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Four Implications of Martin Luther’s Theology
from Sinclair Ferguson Oct 28, 2020 Category: Articles
What do the sovereignty of God, salvation by grace, justification by faith, and new life in union with Christ mean for the living of the Christian life? For Martin Luther, they carry four implications:
The first implication is the knowledge that the Christian believer is simul iustus et peccator, at...
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Enjoy Two Free Reformation Resources
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 27, 2020 Category: Ligonier Resources
Five centuries ago, Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. Today, this German monk is celebrated as the man used by God to redirect Christian history and recover the truth of God’s Word. His legacy has unrelentingly endured for five hundred years—but why?
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Cherishing and Defending the Old Testament
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 27, 2020 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
Here’s an excerpt from Cherishing and Defending the Old Testament, Matthew H. Patton's contribution to the October issue of Tabletalk. Keep Reading -
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from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 26, 2020 Category: Ligonier Resources
The church reached a turning point in the sixteenth century. Worship had become a spectacle, doctrine was distorted, and ministers lived in immorality. To restore the church to the teachings of Christ, Reformers such as John Calvin cried out for a return to God’s authoritative Word. This work of reformation was too urgent to be delayed, for the gospel itself was at stake.
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Why Do Some Christians Use the Westminster Confession While Others Use the Three Forms of Unity?
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 26, 2020 Category: Ligonier Resources
While the Reformers were united in their commitment to Scripture, their application of the Bible’s theology took on different forms. From one of our Ask Ligonier events, Stephen Nichols surveys the unity and diversity seen in the Reformed confessions of faith.
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What Is Reformation Day?
from Stephen Nichols Oct 26, 2020 Category: Articles
A single event on a single day changed the world. It was October 31, 1517. Brother Martin, a monk and a scholar, had struggled for years with his church, the church in Rome. He had been greatly disturbed by an unprecedented indulgence sale. The story has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster. Let’s meet the cast.
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Did God Choose Which People He Would Save?
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 24, 2020 Category: Ligonier Resources
The core message of the gospel is that God saves sinners from judgment through His Son Jesus Christ. Scripture further reveals that God saves His people according to His sovereign purpose, a decision He made even before He created the world (Rom. 9:23; Eph. 1:4; Titus 1:2). However, our 2020 State of Theology survey suggests that this teaching, which tends to humble man and exalt God, is rejected by most Christians in America today.
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Distorting Parables
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 24, 2020 Category: Ligonier Resources
How should we read the parables of Jesus? Does every detail in these stories carry some rich spiritual meaning? In this brief clip, R.C. Sproul provides a principle to help us interpret the parables of Christ.
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What Would You Say to a Christian Who Rejects the Inerrancy of Scripture?
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 23, 2020 Category: Ligonier Resources
Many Christians today are abandoning belief in the Bible’s inerrancy. How should we respond to them? From one of our live events, R.C. Sproul pleads with Christians to have a view of the Bible that is no higher than Jesus’ view—and no lower.
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Martin Luther’s Definition of Faith
from Martin Luther Oct 23, 2020 Category: Articles
Faith is not what some people think it is. Their human dream is a delusion.
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