Ligonier Ministries

Can people affect when they or others are regenerated?

No, regeneration is solely in God’s hand. The one who is dead in trespasses and sin has no moral ability whatsoever. The new birth is what we call a “monergistic” regeneration. It is not “synergistic” where there are two operating …Read More

What would you say to someone who still doubts his salvation after seeing its fruit in his life?

One of the great masters of the spiritual life answered this question in this way: “Make sure for every look you take at yourself and your need, take ten looks at Christ.” At the end of the day, we don’t …Read More

What does it mean to fear the Lord?

Fear is just another word for worship or adoration. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Prov. 9:10). It’s having a reverence of God. As R.C. would say, the greatest need of any human being, believer or …Read More

How can I be saved?

If this is a sincere question coming from somebody who wants to be saved, the answer is to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved. That was Paul’s answer to the Philippian jailer. Now, people are …Read More

Does the Holy Spirit fill us at our conversion, or must we invite Him?

The New Testament teaches that when someone is regenerated the Holy Spirit is with him and will remain with him. It also teaches that we can quench the Holy Spirit, we can be filled, and then, apparently, not so filled …Read More

What is conveyed to an infant at baptism?

What is conveyed to an infant at baptism is a sign of God’s promise to give that child the benefits of the person and work of Christ when he comes to faith. Baptism is the sign of the covenant, which …Read More

What is worldliness?

We are citizens of the world. We live in this world. The doctrine of the image of God says that we reflect something of God Himself in our creaturely existence in this world. When I was a young, newly converted …Read More

Which attribute of God do you think is most neglected today?

We certainly have seen a Reformed resurgence and a recovery of the sovereignty of God to a certain extent. As strange as this may sound, I think the wrath of God is the most neglected attribute today. I think the …Read More

What book of the Bible can I study to help me in evangelism or apologetics?

The gospel of John will help you with evangelism and apologetics. Toward the end of his gospel, John says, “These things have been written so that you may believe” (John 20:31). Read John, and here’s what you will find: You …Read More

Will Christians receive rewards in heaven?

Yes. I think if you had asked any Christian who lived prior to the twentieth century, or certainly any Christian in the Reformed world, the answer would have been, “Absolutely, definitely yes.” Something happened in the twentieth century regarding this …Read More