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What Does the X in Xmas Mean?
from R.C. Sproul Dec 12, 2012 Category: Articles
The X in Christmas is used like the R in R.C. My given name at birth was Robert Charles, although before I was even taken home from the hospital my parents called me by my initials, R.C., and nobody seems to be too scandalized by that.
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Christmas Carols: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
from Daniel Hyde Dec 10, 2012 Category: Articles
My all-time favorite Christmas carol is Charles Wesley's, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing. I trust you will see why as we move through its stanzas and consider its message.
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What’s the Most Important Economic Lesson Americans Need to Learn?
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Dec 08, 2012 Category: Articles
I have for years now affirmed that the most foundational economic truth is that God owns everything. We need to learn that, down to our toes. I have also affirmed that the first law of economics is that consuming more than we produce leads to poverty, consuming less than we produce leads to prosperity. Keep Reading -
Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday?
from R.C. Sproul Dec 07, 2012 Category: Articles
I can't think of anything more pleasing to Christ than the church celebrating his birthday every year.
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TULIP and Reformed Theology: Perseverance of the Saints
from R.C. Sproul Dec 05, 2012 Category: Articles
Writing to the Philippians, Paul says, "He who has begun a good work in you will perfect it to the end" (Phil. 1:6). Therein is the promise of God that what He starts in our souls, He intends to finish.
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Christmas Carols: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
from Keith Mathison Dec 03, 2012 Category: Articles
Of the many beautiful hymns that have been composed in celebration of the birth of Christ, few in my mind equal the depth of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.
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The Power of Preaching
from R.C. Sproul Dec 01, 2012 Category: Articles
Every Sunday morning we observe a strange phenomenon in our cities, towns, and villages. Millions of people leave their homes, take respite from their jobs and recreation, and gather in church buildings for services of worship. Keep Reading -
7 Ways to Live Positively in a Negative Culture
from David Murray Nov 30, 2012 Category: Articles
We live in an increasingly negative culture and it's easy to be dragged down with all the discouraging and depressing events that flood our hearts and overwhelm our minds.
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TULIP and Reformed Theology: Irresistible Grace
from R.C. Sproul Nov 28, 2012 Category: Articles
In historic Reformation thought, the notion is this: regeneration precedes faith. We also believe that regeneration is monergistic. Now that's a three-dollar word. It means essentially that the divine operation called rebirth or regeneration is the work of God alone.
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What is a Christian’s Responsibility to Government?
from R.C. Sproul Nov 26, 2012 Category: Articles
The New Testament gives us some broad principles on how we are supposed to respond to government. For example, Romans 13 elaborates on the origin and institution of government as something that God ordains.
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