From the Ligonier Blog
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How Was the Gospel Lost Prior to its Rediscovery in the Reformation?
Four of our teaching fellows consider how the gospel was obscured prior to the Reformation and consider how we can avoid obscuring it today. Read More December 13, 2019 at 09:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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Tracing the Story of Christmas
In order to understand the story of Christmas, we have to go back. Not back just a few thousand years to the birth of Jesus, but all the way back, back to our first parents, Adam and Eve. God placed them in the lush and perfect garden of Eden. They had everything they needed. It was perfect. Then they sinned. As a consequence, God banished them. Now Adam and Eve lived under the curse. But as God pronounced the curse, ... Read More December 13, 2019 at 05:00 AM | from Stephen Nichols
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$5 Friday: Scripture, The Ten Commandments, & Christian Worldview
It’s time for our weekly $5 Friday sale. This week’s resources include such topics as Scripture, the Ten Commandments, Christian worldview, God’s will, holiness, Joshua, and more. Read More December 13, 2019 at 12:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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God the Father
Here’s an excerpt from God the Father, Matthew Barrett’s contribution to the December issue of Tabletalk. Read More December 12, 2019 at 05:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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The True God Became True Man
In this brief clip, W. Robert Godfrey examines how only God becoming one with us could pay the debt of sin. Read More December 11, 2019 at 09:15 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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Humiliation and Exaltation
It just hangs there. It dangles as if it were simply an afterthought attached to the second chapter of Genesis. But we know there are no afterthoughts in the mind and inspiration of the Holy Ghost. Thus, we look at this passage to give us a clue about our condition prior to the misery of sin. Chapter 2, verse 25, reads, “They were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.” This tells us that before sin ... Read More December 11, 2019 at 05:00 AM | from R.C. Sproul
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Is the Trinity Biblical?
Here’s an excerpt from Is the Trinity Biblical?, Keith A. Mathison’s contribution to the December issue of Tabletalk: Read More December 10, 2019 at 05:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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What Characteristic of Martin Luther Made Him Effective as God’s Instrument to Reform the Church?
Because Martin Luther understood his own helplessness apart from the gospel, he was willing to stand against the world in defense of the gospel. From our Reformation 500 event, R.C. Sproul, Stephen Nichols, and Derek Thomas consider what stimulated Luther’s courage in the Reformation. Read More December 09, 2019 at 09:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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This Week Only: Save up to 50% on Reformation Study Bibles
Save on select cover styles of the Reformation Study Bible and the Condensed Edition. While supplies last. Read More December 09, 2019 at 08:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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Grace-Fueled Obedience Is Absolutely Necessary for Christlikeness
Can you imagine a Christian couple actually praying about living together before marriage? Can you fathom a young woman who professes Christ even bothering to pray about whether she should marry an unbeliever? Can you grasp a Christian businessman having to pray about whether he should tell the truth in a transaction? When the Word of God is so clear, praying to discern God’s will becomes a convenient excuse—or even a prolonged filibuster—to avoid doing what Scripture commands. Read More December 09, 2019 at 05:00 AM | from Steven Lawson
