From the Ligonier Blog
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Martin Luther’s Visit to Rome
Martin Luther’s visit to Rome was one of the most disappointing episodes of his entire life. In this brief clip, R.C. Sproul takes us back to Luther’s moment of crisis on the “sacred steps.” Read More October 20, 2018 at 07:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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How Should Christians Respond to the Imprecatory Psalms?
How should Christians respond to psalms that invoke calamity or curses upon one’s enemies? From Ligonier’s 2016 National Conference, W. Robert Godfrey, Albert Mohler, and William VanDoodewaard consider biblical prayers of judgment. Read More October 19, 2018 at 03:30 PM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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This Is Not Luther or Calvin. This Is Jesus.
Unless you are born again, you cannot see the kingdom of God. In this brief clip, R.C. Sproul explains that this message of salvation is Jesus’ message. Read More October 19, 2018 at 10:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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2018 Belfast Conference Media Now Available
You can now stream all of the messages from this month’s regional conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland, for free on Ligonier.org, the Ligonier app, and YouTube. Read More October 19, 2018 at 09:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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Semper Reformanda in Context
The phrase ecclesia reformata, semper reformanda (the church reformed, always reforming) has been used so often as to make it a motto or slogan. People have used it to support a surprising array of theological and ecclesiastical programs and purposes. Scholars have traced its origins to a devotional book written by Jodocus van Lodenstein in 1674. Van Lodenstein, no doubt, had no intention of being a phrase-maker or sloganeer. What was his intention, and what did he mean by this phrase? Read More October 19, 2018 at 05:00 AM | from W. Robert Godfrey
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$5 Friday: Justification, the Reformation, & John Calvin
It’s time for our weekly $5 Friday sale. This week’s resources include such topics as the Reformation, Charles Spurgeon, government, the gospel, John Calvin, justification, the book of Joshua, and more. Read More October 19, 2018 at 12:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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Contentment, A New Teaching Series from Melissa Kruger
What was Paul’s secret? How do we cultivate contentment in our lives? In Contentment, a new eight-part video teaching series, Melissa Kruger considers what it really means to be content: to place our trust in our good and sovereign God. Only in Jesus Christ do we find ultimate contentment. Read More October 18, 2018 at 06:00 PM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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Luther’s Excommunication
To be excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church is to be told that your soul is damned to hell. In this brief clip, Stephen Nichols explains how Martin Luther responded to his excommunication. Read More October 18, 2018 at 05:00 PM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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Faith Comes by Hearing God’s Promises
Faith comes by hearing God’s promises. In this brief clip, W. Robert Godfrey explains what John Calvin taught about faith, knowledge, and gospel preaching. Read More October 18, 2018 at 10:00 AM | from Nathan W. Bingham
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When God Gave His Holy Spirit to Simple Men in Great Abundance
On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther, now in his mid-thirties, made his way to the Castle Church in Wittenberg and posted his Ninety-Five Theses on the church door. Originally intended as propositions for public debate, the theses were written in Latin—the language of the scholar, not of the street. Luther could have had no idea that they would echo around Europe and become the catalyst for a spiritual revolution. Read More October 18, 2018 at 05:00 AM | from Sinclair Ferguson
