W. Robert Godfrey

Dr. W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. He is the featured teacher for the six-part Ligonier teaching series A Survey of Church History. His many books include God’s Pattern for Creation, Reformation Sketches, An Unexpected Journey, Learning to Love the Psalms, and Saving the Reformation.

  • A Tame Lion Media Resource by

    1 Samuel 4:1-11

    In this pre-conference seminar, Ligon Duncan will examine the modern god of the New Age movement, R.C. Sproul Jr. will expose the god of the relativists, and Robert Godfrey will help us to discern the god of the church growth movement, followed by a question and answer session. View Resource

  • Questions and Answers #2 Media Resource by , , , ,

    Note: Answers given reflect the views of the individual speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Dr. R.C. Sproul and Ligonier Ministries. Here is our Statement of Faith. View Resource

  • Five Errors Media Resource by

    Deuteronomy 32:45-47

    There are many obstacles that prohibit us from understanding God’s Word and many of them reside within our selves. We commit errors of all kinds when we handle the Word of God. In order to deal with these errors effectively, we must first know what they are. In this message, Dr. Robert Godfrey identifies five common errors people commit when they come to the Scriptures. View Resource

  • Questions & Answers #2 Media Resource by , , , , ,

    There are more Bibles and more translations than ever, yet the church is still experiencing a disproportionate amount of biblical illiteracy considering the availability of God’s word. Why is the market flooded with all these different kinds of Bibles? How do you know which Bible to buy? In this special message, Drs. R.C. Sproul, John MacArthur, Sinclair Ferguson, and Robert Godfrey answer questions concerning Bible translations and our need to put Scripture back in its proper place in the life of the church. Note: Answers given reflect the views of the individual speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views … View Resource

  • Rightly Dividing (Part 2) Media Resource by

    2 Timothy 2:14-16

    Do you know how to read the Bible? Is there a key to unravel the mysteries that are locked in its pages? Some can read the Bible one-hundred times a year and miss out on so much of what God’s Word has to say. That is because so many fail to approach the Bible on its own terms. Continuing the message, “Rightly Dividing,” Dr. W. Robert Godfrey explains the essential principles for understanding God’s Word. View Resource

  • Questions & Answers #3 Media Resource by , , , ,

    Do you believe in the sufficiency of Scripture? Does the Bible tell you all you need to know about life? If it doesn’t, are we willing to say that Scripture is insufficient? In this special message, Drs. R.C. Sproul, Robert Godfrey, Erwin Luzter, Sinclair Ferguson, and the Reverend Ken Jones answer these questions, and more, in this question and answer session. Note: Answers given reflect the views of the individual speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Dr. R.C. Sproul and Ligonier Ministries. Here is our Statement of Faith. View Resource

  • The Sheep of His Pasture: God’s Sovereignty Over the Church Media Resource by

    Ephesians 1:15-23

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  • The Meaning of Providence Media Resource by

    Ephesians 1:11

    What do we mean when we speak of the providence of God? In this session, Dr. W. Robert Godfrey explains that God governs and sustains the world according to His eternal plan “to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy.” View Resource

  • Providence and Evil/Suffering Media Resource by

    Psalm 88:1-8

    If God providentially orders all things, is He the author of sin? In this session, Dr. W. Robert Godfrey explains that God’s providence extends even to the Fall and the sins of men and angels as we explore how the goodness of God relates to evil and suffering. View Resource

  • Questions and Answers Media Resource by ,

    Where did sin come from? If sin is a thing and God created all things, does it stand to reason that God created sin? These are just a few of the issues Dr. Sproul and Dr. Robert Godfrey tackle in this question and answer session. Note: Answers given reflect the views of the individual speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Dr. R.C. Sproul and Ligonier Ministries. Here is our Statement of Faith. View Resource

  • Questions and Answers #3 Media Resource by , , , ,

    Thabiti Anyabwile, D.A. Carson, W. Robert Godfrey, and Derek Thomas answer questions about the holiness of God. R.C. Sproul moderates. Note: Answers given reflect the views of the individual speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Dr. R.C. Sproul and Ligonier Ministries. Here is our Statement of Faith. View Resource

  • Wounded for Our Transgressions: The Holiness of God and the Cross Media Resource by

    Isaiah 6:1-10

    All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. This is the universal problem faced by all men, a problem requiring a solution man cannot provide. In this lecture, Dr. Godfrey examines why the holiness of God required an atonement for sin, and how Jesus fulfilled that requirement for us. View Resource