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WEBLigonier Ministries exists to proclaim, teach, and defend the holiness of God in all its fullness to as many people as possible. We support the church by providing trustworthy teaching to help Christians know what they believe, why they believe it, how to live it, and how to share it. Read About Ligonier. Featured Event.
The Trinity - Ligonier Ministries
WEBMar 10, 2022 — The doctrine of the Trinity is foundational to the Christian faith and to Christian living, since knowing God is at the heart of biblical religion and God is fully revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the unfolding of the divine mystery. The one true and living God eternally exists in three distinct yet inseparable persons.
What Does the Bible Say about Sex Outside of Marriage?
WEBMar 14, 2022 — Hebrews warns against sexual immorality and holds forth an undefiled marriage bed as the antidote. But notice that only the marriage bed can be described as “undefiled” (Heb. 13:4). By definition, a nonmarital sexual encounter (i.e., “bed”) is defiled. For the Christian, sex outside of marriage isn’t an option.
What Does “Give Us this Day Our Daily Bread” Mean?
WEBNov 6, 2020 — What Does “Give Us this Day Our Daily Bread” Mean? R.C. Sproul. 3 Min Read. Jesus teaches us to pray that God would give us daily bread (Matthew 6:11). Obviously Jesus was not telling His disciples to pray only for bread. But bread was a staple in the diet of the Jews, and had been so for many years. Furthermore, bread was a …
Spiritual Gifts - Ligonier Ministries
WEBAug 12, 2021 — The gifts of Spirit fall into two general categories: continuing gifts and gifts that have ceased. Continuing gifts include such things as wisdom, knowledge, distinguishing spirits or discernment, faith, mercy, service, teaching, exhortation, and generosity. Importantly, all believers are to exercise each of these qualities to some …
What Is the Kingdom of God? - Ligonier Ministries
WEBSep 13, 2021 — The kingdom of God is wherever God reigns, and since He reigns everywhere, the kingdom of God is everywhere. By now we were quite confused, but he pointed at the text, gave it to me, and said, “Read what it says.”. I looked at it and it said, “Our citizenship is in heaven” (Phil. 3:20a). The guard was a Christian.
What Is TULIP? - Ligonier Ministries
WEBAug 30, 2021 — He simply will not let us. As you can see, TULIP, or the five points of Calvinism, summarizes God’s work of salvation, and it highlights the omnipotent love of God. Christians can rest assured that if they believe, it is because of the work of God, and that work cannot fail because His love cannot fail. This article is part of the What Is ...
What Happens to Your Soul When You Die? - Ligonier Ministries
WEBJan 5, 2022 — We are conscious, aware of where we are, and joyfully praising God. To put it simply, this heavenly scene is the clearest image we have of what happens to our soul when we die. In these three chapters, John gives a glorious image of heaven, where God dwells among His people until the resurrection of our bodies at the end of the age. This …
The Nature of God | Ligonier Ministries
WEBMar 9, 2022 — Introduction. “God is a spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.”. This succinct definition from the Westminster Shorter Catechism (Q&A 4) provides a sound place to begin our consideration of the nature of God to help us avoid inaccurate concepts and notions.
What Is Dispensationalism? - Ligonier Ministries
WEBFeb 2, 2022 — Keith Mathison. 4 Min Read. Dispensationalism is a popular and widespread way of reading the Bible. It originated in the nineteenth century in the teaching of John Nelson Darby and was popularized in the United States through the Bible Conference movement. Its growth was spurred on even more through the publication of the Scofield …