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Ask Ligonier with Sinclair Ferguson (January 2023)

On January 19, Sinclair Ferguson joined us as a special guest and answered your biblical and theological questions live online.

Questions

  1. Can you tell us about your new podcast, Things Unseen? (0:41)

  2. How can we practically seek to know Christ more? (2:46)

  3. John Newton wrote about a character named Mr. Austerus. What are some of the lessons we can learn from this character? (6:53)

  4. Who is your favorite Scottish theologian? (9:42)

  5. Can someone be saved even if they have never read the Bible nor heard the gospel of Jesus Christ? (12:18)

  6. Do you have any advice for someone who is about to enter seminary? (15:44)

  7. What advice do you have for someone who wants to read more? (19:56)

  8. What is the “offense of the cross” in Galatians 5, and why does Paul say this offense would be taken away if he preached circumcision? (22:36)

  9. Is the Abrahamic covenant still operative today? (25:44)

  10. What is a covenant? (28:03)

  11. What is your favorite book of the Bible and why? (30:35)

  12. How old were you when you felt called to preach? (33:31)

  13. How have the writings of John Owen shaped your theological development? (34:57)

  14. What advice do you have for someone who is new to Reformed theology but has friends who are opposed to it? How can we handle these disagreements without losing the friendship? (38:12)

  15. How does the modern church often misunderstand the Holy Spirit? (41:12)

  16. What concise answer can I give to someone who asks me about infant baptism? (44:23)

  17. In the new heavens and the new earth, what age will our resurrection bodies appear to be? (49:24)

  18. Is there a difference in the Bible between our soul and our spirit, or are they the same thing? (52:20)

  19. What devotional habits and resources have been helpful for your Christian growth? (56:10)

  20. How should Christians study the Psalms? (1:00:02)

  21. How can Christians encourage their pastors? (1:04:03)

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.

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Dr. Burk Parsons is senior pastor of Saint Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, Fla., chief editorial officer for Ligonier Ministries, editor of Tabletalk magazine, and a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow. He is author of Why Do We Have Creeds?, editor of Assured by God and John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, and Doxology, and cotranslator and coeditor of A Little Book on the Christian Life by John Calvin.

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