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2010 Ligonier Pastors Conference - Steven Lawson (XI)
from Scott Devor Oct 14, 2010 Category: Events
In order to maintain peace, purity, and unity in the church, it is necessary to exercise discipline, sometimes even to the point of excommunication. In this lecture Dr. Steven Lawson closes out our conference with his lecture on “The Blessing of Discipline.” Keep Reading -
2010 Ligonier Pastors Conference - Questions and Answers (X)
from Keith Mathison Oct 14, 2010 Category: Events
R.C. Sproul and Steve Lawson answered questions from the audience this morning. R.C. Sproul, Jr. moderated. Question: Dr. Sproul spoke of the tyranny of the weaker brother yesterday and some principles for dealing with this problem. Is there a corresponding principle that can help when dealing with the problem of legalism? Keep Reading -
2010 Ligonier Pastors Conference - R.C. Sproul Jr. (IX)
from Scott Devor Oct 13, 2010 Category: Events
Wednesday afternoon, Dr. R.C. Sproul Jr., founder of Highlands Ministries and teaching fellow for Ligonier, closed out the second day of our Pastors conference with a lecture on “Blessed Are You if You Do Them.” Keep Reading -
2010 Ligonier Pastors Conference - R.C. Sproul (VIII)
from Robert Rothwell Oct 13, 2010 Category: Events
One of the dangers that often goes unrecognized in the church today is the problem of the tyranny of the weaker brother. On Wednesday afternoon at our pastors conference, Dr. R.C. Sproul gave a timely lecture on the subject. His main text was Romans 14. Keep Reading -
2010 Ligonier Pastors Conference - Questions and Answers (VII)
from Chris Donato Oct 13, 2010 Category: Events
Mark Dever, Steven Lawson, R.C. Sproul, and R.C. Sproul Jr. answered questions from the audience this morning. Chris Larson moderated. Question: What is the relationship between preaching and evangelism? Keep Reading -
2010 Ligonier Pastors Conference - Mark Dever (VI)
from Robert Rothwell Oct 13, 2010 Category: Events
Dr. Mark Dever began our conference program on Wednesday with a lecture outlining the mandate for Christians not to avoid controversy if the gospel is at stake. This is what he had to say in his message “Here We Stand.” In July 1519, the famous Leipzig disputation between Johann Eck and Martin Luther was held in Germany. Luther had become convinced that the medieval church had been teaching some falsehoods in regards to the clarity of Scripture and other matters, and Eck took the counter position. After the debate, a written record of the exchange was sent to the theologians at the University of Paris, and they determined that Eck had won the debate. In response they also published ten theses: Keep Reading -
2010 Ligonier Pastors Conference - Round Table Discussion (V)
from Karisa Schlehr Oct 12, 2010 Category: Events
We closed the first day of the 2010 Pastors conference with Mark Dever moderating a round table discussion with the four conference speakers. Dever: We heard four messages today dealing with four things. We began with R.C.’s treatment of one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church. The third one is more of an implication of unity, wouldn’t you say? Keep Reading -
2010 Ligonier Pastors Conference - Steven Lawson (IV)
from Scott Devor Oct 12, 2010 Category: Events
In his lecture titled “Respectable Sins,” Dr. Steven Lawson, senior pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Ala. and teaching fellow for Ligonier, speaks about subtle sins that can often be overlooked in ministry. Before looking at specific “respectable sins,” Dr. Lawson began his lecture by looking at what the Apostle Paul writes to Timothy in 2 Tim. 2:20–23. Keep Reading -
2010 Ligonier Pastors Conference - Mark Dever (III)
from Karisa Schlehr Oct 12, 2010 Category: Events
Mark Dever started off the afternoon with a session expounding on conversion. Biblical faithfulness entails apparent exclusivity in our churches. The common wisdom among pastors today is that that is not the case. Keep Reading -
2010 Ligonier Pastors Conference - Mark Dever (II)
from Chris Donato Oct 12, 2010 Category: Events
What does it mean for the church to be “confessional”? This is the question Mark Dever sought to answer during his first session at the Ligonier Pastors Conference. The title of this lecture, “No Creed but Christ?” represents, unfortunately, a widespread sentiment across the American Christian landscape. Typically, there are two types of critiques of creeds and confession—one liberal, one conservative. Keep Reading
