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Deathbed Repentance
from R.C. Sproul Aug 28, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
"Can you repent at the moment of death and still have the same salvation as someone who's been a Christian for many years?" Read Dr. Sproul's response. Keep Reading -
Discerning Between Joy and Happiness
from R.C. Sproul Aug 22, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
“Don’t worry—be happy!” From popular music to a cultural slogan, this adage is stated in the form of an imperative. It reflects the idea that happiness can be evoked by an act of the will. Yet the prevailing assumption among us is that happiness is something that happens to us or in us. It is a passive experience. We may be active in seeking it, as its pursuit is considered to be an inalienable right of Americans. But the thing itself, as elusive as it may be, is often regarded as something involuntary. Keep Reading -
Renewing the Mind
from R.C. Sproul Aug 15, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
It is possible to have knowledge without having wisdom. It is not possible, however, to have wisdom without knowledge. Knowledge is a necessary precondition for wisdom. The practice of godliness demands that we know and understand what godliness requires. Keep Reading -
The Applicability of God’s Word
from R.C. Sproul Aug 14, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
R.C.Sproul answers this question: "How can we as Christians ascertain when God's Word was applicable only to a certain culture and therefore may not be applicable to us today?" Keep Reading -
Walking in Wisdom
from R.C. Sproul Aug 08, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
In the New Testament, the word disciple literally means “a learner.” The Christian is called to be enrolled in the school of Christ. Careful study of the Bible is necessary for true discipleship. Keep Reading -
Submit to Governing Authorities
from R.C. Sproul Aug 07, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
R.C. Sproul answers this question: "Both Peter and Paul call us to submit to governing authorities. In light of that, is revolution ever possible for a Christian, and if so, under what circumstances?" Keep Reading -
Starting at the Beginning
from R.C. Sproul Aug 01, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
The word philosophy derives from a combination of two Greek words: phileo (“to love”) and sophia (“wisdom”). Literally, philosophy means “love of wisdom.” The ancient Greeks, who are usually credited with developing the science of philosophy, were also concerned with abstract metaphysics and epistemology. However, the question of ethics was of paramount importance to Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Socrates sought to reduce virtue or ethics to “right knowledge.” Plato sought the ultimate standard of the good. Keep Reading -
Be Ye Perfect
from R.C. Sproul Jul 28, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
When Jesus says, "Be ye perfect as your Father in heaven in perfect," does that mean we can attain perfection, and should we? Keep Reading -
Putting Your Faith in Action
from R.C. Sproul Jul 25, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
The organized church is torn with strife and distrust. Ultimately, the battle is not so much between conservatives and liberals, evangelicals and activists, or fundamentalists and modernists. The issue now is between belief and unbelief: Is Christianity true or false, real or unreal? Keep Reading -
Embracing the Truth
from R.C. Sproul Jul 24, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
Openness to truth where truth may be found is a long-standing virtue that worked on the assumption that there is such a thing as objective truth, to which we should be open. Students of higher education now taught one overarching virtue: to be “open.” The purpose of their education is not to make them scholars but to provide them with a moral virtue—an openness, a relativism that eschews any form of fixed objective values or truth. Its simplistic creed is that there are no absolutes. Keep Reading
