From the Ligonier Blog
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I Have Friends
It was, I suspect, somewhat early on in the growth of the “accountability” movement. I had heard the concept, but had not given it much study. The deacon at the church I attended as a young married man apparently had studied it. And so, seemingly with the approval of the session, he sat perched by the entrance of the sanctuary. He asked me, as he asked everyone passing by, with all the tact and enthusiasm of a carnival barker, if ... Read More May 19, 2012 at 06:00 AM | from R.C. Sproul Jr.
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Christian Graduates Need a Christian Worldview
Families are rejoicing across America as their sons and daughters are graduating and looking forward to college. Sadly, not every graduate will go to college with a fully formed Christian worldview. In addition to the temptations of the world, they will face, possibly for the first time, direct challenges to their faith. Read More May 18, 2012 at 10:24 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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General and Special Revelation — A Reformed Approach to Science and Scripture
In this series of blog posts, we have been discussing Dr. R.C. Sproul’s answer to a question about the age of the universe during the Q&A at Ligonier’s 2012 National Conference. In the previous post, we stopped in the middle of his answer to discuss his assertion: All Truth is God’s Truth. Following this statement, Dr. Sproul continued by making a very important point about general and special revelation. Read More May 18, 2012 at 06:00 AM | from Keith Mathison
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$5 Friday: Apologetics, Suffering, & Theology
This week’s $5 Friday sale has resources that cover such topics as apologetics, suffering, theology, worldviews, God’s promises, and more. Thanks to Reformation Heritage Books for partnering with us this week. Sale runs through 12:01 a.m. — 11:59 p.m. Friday EST. View today’s $5 Friday sale items. Read More May 18, 2012 at 12:05 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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Someone is Wrong on the Internet
Here’s an excerpt from Someone is Wrong on the Internet, R.C. Sproul Jr.’s contribution to the May issue of Tabletalk. Read More May 17, 2012 at 06:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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Feed My Sheep — 99¢ eBook Sale
Feed My Sheep is currently on sale for 99¢ as both an ePub from the Ligonier store or from Amazon’s Kindle Store. Read More May 16, 2012 at 06:45 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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Biblical Calvinism Should Evoke a Passion for Lost Souls
In the following excerpt from Steven Lawson’s, The Gospel Focus of Charles Spurgeon, we see in the life and ministry of Spurgeon the fruit biblical Calvinism should produce: a passion for lost souls. Read More May 16, 2012 at 06:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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R.C. Sproul on the Other Comforter [VIDEO]
In this excerpt from his teaching series, “What Did Jesus Do?”, Dr. R.C. Sproul considers the meaning of the Greek word paraclete and the purpose of the Holy Spirit’s coming at Pentecost. Read More May 15, 2012 at 10:03 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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Pray the Scriptures
Here’s an excerpt from Pray the Scriptures, Scotty Smith’s contribution to the May issue of Tabletalk. Read More May 15, 2012 at 06:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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Some Standing Here Will Not Taste Death — The Unfolding of Biblical Eschatology
From the point of Peter’s confession onward, Jesus begins to teach his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, suffer, be killed, and on the third day, be raised (16:21). Peter rebukes Jesus for saying this, but Jesus shows him that this is the only way (vv. 22–23). Jesus tells his disciples that they must take up their cross and follow him because it is foolish to gain the world and lose one’s soul (vv. 24–26). Then Jesus says, “For ... Read More May 14, 2012 at 06:00 AM | from Keith Mathison
