularly through his final moments. Besides writing a delightful, enduring comic strip in Dilbert, he was unashamedly conservative, and so … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Doctrines, eschatology, evangelism, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, preaching, RC Sproul JR, repentance, theology
Tagged Christian Testimony, eschatology, Justification, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul Jr
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Not a Sin, But Not the Ideal: A Cautious Warning
We all are prone to both legalism and antinomianism. When we want to do something God’s law forbids, we become antinomian. If we want someone else to not do what we think they should not, we become legalists. We add … Continue reading
Posted in "race", 10 Commandments, church, communion, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, hermeneutics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, wisdom
Tagged Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, marriage, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Kids and Their Phones, or, Old Man Yelling at Clouds
There was a time when I saw every complaint about any technology as an assault on the blessings of liberty. My loyalty to free markets made me suspicious of anyone casting doubt on the marvels of new whiz bang machines. … Continue reading
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Tagged culture wars, devil, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, movies, RC Sproul Jr
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Preaching Power: Standing On and Under the Word
That we in the church have been infected by the consumerist mindset is a given. It is a buyer’s market, with sellers of every imaginable stripe vying for our attention. In the mindset of too many churches, and too many … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, preaching, RC Sproul JR, wisdom
Tagged church, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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What’s Coming Up For Your Next Bible Study?
So glad you asked. Before Christmas we finished a six-part series on our call to be as children. For more on that theme, see my book The Call to Wonder. Two weeks from today, January 19 we will begin a … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, apologetics, Ask RC, assurance, Bible Study, Biblical Doctrines, logic, philosophy, prayer, RC Sproul JR, theology, wisdom
Tagged apologetics, Ask RC, Bible study, Christian Testimony, culture wars, lies, RC Sproul Jr
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Worshipping Your Own Personal “Higher” “Power”
It is not a difficult thing to discern the nature of someone else’s god. Some people carry their religion on their sleeve, advertising their spiritual commitments on bumper stickers or t-shirts. You can tell the Amish by their clothing, even … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, Biblical Doctrines, ism, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, politics, post-modernism, worship
Tagged Christian Testimony, culture wars, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, politics, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification, statism
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What does Semper Reformanda, always reforming mean?
The Reformation was rife with slogans, pithy shorthand flags planted in the ground expressing Reformation distinctives. It argued, of course, that those distinctives were in fact not new, but a recovery of what had been lost over the course of … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, Apostles' Creed, Ask RC, Biblical Doctrines, church, Devil's Arsenal, kingdom, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, Roman Catholicism, wisdom
Tagged apologetics, Ask RC, Christian Testimony, church, devil, kingdom, lies, RC Sproul Jr
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Growing Pains: Annihilating God’s Character
Our little corner of the interwebs is up in arms over actor Kirk Camerson’s recent admission that he is finding the doctrine of annihilation to be preferable to the doctrine of eternal conscious torment for those who die outside of … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, Apostles' Creed, Biblical Doctrines, Doctrines of Grace, eschatology, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, Lisa Sproul, RC Sproul JR, repentance, scandal, sexual confusion, theology
Tagged apologetics, Christian Testimony, eschatology, Forgiveness, God's love, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul Jr, scandal
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Missing the (Decimal) Point
It’s a volatile real estate market out there. Prices have, in the past few years, shot through the roof faster than, well, faster than the last real estate bubble we had. And they have also come crashing down, when the … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical economics, culture wars, kingdom notes, lies, politics, RC Sproul Jr
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Talkin’ ‘Bout My G-g-g-generation: Who Are We?
I pursued a graduate degree at Ole Miss and taught two classes of Freshman English each semester. The two intersected when I took a graduate class on teaching the freshman class. The popular pop guru gave fresh nuggets of his … Continue reading
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