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Dr. R.C. Sproul (1939-2017)

December 14, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Dr. R.C. Sproul (1939-2017)

Ligonier Ministries announced that apologist, author, and pastor Dr. R.C. Sproul passed away Thursday afternoon in Altamonte Springs, FL. He was 78.

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Ligonier Ministries, R.C. Sproul

America’s (Im)moral Revolution

November 30, 2017 By John Hendrickson

America’s (Im)moral Revolution

John Hendrickson: Since the 1960s Christianity in the United States has been undermined by the advancement of secularism and liberalism.

Filed Under: Cultural Issues Tagged With: Albert Mohler, Cal Thomas, Patrick Buchanan, R.C. Sproul, Sexual Revolution

Calvinist Explores An Old Theology Overtaking Young Christians

July 22, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Calvinist Explores An Old Theology Overtaking Young Christians

Calvinist, a soon-to-be released documentary by Les Lanphere is about a new generation discovering the rich theology brought to us by the Reformation.

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: Calvinist, Carl Trueman, James White, Jeff Durbin, Joe Thorn, Kevin DeYoung, Les Lanphere, Ligon Duncan, Michael Horton, Paul Washer, R. Scott Clark, R.C. Sproul, Scott Oliphint, Shai Linne, Steven Lawson, Tim Challies, TImothy Brindle, Voddie Baucham

Christ’s Supreme Achievement on the Cross

April 14, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Christ’s Supreme Achievement on the Cross

“In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loves us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins,” (1 John 4:10, ESV).

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: Christ's death on the cross, Good Friday, Jesus Christ, John Calvin, Passion of Christ, Passion Week, propitiation, R.C. Sproul, Salvation

Video: What We Celebrate At Christmas

December 23, 2016 By Caffeinated Thoughts

Video: What We Celebrate At Christmas

Reformed theologian Dr. R.C. Sproul reminds us that what we really celebrate at Christmas is the incarnation of God Himself.

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: Christmas, Incarnation of God, Jesus Christ, R.C. Sproul

What Does Voting Your Conscience Mean?

July 12, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

What Does Voting Your Conscience Mean?

Shane Vander Hart: Christians should pray, dig into God’s word and vote their conscience and encourage their brothers & sisters in Christ to do the same.

Filed Under: Election Central Tagged With: 1 Corinthians 6:11, Acts 16:24, Christians and voting, conscience, Donald Trump, Ephesians 2:4, Hebrews 9:14, Martin Luther, R.C. Sproul, Romans 14:23

R.C. Sproul: Covered With Christ’s Righteousness

June 16, 2010 By Shane Vander Hart

R.C. Sproul: Covered With Christ’s Righteousness

From R.C. Sproul at Ligonier Ministries: 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 […]

Filed Under: Cultural Issues Tagged With: Christ's righteousness, R.C. Sproul, the Body of Christ

A Prayer for Our Nation

May 6, 2010 By Shane Vander Hart

A Prayer for Our Nation

Since today is National Day of Prayer, I wanted to share this prayer that R.C. Sproul gave interceding for our nation: Our Father and our God, indeed You are our God, and Your sovereignty extends over all things. That as God, Your relevance and Your dominion can never be restricted merely to the realm of […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: God's mercy, intercession, National Day of Prayer, prayer for our nation, R.C. Sproul, repentance

Latte Links (5/1/10)

May 1, 2010 By Shane Vander Hart

Latte Links (5/1/10)

Miscellany for the weekend. Talk of Lt. Governor running mates in Iowa’s Gubernatorial race is premature, but still fun. I am not Reformed, I am an evangelical Calvinist. The Church, A Hidden Glory From the Hoover Institution – Peter Robinson talks with Mark Steyn – The End of the World as we know it – […]

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: 2010 Iowa Gubernatorial Race, America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It, discipline, financial reform, free speech, FTC, Gulf of Mexico oil leak, Mark Steyn, New Calvinism, R.C. Sproul, Reformed, The Church, Wall Street regulation

The Most Obscene Mass of Concentrated Sin

February 24, 2010 By Shane Vander Hart

Tim Challies shared a passage from R.C. Sproul’s book, The Truth of the Cross.  Sproul poignantly points out what Christ’s work on the cross accomplished.  Some liberal theologians have determined the penal substitionary view of the Atonement to be a form of “divine child abuse.”  I see it as the greatest demonstration of God’s love.  […]

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: Christ's work on the Cross, R.C. Sproul, sin, the atonement of Christ, the cure for sin, The Truth of the Cross

Latte Links (8/26)

August 26, 2009 By Shane Vander Hart

Enjoy the miscellany! R.C. Sproul: Grace Alone (HT: Reformation Theology) Christianity Today: The Health Care Debate, Early Church Style National Review: A Deck Stacked with Race Cards by Jonah Goldberg (HT: World Mag Blog) Baptist Press: Former NFL coach Tony Dungy to Michael Vick: ‘Where was the Lord in all of this?’ (HT: Kevin Bussey) […]

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: early church, Election, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, God's grace, health care, Michael Vick, predestination, R.C. Sproul, race card, Sovereignty of God, Tony Dungy, wireless phones

On Seeker-Sensitive Churches

July 6, 2009 By Shane Vander Hart

Evangelicals Anonymous had a short video that dovetails well with an earlier post from today.  It is a panel discussion with Dr. R.C. Sproul of Ligioner Ministries, Dr. Albert Mohler of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Dr. Ravi Zacharias of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. The topic of discussion: “your thoughts on the seeker-sensitive church.” […]

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: Al Mohler, preaching the word, R.C. Sproul, Ravi Zacharias, seeker-sensitive churches, Worship

The Curse Motif of the Atonement

April 11, 2009 By Shane Vander Hart

This is part of a sermon that R.C. Sproul shared at Together for the Gospel in 2008 on “The Curse Motif of the Atonement.” “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree,” (Galatians 3:13, ESV). For […]

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: 2 Corinthians 5:21, Galatians 3:13, Jesus Christ, penal substitutionary atonement, R.C. Sproul, the Cross

Twenty Items of Interest (v.44)

February 2, 2009 By Shane Vander Hart

1.  Just wondering if other states are doing this, but Alaska is looking to divest Alaskan money in Sudan in response to Darfur.  All states should look at taking stands against genocide similar to this (if they haven’t already).  (HT: Conservatives for Palin). 2. R.C. Sproul of Ligonier Ministries writes “Secularism: Ignoring the Eternal” – […]

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Abortion, Alaskan Sudan Divestment, Arminianism, assurance of salvation, Bernie Goldberg, conservative women, cutting state budgets, Darfur, dead ends, Election, elitism, funny pictures, funny video, Govermentium, inaugural photo, Kevin DeYoung, Mark Driscoll, media bias, Michelle Bachmann, Palin Derangement Syndrome, politicizing intelligence, R.C. Sproul, Sarah Palin, Secularism, stimulus plan, Ted Haggard, Texas DOT hackers, Wayne Grudem, women's rights, zombie warning

Twenty Items of Interest (v. 13)

April 10, 2008 By Shane Vander Hart

Well to make up for missing last week, I’m posting a second Twenty Items. 1.  Minnesota has a publicly-funded Islamic school.  Katherine Kersten of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune reports: TIZA has many characteristics that suggest a religious school. It shares the headquarters building of the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, whose mission is “establishing […]

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Abortion, abstinence, anti-abortion advertisements, Ben Stein, booklist, carbon emissions, Catholic higher education, Christian consumerism, cross-dressing, cultural apologetics, Expelled Movie, freedom of speech suppression, Goodsearch, Google, Hillary Clinton, housework, Iraq, Islamic charter schools, John McCain, liberals in higher education, marriage, ministry to Muslims, Mitt Romney, mixed-gender housing, Muslims, Ophra Winfrey, Pro-life doctors, public school madness, R.C. Sproul, selling Jesus, theological relativism, Vice Presidential Pick, War on Terror

Christ Alone

January 15, 2008 By Shane Vander Hart

An objection that I hear often from those who are outside the faith is “you are being intolerant when you claim that Jesus Christ is the only way to God R.C. Sproul in his book Reasons to Believe said something very insightful. Moses could meditate on the law; Muhammad could brandish a sword; Buddha could […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: absolute truth, exclusiveness of Christianity, Jesus Christ, R.C. Sproul, world religions

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