The Way, the Truth, and the Life: 2024 National Conference

A questions and answers session with Sinclair Ferguson, W. Robert Godfrey, Stephen Nichols, and Burk Parsons.

Questions:

1. How can a Christian experience freedom from the heaviness of guilt and depression resulting from their sin? (0:12)
2. Is there a difference between election and predestination? (5:33)
3. I’m a relatively new Christian, and I understand that baptism is not essential to salvation. What should compel me to get baptized? (7:19)
4. Does a potential spouse have to believe in the five points of Calvinism to be a compatible partner? (9:36)
5. How can we share the gospel with a gay relative in a way that will continue to foster the relationship? (12:45)
6. How should I respond to a family member who believes that God is evil because “a good God would not allow the world to be the way that it is”? (18:10)
7. Since Scripture tells us that we can grieve the Holy Spirit, does that mean He can experience disappointment or sadness like we can? (23:15)
8. Since God is Spirit and has no physical body, how do we understand passages like Exodus 33 that say Moses saw God’s back? (28:03)
9. How does a Christian mortify sin? How does a Christian resist temptation? (32:26)

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.