Ligonier Ministries

Does the Bible say the Sabbath changed from Saturday to Sunday?

That’s a great question, and I love the implication of the question, namely, that the Sabbath did change. Part of the problem we face in our time is a lot of people think the Sabbath is entirely passé. One place …Read More

In this day when the gospel is considered offensive, how can I work without losing my job?

That’s a question you need to go and ask your pastor or minister really. That’s not the kind of question that can be answered just in a blanket way. But one of the things I would say to people is, …Read More

How do I counsel a Reformed mother who is married to a Roman Catholic?

I live in that world a lot, because Southern California has so many Hispanic people there, and it’s very common. And even some people from Asia, who have been raised as Catholics, we see a spouse coming to Christ, and …Read More

Why should I become a formal church member?

By however a church does it, and churches do it in different ways, what we are actually doing by becoming a formal member is saying “I’m committing myself to you. I’m committing myself to the Lord, and I’m committing myself …Read More

Do you have any advice for new ministers in the Bible Belt surrounded by charismatic influence?

The one thing I would say in a local church situation is to make sure your focus is on the person, ministry, and work of Christ. If folks really are the Lord’s sheep, Jesus assures us that they’ll hear His …Read More

Who is your favorite woman of the Reformation and why?

I suppose my favorite woman is Jeanne d’Albret who was the queen of Navarre and the mother of the man who became Henry IV of France. She was a very well-educated and learned woman. She was a very pious woman. …Read More

Are all Christians called to be missionaries and/or do the work of missionaries?

We’re all called to serve Jesus Christ. The word “missionary” just means somebody who is sent. And we’re all sent, we’re all drawn into Christ and we’re sent out by Christ to live in the world as witnesses to Christ. …Read More

Is it a sin not to pray?

We should always expand on these things a little bit. The Lord calls us to pray. There are many commands in the Scripture to pray. If we’re prayerless, it may reflect a kind of hyper-Calvinism that says, “God already knows …Read More

How is the exclusivity of Christ alone under attack in different cultural contexts?

DE CHIRICO: The seal of the gospel that my city and my nation have received as the standard form of the gospel was a Rome-alone kind of gospel. In our twenty-first-century context it has been substituted with a mercy-alone gospel. …Read More

How do you explain the doctrine of election to an unbeliever?

The first thing I would say is that it is not the place to begin in talking to an unbeliever. The second thing is that since the reality of election is grasped only by faith, that’s what we really need …Read More

What is the greatest threat of the world to the church today?

HORTON: The greatest question in any moment is whether that Word above all earthly powers is being proclaimed by weak and sinful human beings. THOMAS: From a personal point of view, my greatest threat is always that I lose my …Read More

Why did Jesus speak in parables?

He actually answers that question Himself, or gives one answer to it, when He tells the parable of the sower and the soils and His disciples don’t get it. They come to Him and say, “What was that all about?” …Read More

Since the Bible is sufficient for all of life, should we rule out psychology in counseling?

HORTON: This is where a quote from Calvin is so helpful. The Anabaptists, the radical Protestants of Calvin’s day, believed that secular learning itself—secular culture, secular science, secular rhetoric, and logic—was sinful. We should just study the Bible and get …Read More

Will Christians who have been forgiven answer for their sins in judgment?

First of all, let me try and put it this way: When we are justified, we are justified with the righteousness of Jesus Christ. What that means–if you can begin to take it in–is that when you stand before God …Read More

Did Old Testament believers possess the Holy Spirit the same way as the New Testament believers?

HORTON: I just wrote a book on the Holy Spirit, and it really enriched my own experience of the Spirit as well as thoughts about questions like this; and it made me more uncertain of the answers that I had …Read More