Ask Ligonier Live with W. Robert Godfrey (February 2020)

On February 18, Dr. W. Robert Godfrey joined us as a special guest on our Ask Ligonier team and answered 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. What should discipleship look like in the local church? (2:19) 2. Are the TV preachers that talk about health and prosperity the false teachers Jesus talked about? (3:26) 3. Aside from God’s Word, what book has had the greatest impact on your life and ministry? (4:24) 4. Why should Christians today read the writings of the Reformed scholastics? (5:24) 5. Do Baptists come from the Anabaptist movement? (7:49) 6. What advice do you have for interpreting Scripture correctly? (9:05) 7. How do you preach the Psalms? (11:45) 8. Are Roman Catholic baptism and Mormon baptism considered valid? (15:18) 9. If someone was baptized before conversion, must he be baptized again after coming to faith? (17:10) 10. Does God’s election cause us to believe in Christ, or does He give us the choice to believe (19:30) 11. Does God predestine people to hell? (20:28) 12. Why do some churches replace the historic creeds and confessions with mission statements and statements of faith? (23:19) 13. What is the value of studying God’s law and the book of Deuteronomy? (25:35) 14. Do you have any advice on how to grow in the discipline of reading? (28:19) 15. When we develop a relationship with God, are we developing it with the Father or with Jesus? (30:31) 16. Is it normal that I feel nervous about heaven and entering the presence of God? (31:54) 17. What does Philippians 2.12 mean by “work out your salvation with fear and trembling”? (34:14) 18. Is social media a help or a hindrance for the church in the 21st century? (36:20) 19. Why should we trust the Bible? (38:50) 20. What are your favorite Christian biographies? (42:11) 21. Some teachers are claiming that the Old Testament is no longer relevant for Christians. What is your advice? (44:27) 22. Should specific people and groups be called out from the pulpit as false teachers, or should only their teaching be called out? (45:52) 23. When a person trusts in Jesus, does the Holy Spirit automatically fill them, or must they invite Him? (46:43) 24. What is “the gift of God” in Ephesians 2:8—grace, faith, or both? (47:55) 25. When John identifies Jesus as “the Logos,” is he referring to the Logos in Greek philosophy? (49:30) 26. How important is God’s covenant with Adam when it comes to our salvation? (51:07) 27. What’s the biggest difference between Reformed theology and non-Reformed theology? (52:46) 28. Do Christians sin when they work on the Lord’s Day? (55:26) 29. What must I do to be saved? (58:23)