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Tag Archives: sanctification
Back Up: Rethinking Rebukes From a Friend
It is because we are saved by grace that we sinners are able to confess publicly that we are sinners. It is because we are sinners, however, that we are so quick to get defensive any time someone accuses us … Continue reading
Posted in assurance, Biblical Doctrines, friends, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, repentance, theology, wisdom
Tagged Christian Testimony, Forgiveness, friendship, God's love, gratitude, kingdom, kingdom notes, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Rules For Our Reformation: Learning from Luther
The Protestant Reformation is called the Reformation for a good reason. It is not called the First Reformation or Reformation II, as if they happen every so often. I have never been asked, when referencing the Reformation, “Of which Reformation … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, repentance, theology
Tagged Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, Forgiveness, gratitude, kingdom, kingdom notes, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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New Study Begins Next Week, Monday Jan. 19
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. One week from today, January 19 we will begin a new Bible study called … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, apologetics, Bible Study, Lisa Sproul, prayer, RC Sproul JR, theology
Tagged apologetics, Bible study, culture wars, Lisa Sproul, prayer, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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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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Who’s On First? What’s On Second? Christ and His Kingdom
The one thing I want you to be certain to do is finish reading this piece and brush your teeth every evening. I trust at least two things strike you about this opening sentence. First, it’s a rather odd way … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, Biblical Doctrines, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, repentance, theology
Tagged Ascension, Christian Testimony, culture wars, God's love, gratitude, kingdom, kingdom notes, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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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 is God’s will for my life? How Can I Know It?
It’s a common enough question. So many people have me asked this question as if I’m the recruiter down at the Lord’s army. My questioner wants to know will he have the Special Forces style glamour of overseas missions in … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, Ask RC, Biblical Doctrines, kingdom, RC Sproul JR
Tagged Ask RC, Christian Testimony, God's love, gratitude, kingdom, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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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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Yes Gremlins, No Podcast, Apologies, See You Next Week Redux
The gremlins got us again. Technical difficulties keep us from posting a new Jesus Changes Everything Podcast today. We hope to have everything up and running next week if not sooner. As with last week, we offer instead this week’s … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, announcements, Bible Study, Biblical Doctrines, communion, cyberspace, grace, RC Sproul JR, theology, wonder, worship
Tagged adoption, Bible study, Christian Testimony, God's love, gratitude, Jesus Changes Everything, marriage feast of the lamb, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Bible Study, Tonight: To Be As Children: Aiming to Please
We continue our Monday Bible study at 7:00. Dinner at 6:15. We air the study on Facebook Live (RC-Lisa Sproul). Within a day or two we post the video of the study right here for those who would like to … Continue reading
Posted in "race", 10 Commandments
Tagged Bible study, Christian Testimony, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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