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Who Are the “Sons of God” in Genesis 6?
from R.C. Sproul May 27, 2020 Category: Articles
In the twentieth century, the German biblical scholar Rudolf Bultmann gave a massive critique of the Scriptures, arguing that the Bible is filled with mythological references that must be removed if it is to have any significant application to our day. Bultmann’s major concern was with the New Testament narratives,...
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The Hunger for Significance by R.C. Sproul
from Nathan W. Bingham May 28, 2020 Category: Ministry News
Billions of people are searching for personal worth, but few know where to find it. In our pursuit of meaning, we must look further than our relationships and careers to something far more essential.
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Expectations of the Pastor’s Family
from Nathan W. Bingham May 28, 2020 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
Here’s an excerpt from Expectations of the Pastor’s Family, Brian Croft's contribution to the May issue of Tabletalk. Keep Reading -
God’s Word Is Our Standard
from Nathan W. Bingham May 27, 2020 Category: Ligonier Resources
If someone claims to represent the Lord and yet seeks to lead others away from God’s written Word, that person must be rejected. In this brief clip, W. Robert Godfrey teaches that Scripture is our ultimate standard of truth, just as it was in the days of Moses.
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Turning the Other Cheek
from Nathan W. Bingham May 26, 2020 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
Here’s an excerpt from Turning the Other Cheek , Michael Aitcheson's contribution to the May issue of Tabletalk. Keep Reading -
Am I Called to Be a Pastor?
from Nathan W. Bingham May 25, 2020 Category: Ligonier Resources
The call to be a pastor involves more than a desire to shepherd others. From one of our Ask Ligonier events, John MacArthur appeals to the qualifications in Scripture and the role of the church in discerning the call of men seeking to enter pastoral ministry.
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The Lord Gives and the Lord Takes Away
from R.C. Sproul May 25, 2020 Category: Articles
The problem of evil has been defined as the Achilles’ heel of the Christian faith. For centuries people have wrestled with the conundrum, how a good and loving God could allow evil and pain to be so prevalent in His creation. The philosophical problems have generated an abundance of reflection and discussion, some of which will be reiterated in this issue, but in the final analysis, the problem is one that quickly moves from the abstract level into the realm of human experience. The philosophical bumps into the existential.
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The Enslaving “Alternatives” to Christianity
from Nathan W. Bingham May 23, 2020 Category: Ligonier Resources
Many of the supposed “alternatives” to Christianity of the last two centuries have resulted in the violation of human dignity and freedom. In this brief clip, W. Robert Godfrey evaluates the disturbing implications of these theories that remain influential today.
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Should Our Worship Services Be Designed for Christians or Non-Christians?
from Nathan W. Bingham May 22, 2020 Category: Ligonier Resources
Today, it’s popular for churches to make elements of the worship service appealing to non-Christian visitors and guests. From one of our Ask R.C. events, R.C. Sproul reminds us of the purpose of our worship as Christians.
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What Is Saving Faith?
from R.C. Sproul May 22, 2020 Category: Articles
Faith is central to Christianity. The New Testament repeatedly calls people to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. There is a definite body of content to be believed, which is part and parcel of our religious activity. At the time of the Reformation, the debate involved the nature of saving faith. What is saving faith? The idea of justification by faith alone suggests to many people a thinly veiled antinomianism that claims people can live any way they like so long as they believe the right things. Yet James wrote in his epistle: “What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?…Faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead” (2:14, 17). Luther said that the sort of faith that justifies is fides viva, a “living faith,” one that inevitably, necessarily, and immediately yields the fruit of righteousness. Justification is by faith alone, but not by a faith that is alone. A faith without any yield of righteousness is not true faith.
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