Thanks for posting these Ligonier things. I think these Q & A's are somehow extra special for me this time. Paul, the moderator is good & the best one they ever had of all of them. R. C. and Erwin Lutzer (from Moody) have fine senses of humor...not too much, but very funny and innocent of course. I do wish Dr. Lutzer, in appropriate times, as the Q & A's, wd do more impersonations...it is one of the things I find most humorous of those who do it well. I mean this in just this type of setting...NOT getting humorous or esp jocular in the pulpit. Spurgeon's sermons often make me smile the way he will use a line (very little and lighthearted sentence) about something that is true. MLJ once said in a message that I should read all of Spurgeon I may find; in one of his other statements he said he thought CHS may have been too humorous in the pulpit. I think my 2 favorites mentioned here were preachers of amazing gifts and there was nothing of either that I find unacceptable. I have read, listened to them for decades, God still uses them, being dead they yet speak.
Great Q&A session. It is difficult to hear Dr. Ferguson comment that "if only I knew my Bible better". He was my senior minister for 7 years and I found that he knows his Bible better than anyone else I have known.
In Moody Bible Church, (I watch the videos from Australia..) I love that Pastor Lutzer always stresses turning to the Bible passage and for those who have not brought a bible he gives the page number of the pew version!
If someone says they don't believe in total depravity, ask them if we need policemen to stop someone from hurting us in some way or do we need them to stop people from being good to us. If we were not totally depraved we wouldn't need government in any society.
Ism thankful that our current Bible teacher is a Reformed Christian. ( missionary) In a so-called Calvary Church which implies some form of Baptist orientation but basically supposed to be “ non denominational.... But because the church is in Mexico (bilingual, )everyone it trying hard to get along
Which is correct? Calvinism or Arminianism? Dr Harry Ironside (ex Moody Church pastor) commented that "Scripture plainly teaches election based upon God's foreknowledge. It is just as plain in its declarations of man's free will. All men are invited to accept the salvation that God has provided in Jesus Christ. 'Whosoever will' means just what it says." Maybe both are right in their own way.
The 'whosoever will' are the elect. I had this discussion with a friend who said she chose God, she chose to believe the Gospel and trust in Christ. I said no, God chose you and super naturally regenerated your spirit and upon hearing the effectual call, you came to Him. 'My sheep hear my voice'. I hated this doctrine when I first read about it but now think it's kind of comforting. God leaves nothing to chance, not one of his sheep will be lost. All safe in the fold.
“Whosoever will” when looked at side by side with the depravity of man shows nobody will. I heard it like this once. A man walks under a doorway that says “whoever will, may enter”. And when he enters and looks back it says “I have chosen you before the foundation of the world”.
@@Angelfish1962 for me, it happened in reverse order ( i hated my confusion when i didnt know of the doctrine and was elated right at the start when i learned of god's sovereignty in salvation. ( I think my churches i grew up in were arminian). i was always concerned even as a child/young teenager that salvation was left to chance (circumstances had to line up for people to hear the gospel, so it troubled me greatly that people would die without a chance at salvation), so when i discovered just a few years ago of god's sovereignty in salvation (i read pink's "sovereignty of god") it was such a joyous discovery to know that he chooses us, and he will move heaven and earth to allow the elect to come to salvation. None of the elect will be left out!! Not one of the elect will be forgotten/overlooked/left out!!! :) god's sovereignty is the aspect i love most behind the actual salvation part. It brings me enormous comfort knowing he's in control. Even going though bad times/struggles, even though I know he has the power to remove the struggle altogether, if he doesnt remove it, it helps that it's all in his hand, and there's purpose in the struggle, even if i dont see it at the time.
It's *not "whosever will"* !! That's out of context!* It is *"whoever believes"* ! That's different. The problem was *never* who will but who believes! Whoever believes! How do you believe! It doesn't come from you because the Faith comes From Jesus! That's the problem! You cannot believe if The Holy Spirit doesn't change your heart first! For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 NKJV And you He made alive, *who were dead in trespasses and sins,* Ephesians 2:1 NKJV Yeah you have "free will", every single person has free will! That's not a debate! But your free will is bound (tied, conditioned) by your nature! What does a dead person can do? He is free to choose! The problem is that his only choice is bound to his nature so he's (she's) only choice is to remain dead and experience decay and corruption of death! *But God!* But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, Ephesians 2:4-6 NKJV While you are being dead, tied to your own will, thought and desire (which according to your dead condition was quite of choiceles) God made you alive and saved you through Jesus's Atoning Death! So, if you're dead in your trespasses and sin you can choose but *you will choose only sin* because that is what you like, what you desire, what you think of! If and when you are Made Alive and given a new heart, because of that NEW NATURE you can choose God because you have no other choice because your desire is God, your Thoughts are God and you have a new nature that is inclined to perfection Only! I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. Ezekiel 36:26-27 NKJV (Look Who does all that?)
King James is the best, but understanding GOD is so important.I agree I mean how many versions are there of the Bible. BUT reading any word of God has to be good.
"receiving" "accepting" "in your heart" "leading to Christ" "coming to Christ" interesting nit-picking going on as people struggle to describe the experience, but somebody did ask the question
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They truly make the Word fun. Love it...
I love having my Bible with me. I enjoy reading from the written word
Thanks for posting these Ligonier things.
I think these Q & A's are somehow extra special for me this time. Paul, the moderator is good & the best one they ever had of all of them. R. C. and Erwin Lutzer (from Moody) have fine senses of humor...not too much, but very funny and innocent of course. I do wish Dr. Lutzer, in appropriate times, as the Q & A's, wd do more impersonations...it is one of the things I find most humorous of those who do it well.
I mean this in just this type of setting...NOT getting humorous or esp jocular in the pulpit. Spurgeon's sermons often make me smile the way he will use a line (very little and lighthearted sentence) about something that is true. MLJ once said in a message that I should read all of Spurgeon I may find; in one of his other statements he said he thought CHS may have been too humorous in the pulpit. I think my 2 favorites mentioned here were preachers of amazing gifts and there was nothing of either that I find unacceptable. I have read, listened to them for decades, God still uses them, being dead they yet speak.
I love these vids. Thank u for posting these!
Great Q&A session. It is difficult to hear Dr. Ferguson comment that "if only I knew my Bible better". He was my senior minister for 7 years and I found that he knows his Bible better than anyone else I have known.
In Moody Bible Church, (I watch the videos from Australia..) I love that Pastor Lutzer always stresses turning to the Bible passage and for those who have not brought a bible he gives the page number of the pew version!
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If someone says they don't believe in total depravity, ask them if we need policemen to stop someone from hurting us in some way or do we need them to stop people from being good to us. If we were not totally depraved we wouldn't need government in any society.
Ism thankful that our current Bible teacher is a Reformed Christian. ( missionary)
In a so-called Calvary Church which implies some form of Baptist orientation but basically supposed to be “ non denominational....
But because the church is in Mexico (bilingual, )everyone it trying hard to get along
Requesting Prayers for Discernment of the church leadership to study and follow our original Reformers
Which is correct? Calvinism or Arminianism? Dr Harry Ironside (ex Moody Church pastor) commented that "Scripture plainly teaches election based upon God's foreknowledge. It is just as plain in its declarations of man's free will. All men are invited to accept the salvation that God has provided in Jesus Christ. 'Whosoever will' means just what it says." Maybe both are right in their own way.
The 'whosoever will' are the elect. I had this discussion with a friend who said she chose God, she chose to believe the Gospel and trust in Christ. I said no, God chose you and super naturally regenerated your spirit and upon hearing the effectual call, you came to Him.
'My sheep hear my voice'.
I hated this doctrine when I first read about it but now think it's kind of comforting. God leaves nothing to chance, not one of his sheep will be lost.
All safe in the fold.
“Whosoever will” when looked at side by side with the depravity of man shows nobody will. I heard it like this once. A man walks under a doorway that says “whoever will, may enter”. And when he enters and looks back it says “I have chosen you before the foundation of the world”.
@@Angelfish1962 for me, it happened in reverse order ( i hated my confusion when i didnt know of the doctrine and was elated right at the start when i learned of god's sovereignty in salvation. ( I think my churches i grew up in were arminian). i was always concerned even as a child/young teenager that salvation was left to chance (circumstances had to line up for people to hear the gospel, so it troubled me greatly that people would die without a chance at salvation), so when i discovered just a few years ago of god's sovereignty in salvation (i read pink's "sovereignty of god") it was such a joyous discovery to know that he chooses us, and he will move heaven and earth to allow the elect to come to salvation. None of the elect will be left out!! Not one of the elect will be forgotten/overlooked/left out!!! :) god's sovereignty is the aspect i love most behind the actual salvation part. It brings me enormous comfort knowing he's in control. Even going though bad times/struggles, even though I know he has the power to remove the struggle altogether, if he doesnt remove it, it helps that it's all in his hand, and there's purpose in the struggle, even if i dont see it at the time.
It's *not "whosever will"* !! That's out of context!*
It is *"whoever believes"* ! That's different. The problem was *never* who will but who believes! Whoever believes! How do you believe! It doesn't come from you because the Faith comes From Jesus! That's the problem! You cannot believe if The Holy Spirit doesn't change your heart first!
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
John 3:16 NKJV
And you He made alive, *who were dead in trespasses and sins,*
Ephesians 2:1 NKJV
Yeah you have "free will", every single person has free will! That's not a debate! But your free will is bound (tied, conditioned) by your nature! What does a dead person can do? He is free to choose! The problem is that his only choice is bound to his nature so he's (she's) only choice is to remain dead and experience decay and corruption of death!
*But God!*
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
Ephesians 2:4-6 NKJV
While you are being dead, tied to your own will, thought and desire (which according to your dead condition was quite of choiceles) God made you alive and saved you through Jesus's Atoning Death!
So, if you're dead in your trespasses and sin you can choose but *you will choose only sin* because that is what you like, what you desire, what you think of!
If and when you are Made Alive and given a new heart, because of that NEW NATURE you can choose God because you have no other choice because your desire is God, your Thoughts are God and you have a new nature that is inclined to perfection Only!
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.
Ezekiel 36:26-27 NKJV
(Look Who does all that?)
King James is the best, but understanding GOD is so important.I agree I mean how many versions are there of the Bible. BUT reading any word of God has to be good.
"receiving" "accepting" "in your heart" "leading to Christ" "coming to Christ" interesting nit-picking going on as people struggle to describe the experience, but somebody did ask the question
Huh?
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We should be preaching hell judgementgrace etc continually
We need to preach everything in balance.
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