Ask Ligonier Live with Burk Parsons (September 2022)

On Tuesday, September 20, Burk Parsons joined us as a special guest on our Ask Ligonier team to answer your biblical and theological questions live online. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=get-started Introduction (0:00) Questions: 1. Who is Jesus? Why is this such an important question, even for people within the church? (1:00) 2. Are you encouraged to see many young people gathering on a Saturday to receive biblical teaching at the Always Ready conference? (3:00) 3. Should pastors preach on political issues? (4:43) 4. Why do we still consider homosexuality to be wrong when so many Old Testament laws have been abrogated? (8:49) 5. Where is the best place to start when we’re sharing the gospel with someone? (24:12) 6. What is a good way to witness to a Roman Catholic? (27:23) 7. How does your theological knowledge about Christ affect your personal relationship with Him? (29:39) 8. How can Christians grow in humility? (34:16) 9. Why is John Calvin’s Little Book on the Christian Life so helpful for Christians? (42:44) 10. Is there a difference between teaching and preaching? (46:99) 11. Should philosophy be a part of the ordinary Christian life? (48:14) 12. How does the team at Tabletalk decide the theme for each issue? (49:55) 13. How do you balance your studies for sermon preparation with your personal devotional time with the Lord? (51:55) 14. How can I honor my parents when they are not Christians? (54:33) 15. How should I, as a Christian, prepare before taking the Lord’s Supper? (55:35) 16. Should Christians keep the Sabbath? (57:13) 17. What would you say to young people who think they have nothing to learn from older believers in the church? (1:02:21) 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: https://www.ligonier.org/about/who-we-are/what-we-believe/