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Says Who?
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Aug 08, 2011 Category: Articles
Main stream media tags the Norwegian killer as a Christian, and Christians, naturally object. What, I wonder, do our objections say about us? First, is it really inconceivable that this man is a Christian? It may be unlikely. And I may not like it. But I fear our objections run flat into our confession. We are sinners. We are capable of all manner of sin. Are we not betraying a Pelagian sensibility if we protest, “Well, we’re sinners. But not like THAT!!”
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Can I Tell My Child That Jesus Loves Them?
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Jul 23, 2011 Category: Articles
Is it right to tell my child that Jesus loves them? Yes, no, no and yes. First, we rightly affirm that there is a form of love that God has for each and every living human. We all bear His image and that is sufficient to elicit His love in a certain sense. Sometimes called His love of benevolence, the Bible teaches that God has a general good will toward men, such as was announced to the shepherds at the birth of Jesus (Luke 2:14). Keep Reading -
Does God Forgive & Forget?
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Jul 18, 2011 Category: Articles
Are my sins that I genuinely repent of remembered by God after my death or are they removed forever?
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What Are We to Make of the Casey Anthony Decision?
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Jul 15, 2011 Category: Articles
Nothing. A little girl died. She might have been murdered. It might have been an accident. It might have been somewhere in between. Her mother may be a murderer, or she may merely be a slightly more dramatic sinner than most of us. She came by her sin naturally, inheriting it from her parents, just like the rest of us. Her verdict may have been a mistake, a travesty of justice, a regrettable inevitability, or the right thing. I don’t know, and I suspect, neither do any of you. Keep Reading -
The Face of Evil
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Jul 11, 2011 Category: Articles
There are any number of dangers of a steady pop culture diet. To catch our attention Hollywood must increase the tension. The struggle must get more and more dramatic; the stakes must increase. We don’t merely hope the good guys catch the bank robber. Now they are chasing down a serial killer. It is no longer the cavalry taking on a rogue band of Indians. Now cowboys do battle with aliens intent on world conquest. In order for our heroes to be more heroic than the last hero he must face a nemesis more evil, more deadly, more grasping than the old nemesis.
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Does Natural Law Exist?
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Jul 09, 2011 Category: Articles
Does Natural Law Exist? No, and yes. One of my favorite writers, CS Lewis, in one of my favorite books, The Abolition of Man makes a very bad argument for a very bad understanding of natural law. The entire last third of the book is devoted to an exposition of the Tao, which he describes as a universal moral law by which God Himself is bound. The notion that there is a law, or anything above God, to which He must submit is heretical, broadly speaking a form or idolatry. There is no law above God. He alone is a law unto Himself. In this sense there is no such thing as natural law. Keep Reading -
A Tale of Two Cities
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Jun 29, 2011 Category: Articles
It is good, important, nay vital that we never grow dim sighted with respect to our own sin. Gospel courage is that ability to look unflinchingly into the mirror of the Word that shows how hideous we are. We all still see only dimly, but in a grand irony, the more we grow in grace, the more we mature, the less spotted we become, the more clear the mirror becomes and the more of our ugliness we see. The more deeply we look into our sins, however, the more we understand and give thanks for His grace.
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Biblical Economics
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Jun 25, 2011 Category: Articles
My husband read Biblical Economics and learned much. What is your opinion about giving back our rental/investment property to the bank as a foreclosure? Keep Reading -
The Pathway of Death
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Jun 15, 2011 Category: Articles
It is my habit, once each week, to write a brief piece answering a question from a reader. I also write one piece each week wherein I set my own agenda. Truth be told, even the question answering pieces tend to morph into something on my agenda. These pieces are published and promoted in sundry corners of the world wide web, many of which leave opportunity for comment. Earlier this week I was asked about the Bible’s response to polygamy and concubinage.
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Is There a Moral Law Against Polygamy?
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Jun 11, 2011 Category: Articles
The Bible never condemns polygamy or having concubines. Is there a moral law against them? Keep Reading
