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Christmas Carols: Joy to the World
from Randall Van Meggelen Dec 21, 2012 Category: Articles
The popular carol Joy to the World was penned by Isaac Watts in his Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament (1719). Watts paraphrased 138 psalms through the lens of their fulfillment in the redemptive work of Christ.
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Don’t Be a Scrooge This Christmas
from R.C. Sproul Dec 19, 2012 Category: Articles
Every generation has its abundance of Scrooges. The church is full of them.
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Christmas Carols: Of the Father’s Love Begotten
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Dec 17, 2012 Category: Articles
The Advent season is that time when we seek to, in a manner of speaking, mute our memory of what has already happened, that we might brighten our joy that it happened.
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Is it a Sin to Celebrate Christmas?
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Dec 15, 2012 Category: Articles
You have heard it said, and rightly so, that it's rather important to define our terms. Here is a case in point. There are at least three ways we use the phrase "celebrate Christmas." Keep Reading -
Do You Believe in a Santa Christ?
from Nathan W. Bingham Dec 14, 2012 Category: Articles
Many Christians have a Christology that is more informed by Santa Claus than Scripture. For them, the message of the incarnation has been so twisted or diluted that they have in fact created for themselves a savior who is nothing more than a Santa Christ.
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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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