Tag Archives: sanctification

Ask RC- Does the Bible consider homosexuality to be a grave sin?

Posted on August 6, 2020 by RC

No, the Bible does not make this claim. Neither does the Bible consider alcoholism to be a sin. The Bible, in fact, knows nothing of homosexuality or alcoholism. The Bible does, however, clearly condemn the practice of that peculiar perversion … Continue reading →

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Playground Wisdom

Posted on August 5, 2020 by RC

There is wisdom in the playground adage that every time we point a finger at others we have three more pointing back at ourselves. It’s true for adults too, who are given to hurling accusations against those who are just … Continue reading →

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Last Night’s Study on The Holiness of God

Posted on August 4, 2020 by RC
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Ask RC- How can I be sure Jesus won’t say to me “Depart from Me” on the last day?

Posted on August 3, 2020 by RC

You can’t make that sure, which is one of the keys to understanding this text. Assurance of salvation is one of the most common pastoral challenges, and understandably so. It matters, forever. And we struggle with sin until the day … Continue reading →

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The Dance of Life, or The Devil in the E’Gals

Posted on August 1, 2020 by RC

The fall of Adam and Eve is one of the stickiest theological wickets we encounter in the Bible. How could both of them, whom God had declared good, do bad? But there is a stickier wicket still, perhaps made so … Continue reading →

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Truth or Consequentialism

Posted on July 29, 2020 by RC

There are, in the end, essentially only two forms of ethics. One approach is pragmatic, the other principled. Pragmatism on its own, of course, is always incomplete. That is to say, we can’t answer the question of what works until … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on July 28, 2020 by RC

Thesis 35 We must discipline our children in accordance with the Bible rather than psychology. Our tendency is to believe that the devil creates false worldviews for the purpose of fooling unbelievers. But the devil doesn’t score any points on … Continue reading →

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Covid, Judgment and Grace

Posted on July 25, 2020 by RC

There is a great divide between the city of God and the city of man. The competing armies of the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent, however, have this much in common- we’re all bad. The … Continue reading →

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Walking Toward Perfection

Posted on July 24, 2020 by RC

I have suggested in the past that we ought, when tempted toward pride in our own spiritual maturity, take an honest look at how far we have to go, at the great gap between where we are and where we … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- How do I repent?

Posted on July 23, 2020 by RC

How do I repent? How do I know when I have repented? If repentance is a gift from God, then what is my role? If I think I have repented but then commit the same sin again, does that mean … Continue reading →

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