Truth in a Truthless Age: 2019 Southern Ontario Conference

A questions and answers session with Tim Challies, W. Robert Godfrey, and Albert Mohler.

Questions:

1. Should we focus our resources more on helping our own increasingly godless countries or on helping other countries where the church is rapidly growing? (00:01)

2. What is “New Calvinism” and how does it relate to Reformation Calvinism? (00:57)

3. Can you explain the difference between effectual calling and regeneration and how they work together? (05:00)

4. How do we deal with disappointment if our loved ones aren’t being regenerated and haven’t come to faith? (06:42)

5. Do children need to hear the gospel in order to be saved? (12:01)

6. What happens to children who die in infancy? Is there an age of discretion? (13:28)

7. How do we handle difficult Old Testament events like the conquest of Canaan? (19:34)

8. What is the correct starting point when we discuss truth with unbelievers? (22:15)

9. How would you respond to someone who tries to justify homosexuality by claiming that all instances of homosexuality in the Bible refer to rape and violence? (26:07)

10. How can we practically deliver truth in love? (30:00)

11. How does social media contribute to or detract from the church’s calling and the Great Commission? (33:52)

12. How do you share Christ with people who have been abused by church leaders? (38:20)

13. How do you help people who are struggling to forgive those who have committed abuse or other terrible sins against them? (40:01)

14. How do you explain to an unbeliever or new Christian that God’s wrath is inseparable from His love? (43:03)

15. Is it worth driving an hour to a church where the true gospel is preached? (46:39)

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.