Ligonier Ministries: The teaching fellowship of R.C. Sproul

More Than Conquerors by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | December 2004

“If you have it, you never lose it; if you lose it, you never had it.” This pithy adage gives expression to the doctrine in the church that some call the doctrine of eternal security, while others refer to it …Read More

A Loving Provision by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | November 2004

In recent years, we have been treated to the invention of a word previously unknown, or at least not used. That word that has entered into the general vocabulary of our time is the word oxymoron. A typical example of …Read More

Biblical Scholasticism by R.C. Sproul

In an age wherein the ground of theology has been saturated by the torrential downpour of existential thinking, it seems almost suicidal, like facing the open floodgates riding a raft made of balsa wood, to appeal to a seventeenth-century theologian …Read More

The Fruit of Patience by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | September 2004

The prophet Habakkuk was sorely distressed. His misery was provoked by the spectacle of the threat of the pagan nation of Babylon against Judah. To this prophet it was unthinkable that God would use an evil nation against His own …Read More

“Who do you say that I am?” by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | August 2004

“In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” The introductory segment of the prologue of the gospel of John was the most carefully examined text of the New Testament for the …Read More

When to Stop, When to Go, When to Slow Down by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | July 2010

The college I attended was situated in a small western Pennsylvania town in an area heavily populated by one of the largest gatherings of Amish people found in the United States. The Amish are a delightful group totally committed to …Read More

“Can These Bones Live?” by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | July 2004

It was the early spring of 1958. I had spent the entire morning hours, till noon, on my knees beside my bed. It was the most passionate prayer experience of my young Christian life. I had been converted in September …Read More

Abundant Love by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | May 2004

Love of Complacency In his monumental biography of Jonathan Edwards, George Marsden cites a passage from Edwards’ Personal Narrative: “Since I came to this town [Northampton], I have often had sweet complacency in God in views of his glorious perfections …Read More

“I Believe in the Life Everlasting” by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | March 2004

His name is “Beechie.” Recently he surprised us with a serendipitous visit. He called to say he was in Orlando with part of his family and asked if he could make an impromptu visit to our home. We responded with …Read More

Born of the Virgin Mary by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | December 2005

Along with the great theologian and philosopher Anselm of Canterbury we ask the question, Cur deus homo? Why the God-man? When we look at the biblical answer to that question, we see that the purpose behind the incarnation of Christ …Read More

Cur Deus Homo by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | September 2005

In the eleventh century, one of the church’s most brilliant thinkers, Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, wrote three important works that have influenced the church ever since. In the field of Christian philosophy, he gave us his Monologium and his …Read More

Jesus: The Only Savior by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | April 2012

I cannot imagine an affirmation that would meet with more resistance from contemporary Westerners than the one Paul makes in 1 Timothy 2:5: “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man …Read More

Amen by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | November 2011

And all the people said… “Amen!” The “amen corner” has had an important place in the life of the church throughout the ages. However, it is rare to find such a spot among Presbyterians. We are known as God’s …Read More

The Battle for the Table by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | November 2006

There have been centuries of debate over the church’s understanding of the doctrine of the Lord’s Supper. Before we survey the critical issues involved, we need to understand that the main reason why the argument continues, and at …Read More

Principle Vs. Pragmatism by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | January 2009

Some years ago, I drove along the Pennsylvania Turnpike about two o’clock in the morning with a friend after having spent all day at a steel corporation in eastern Pennsylvania dealing with labor management issues. My companion was a …Read More