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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 -
Setting the Stage: The First Millennium
from R.C. Sproul Aug 06, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
"Volumes have been written giving detailed analyses of the extraordinary things that occurred in the first thousand years of church history, events that influenced everything that came after them." In this brief article R.C. Sproul distills those volumes into just a few words, setting the stage for an examination of the tenth century, the period of time that is the particular focus of the August edition of Tabletalk. Sproul points to five dimensions of activity that were particularly important in the first millennium of church history: the rise of the papacy, the innovations of pope Gregory the Great, the rise of the monastic movement, the great ecumenical councils of Nicea and Chalcedon and the life and ministry of Augustine of Hippo. He draws an unmistakable contrast between the vitality of the early church and the darkness that marked it by the end. Already by the close of the first millennium of church history "the church was already groping in the darkness and biblical soteriology had declined to such a degree that the gospel was rapidly becoming obscured, even becoming almost totally eclipsed until it was recovered in the sixteenth century Reformation." 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
