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Discipling and Disciplining
from R.C. Sproul Jun 26, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
There is a strange dichotomy in the language of the contemporary church. Much is said and written about the important function of discipling new Christians, while at the same time the function of church discipline has almost vanished. Today, discipline is a word used to refer to the instruction and nurture of the believer. It does not usually carry the connotation of ecclesiastical censure or punishment. Keep Reading -
Being Clothed in His Righteousness
from R.C. Sproul Jun 13, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
The church is our mother, but it is Christ’s bride. In this role, we are the objects of Christ’s affection. We, corporately, are His beloved. Stained and wrinkled, in ourselves we are anything but holy. When we say that the church is holy or refer to her as “holy mother church,” we do so with the knowledge that her holiness is not intrinsic but derived and dependent upon the One who sanctifies her and covers her with the cloak of His righteousness. Keep Reading -
Accepting Nurturing from the Church
from R.C. Sproul Jun 12, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
“Holy mother church”—historians are not certain who first said it. The statement has been attributed by some to Cyprian, by others to Augustine. The assertion has survived since the early centuries of Christian history—“Who does not have the church as his mother does not have God as his Father.” From its earliest days, the church was given the appellation “mother.” Keep Reading -
Help Support Our Military Chaplain Outreach
from R.C. Sproul Jun 07, 2010 Category: Ministry News
Since September 11, 2001 our country has been involved in the War on Terrorism. Currently, nearly 1.5 million brave men and women serve our country both at home and abroad, through active duty in our nation's Armed Services. More than 200,000 are currently deployed overseas. While these men and women fight to maintain our countries freedom, many are also simultaneously fighting difficult spiritual battles of their own. Keep Reading -
Fueling Reformation
from R.C. Sproul Jun 07, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
I’m always puzzled when I see church billboards announcing a coming revival. They give the times and the dates when the church will be engaged in revival. But I wonder, how can anybody possibly schedule a revival? True revivals are provoked by the sovereign work of God through the stirring of His Holy Spirit in the hearts of people. They happen when the Holy Spirit comes into the valley of dry bones (Ezek. 37) and exerts His power to bring new life, a revivification of the spiritual life of the people of God. Keep Reading -
Entering into Your Priesthood
from R.C. Sproul Jun 06, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
In the sixteenth century, Martin Luther formulated the concept of the priesthood of all believers. Contrary to widespread misconceptions of this doctrine, Luther did not mean to reduce the supernatural concern of personal redemption to a core or essence of social concern. Keep Reading -
Finding Your Identity
from R.C. Sproul Jun 05, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
Several images are used in the Bible to describe the church: the body of Christ, the elect, the house of God, the saints. One of the most meaningful expressions the Bible uses is “the people of God,” the laos theon. Keep Reading -
Facing a Crisis of History
from R.C. Sproul May 30, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
In Luke 12:49–57, Jesus told His disciples that He had not come to bring peace, but division. He told them that He was bringing a baptism of fire to the earth, warning the crowd to flee the wrath to come. This was the great moment of crisis in history. It was a time of urgency that swept the earth with the appearance of Jesus. Jesus’ coming to this planet in the fullness of time was a time of division, judgment, and separation. Keep Reading -
Giving Meaning to Life
from R.C. Sproul May 29, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
The broad question that the writer of Ecclesiastes seeks to answer is, “Is there any meaning to the time that I spend in this world?” We put on a man’s tombstone that he was born on a certain date and that he died on a certain date. Between these two poles of time we live our lives. The basic question is, “Does my life have meaning?” Keep Reading -
Looking through the Mirror
from R.C. Sproul May 23, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul
When Paul declared the mysterious and breathtaking promise that “all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” (Rom. 8: 28), he was musing in teleology. He was dealing with the realm of the remote rather than the proximate. This suggests that the proximate must be judged in light of the remote. Keep Reading
