Tag Archives: sanctification

New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 58 We must fear God and obey all that He commands. Ecclesiastes is one of the most difficult books in all the Bible. One key reason is that it is inverted. Much of it is an extended ad hominem … Continue reading

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Grace Abounding

Grace is a virtue that is not only far more powerful than nice, but, not coincidently, is far more difficult to cultivate. All it takes to adopt a nice attitude toward others is to simply not care. Nice, in fact, … Continue reading

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Living in Our Fears

It is our fears that reveal to us our treasures, and the shape of the idols of our hearts. And the devil likes nothing more than to prey upon those fears, even through the medium of our purported friends. I … Continue reading

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New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 56- We must do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God. Extraordinary times call for ordinary measures. When things go as we expect them to go we generally know what we are called to do. When, however, … Continue reading

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What would future RC say to present RC?

Ask RC- If it were 2046, and you could come back to today to warn yourself, what would you say? It is, I confess, a rather convoluted question, but the principle isn’t so hard to grasp. We often try as … Continue reading

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Coming Up Repentance

Forgiveness of sins does not, of itself, erase the need, in some contexts, for real, painful, and fitting consequences. If a man robs a bank and then throws himself on the mercy of God in Christ his sin will most … Continue reading

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Should we pay taxes that finance abortion?

It is one of my great passions, the desire to see me, and the evangelical church take the evil of abortion more seriously, to have our hearts more deeply broken, and our actions more faithful. We have all, I fear, … Continue reading

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Catechism 55; Resolutions; Partners

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New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 54- We must believe that all we experience God sends because He loves us. There are two great evils that travel side by side with hardship and suffering, two lies hissed by the forked tongue of the serpent. One … Continue reading

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Ask RC- How have you managed 2020?

Despite the truth that from time to time, whether on my blog or on either of my podcasts, Ask RC or Jesus Changes Everything I dip my toes into political issues, I do not, as a general rule follow politics … Continue reading

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