The Riddleblog

“We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident” All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

Growing Up In the Christian Bookstore Industry and Becoming Reformed All the links to posts in the series gathered together kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

Calvin on Prayer -- Christ's Mediation Is the Basis for Intercession It is Jesus, as our mediator and intercessor, who brings our prayers before the Father. kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

Season Four of the Blessed Hope Kicks Off with "An Introduction to 2 Corinthians" Join me for a deep dive into Paul's second letter to the Corinthians as new season gets underway kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

Who Said That? "My ex-wife is the Antichrist's sister" Please do not look up the answer—the whole point is to guess! But if you can’t restrain yourself, or if you know the answer, please don’t post the source and ruin it for everyone else. kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

“God Is Able” Hebrews 11:17-22 (An Exposition of the Book of Hebrews–Part Eighteen) In chap 11 of Hebrews the focus is upon the fact that these people all placed their trust in the same thing–the immutable and gracious promise of the covenant making God kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

“The Error of Teaching That Original Sin Condemns the Entire Human Race” — The Rejection of Errors, Third and Fourth Head of Doctrine, Canons of Dort (1) "Fairness" and the denial of original sin kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

Don't Have the Gift of Interpretation? AI Can Interpret Tongues for You Just when you think you've heard it all . . . kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

Rapture Stuff, Again The Rapture Ready Index, Max Lucado and Greg Laurie on the signs of the end, and the Rapture postcard kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

Books Which Shouldn't Change Anybody's Mind! A couple of doozies . . . kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

Warfield on Calvin's Doctrine of Natural Revelation Warfield’s essay summarizing Calvin’s “Doctrine of the Knowledge of God” is important in two respects. kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

The Battle Cry of the Risen Savior (1 Corinthians 15:21-22) Christ’s resurrection consecrates the entire harvest of those who also will be raised from the dead–all of the elect, who are already seen as “raised with Christ” kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

June/July 2025 Musings Season Four of the Blessed Hope Podcast coming soon, Trump and Iran, "Brigham's Secret," Review of Supremacy at Sea, Weinermobile races, and a whole lot more . . . kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

Christian Books Which Fudged the Truth Christians are often taken in by those who are not truthful. It comes as a shock and a disappointment when dramatic conversions and the books which recount them are discovered to be more fictional than factual. kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

“God's Use of Means in Regeneration” -- Article Seventeen, The Third and Fourth Points of Doctrine, Canons of Dort Scripture connects God's appointed ends (the salvation of God's elect) and the means (preaching the gospel and admin of the sacraments) kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

“He Was Looking Forward” Hebrews 11:8-16 Abraham is a man who pitched his tent in the land of promise, yet who also knew that dwelling in the land was not all that God had promised to him–God’s promise included eternal life as well. kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz Debate Israel In this episode of the Blessed Hope Podcast I address the future of Israel from Romans 9-11, where Paul discusses this in detail. Is God finished with Israel? I explain... kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

Calvin on Prayer -- Christ Our Mediator Establishes Intercessory Prayer God has opened the way to the Father (through the mediation of Christ). This also opens the way for us to pray for others–intercession being one of the great blessings of prayer. kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…

I Was a Recent Guest on Cápsulas de Teología Discussing my Book, A Case for Amillennialism English and Spanish youtube.com/live/wl_3xV27u…

Paul’s Macedonian Call -- When Closed Doors Lead to an Open Door The church in Thessalonica, along with the new churches in Philippi, Berea, and Corinth, all have their origin in the so-called “Macedonian Call” kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog…