From the Ligonier Blog
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How Should the North American and Global Church Pray for and Serve Each Other?
How can the North American and the global church pray for and serve each other? From our 2017 National Conference, Leonardo De Chirico, Augustus Lopes, Burk Parsons, Michael Reeves, and Stephen Tong urge Christians to pray for and support gospel outreach around the world. Read More February 18, 2019 at 01:00 PM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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The English Reformation Study Tour: Early-Bird Ends Tomorrow
Tomorrow is your last day save on The English Reformation Study Tour. Secure your discount of up to $280 per person when you register now. Read More February 18, 2019 at 09:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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God’s Good Pleasure in Election
If we are going to take the Bible seriously, we have to have some doctrine of predestination. The idea of predestination wasn’t invented by Calvin or Luther or Augustine. Paul says in Ephesians 1:4–6 that in love, God “predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.” So, predestination is a biblical word, and it’s ... Read More February 18, 2019 at 05:00 AM | from R.C. Sproul
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The Wisdom and Folly of Solomon
In today’s message from his video teaching series Dust to Glory, R.C. Sproul examines what went wrong. Despite his wisdom, Solomon disobeyed God. He took several pagan wives, and their influence led him into idolatry. Read More February 16, 2019 at 05:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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As One Who Is Courting in College, to What Extent Does My Parents’ Authority Extend?
How much authority should parents have over their college-age children? From our 2017 National Conference, W. Robert Godfrey and Stephen Nichols explain the ongoing help of parents and the ongoing obligation to honor them. Read More February 15, 2019 at 10:30 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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The Centerpiece of God’s Saving Purpose in the Universe
The doctrines of grace are a cohesive system of theology in which the sovereignty of God is clearly displayed in the salvation of elect sinners. Not only is God acknowledged to reign over all of human history, both micro and macro, but He is also seen to be sovereign in the dispensing of His saving grace. From Genesis to Revelation, God is emphatically represented in Scripture as being absolutely determinative in bestowing His mercy. He is shown as choosing before ... Read More February 15, 2019 at 05:00 AM | from Steven Lawson
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$5 Friday: Providence, Faith, & Evangelism
It’s time for our weekly $5 Friday sale. This week’s resources include such topics as grace, Isaac Watts, providence, apologetics, evangelism, faith, parables, Scripture, and more. Read More February 15, 2019 at 12:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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Announcing Open Book Season Two: Featuring John MacArthur
Open Book is a weekly podcast about the power of books and the people they’ve shaped. In season two, special guest John MacArthur joins Stephen Nichols to share the stories behind the books that left their mark on him and his more than fifty years of ministry. Read More February 14, 2019 at 10:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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The Fifth Commandment Root of Honor
Here’s an excerpt from The Fifth Commandment Root of Honor, Kevin D. Gardner’s contribution to the February issue of Tabletalk: Read More February 14, 2019 at 05:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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Saving the Reformation, New from W. Robert Godfrey and Reformation Trust
In Saving the Reformation: The Pastoral Theology of the Canons of Dort, Dr. W. Robert Godfrey takes us back to 1618–19 when the Canons of Dort were written in response to a mounting theological assault on Reformed Christianity. Now, for its four-hundredth anniversary, he offers a new translation and pastoral commentary on the canons, equipping the next generation with these God-glorifying truths. Read More February 13, 2019 at 06:00 PM | from Nathan W. Bingham
