Ask Ligonier with Sinclair Ferguson (January 2020)

On January 8, Dr. Sinclair Ferguson joined us as a special guest on our Ask Ligonier team and answered your biblical and theological questions live online.

Introduction (0:00)

Questions:
1. Which Puritan books have helped you the most? (2:54)
2. Does Christ save us from hell, from God’s wrath, or both? (3:39)
3. Is it wise for a young man called by God to be a pastor not to pursue marriage? (4:17)
4. What do you see as the problem in the church in our century? (5:08)
5. What does Romans 1 mean when it says, “God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts”? (7:51)
6. What advice would you offer to someone who has seen the fruits of salvation in their life but still doubts their salvation at times? (9:15)
7. What are the signs, or marks, of the true church? (10:53)
8. How can I honestly assess the presence of spiritual fruit in my life? How do I know if I have genuinely repented of my sin? (12:15)
9. When people say that “everything happens for a reason,” how should I respond biblically? (13:24)
10. What are the “elementary principles of the world” in Galatians 4.3, and how do they enslave us? (16:17)
11. If circumcision was a covenant sign after Abraham had faith in God, why is baptism a covenant sign given to those who haven’t yet shown faith in God? (19:32)
12. What approach should a local church use to get the outward call of the gospel to all the neighbors living nearby? (23:10)
13. Looking into the next decade, what things should we be concerned about losing in the church? What things do you think were lost in the last decade? (29:04)
14. What do you think about a church that allows women to be “pastors,” but only in certain non-preaching roles, such as a worship pastor or small group pastor? (29:42)
15. Do you think that we can learn humility from the scholarship of Herman Bavinck? (35:19)
16. What advice would you give to a young Christian? (38:23)
17. In John 4.23, what does it mean to worship God “in spirit”? (42:06)
18. As you think about church history, is there someone a little more obscure, perhaps someone we’ve never heard of? Why do they come to mind? (45:18)
19. How should I answer someone who asks, “How do we know the Bible was not written by religious leaders to control people, as in Dan Brown’s novels?” (47:00)
20. What is an appropriate way to pray when natural disasters strike? (50:03)
21. In light of the recent conflict between the U.S. and Iran, is the end getting nearer? (51:17)
22. Should we view “the world” in John 3.16 as the elect or as fallen humanity? (52:05)
23. What is the best book of the Bible for an eleven-year-old boy to read? (53:27)
24. What view of eschatology do you ascribe to? (56:12)
25. What is essentially wrong with the prosperity gospel? (56:23)
26. Why did God permit David to have many wives, even though that was against His commandments? (56:38)
27. What are your favorite Bible commentaries? (56:55)
28. Are there different levels of glory in heaven? (57:35)
29. What are the attributes of Christ which make Him beautiful to sinners, and how should Christ’s attributes be presented so that sinners will be drawn to Him savingly? (58:50)
30. How do I know if I am saved? (1:01:43)

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.
https://www.ligonier.org/about/who-we-are/what-we-believe/

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