Jan 17, 2017

2017 Winter Conference at Reformation Bible College: Scripture in the Early Church

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Pastors, church leaders, and students attended today's Winter Conference at Reformation Bible College (RBC) with Drs. Michael Haykin, Michael Kruger, Stephen Nichols, and R.C. Sproul. Dr. Nichols opened in prayer before we began our study of "Scripture in the Early Church."

Today's main sessions are available now on Facebook Live (links below) and will soon be available on Ligonier.org and the Ligonier app. While you stay tuned for that announcement, you can read over this brief summary and several highlights, or browse #ligcon on Instagram and Twitter.

Summary and Highlights

Dr. Michael Haykin’s opened this morning with a message on preaching in the early church and the contributions of several notable men. Watch on Facebook Live.

Dr. Stephen Nichols then reflected on 1 Thessalonians 2:13 and Augustine's pursuit of Scripture. Watch on Facebook Live.

RBC faculty members, Drs. David Briones, Keith Mathison, and John Tweeddale then held breakout sessions. These sessions discussed generosity, heresy, and reformation in the early church.

The afternoon continued with Dr. Michael Kruger's discussion of the four Gospels and the reliability of their eyewitness accounts. Watch on Facebook Live.

Our conference closed with a special questions and answers session with Drs. Michael Haykin, Michael Kruger, and R.C. Sproul. They discussed the biblical canon, the resurrection, ongoing heresies, and many more topics. Watch on Facebook Live.

Good morning, Sanford. Dr. Michael Haykin begins @Ligonier's Winter Conference at @RefBibleCollege today at 8:30am. #ligcon pic.twitter.com/iNLgKYSSkd

— RefBibleCollege (@RefBibleCollege) January 16, 2017

Scripture is the soil from which the early Christian sprang. —Dr. Michael Haykin #ligcon #reformed #reformedtheology

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Challenges to inerrancy cannot be tolerated. —@DrSteveNichols #ligcon pic.twitter.com/6eKu4epcYa

— Ligonier Ministries (@Ligonier) January 16, 2017

Pastors, teachers, and students enjoying lunch in between sessions at @Ligonier's Winter Conference at @RefBibleCollege. #refbiblecollege #reformed #reformedtheology #ligcon

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Why does our culture love “lost gospels”? Because they don’t want for there to be one way of truth. —Dr. Michael Kruger #ligcon #reformed #reformedtheology

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The measuring rod for the faith of the Christian today has to be that of Scripture. —@RCSproul #ligcon pic.twitter.com/tz0d0uTr0x

— Ligonier Ministries (@Ligonier) January 16, 2017

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Michael Haykin, Michael Kruger, and R.C. Sproul answered questions submitted by the conference attendees. Watch here.

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