Questions & Answers with Ferguson, Godfrey, Nichols, and Parsons

A questions and answers session with Sinclair Ferguson, W. Robert Godfrey, Stephen Nichols, and Burk Parsons. 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 This message is from The Way, the Truth, and the Life, our 2024 National Conference: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL30acyfm60fU7yatC7QiPhnarquCOiPTv Questions: Introduction (0:00) 1. How can a Christian experience freedom from the heaviness of guilt and depression resulting from their sin? (1:21) 2. Is there a difference between election and predestination? (6:44) 3. I’m a relatively new Christian, and I understand that baptism is not essential to salvation. What should compel me to get baptized? (8:25) 4. Does a potential spouse have to believe in the five points of Calvinism to be a compatible partner? (10:54) 5. How can we share the gospel with a gay relative in a way that will continue to foster the relationship? (14:01) 6. How should I respond to a family member who believes that God is evil because “a good God would not allow the world to be the way that it is”? (19:22) 7. Since Scripture tells us that we can grieve the Holy Spirit, does that mean He can experience disappointment or sadness like we can? (24:26) 8. Since God is Spirit and has no physical body, how do we understand passages like Exodus 33 that say Moses saw God’s back? (29:21) 9. How does a Christian mortify sin? How does a Christian resist temptation? (33:41) 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/what-we-believe