Ligonier Ministries

How can ministers ensure they’re preaching the whole counsel of God?

I would say one of the most important things you can do as a minister of the gospel is, when you preach, preach through books of the Bible so that you’re not beating your own drum. That way you deal …Read More

Will we live on earth after the resurrection?

Will we live on earth after the resurrection? Yes, but it will be a new heaven and new earth. Just to keep the perspective in mind, I’ve said over the years that this world is not our home, but it …Read More

Is evangelism more difficult in a society where truth is considered relative?

People embrace relativism. That’s the bad news. You notice the book that went to the top of the charts several years ago from a professor at Cornell, even though nobody expected it to—The Closing of the American Mind. He said …Read More

How do I know if I’m being called to be a pastor?

It’s not simply a matter of gifting. It’s not simply a matter of an internal feeling of that call. And it’s not simply a matter of having the right education. A lot of times people feel called, and maybe that’s …Read More

If a new believer becomes injured and cannot show “good works,” how do we know they are saved?

If you unpack the question, in a sense you’ve already said, “Here is a new believer, somebody who has trusted in Christ.” If they go through some traumatic accident that makes us feel they are beyond our reach, then there’s …Read More

How do I cultivate a renewed mind?

We have to pray for it. We don’t believe in the Holy Spirit to the degree that we ought to. We don’t trust Him to the degree that we ought to, which means we’re not really trusting God to do …Read More

Why should Christians study Christology?

It’s amazing, in a sense, that anyone would have to ask that question. Christians are about Christ. To have to convince Christians that knowing about Christ is important seems like such a counterintuitive reality. What we need to see is …Read More

What is the biggest issue we face in the church today?

I think the biggest problem we face in the church today is a very, very serious failure to understand the person and work of Jesus. Christology has been the single most important thing throughout the ages. The great eras of …Read More

Does every person need a specific divine calling to do their job?

I believe that every person who is a Christian and is seeking to serve God in whatever they are doing is fulfilling a calling in the service of God. The idea of calling relative to the ministry and to other …Read More

Can a person be 100% sure of his or her salvation?

When you talk about “100% sure,” you are asking me if I think something is the case. And I could answer that question in a multitude of different ways. I can say to you, “No.” I could say, “I don’t …Read More

What’s your favorite teaching series from R.C. Sproul?

That’s sort of overwhelming. R.C. was such a master verbal communicator that, almost every time, the last one I heard was my favorite. The Holiness of God, Chosen by God – those early works of his were foundational for so …Read More

Were the Old Testament saints indwelt by the Holy Spirit?

We distinguish among various different works attributed to the Third Person of the Trinity. For example, regeneration is so vitally important, and the Holy Spirit is the One who changes the disposition of our hearts. Anyone who was a believer …Read More

Is it true that God “loves the sinner but hates the sin”?

You hear this statement all the time. It comes under the category of us trying to help out God. There are elements of the revelation of God that are difficult for us to take. One of these is anytime we …Read More

What’s the difference between regeneration and conversion?

The difference between regeneration and conversion is a slight difference, but it’s an important one. Regeneration is the work of God the Holy Spirit as He supernaturally and immediately changes the disposition of the soul from spiritual death to spiritual …Read More

What is your opinion on whether someone can disagree with infant baptism and still be Reformed?

I knew we were going to get into baptism eventually. What are we talking about when it comes the word Reformed? The Reformation. What comes out of the Reformation? You’ve got the five solas and that which holds the solas …Read More