But at the end of the day, its not the idea of Christ that saves us; its Christ himself and our union with him. I think I can see that in the New Testament too. Perhaps if there had been no fall, Adam and his many descendants wouldve discovered modern technology much more quickly than the human race has actually done. Thats such a helpful and humbling reminder that our psychology inevitablyalways, and without intentionally doing itis going to impact how we do theology and how we think about those things. A New Daily Devotional Podcast: Coming Soon | Ligonier Ministries Sinclair B. Ferguson, Timothy J. Keller (Foreword) 4.51 avg rating 2,352 ratings published 2016 27:22)? He has written numerous quotes in his books. Today, Sinclair Ferguson invites us to join with all the redeemed in exalting our triumphant Savior. And I say, I know. Matt Tully Ferguson stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in(Approx 1.75 m). Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, vice-chairman of Ligonier Ministries, and Chancellors Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. This very much was my hope with the book, as it was my hope with the original lectures, that it wouldnt be just a matter of, as it were, getting your theology right, but it would be a matter of the gospel actually impacting the way you thought about the gospel, and especially the way you thought about Christ and your relationship with him. That seemed to me as much as to say that underneath every Antinomian is not an Antinomian but a legalist, and that that is the default position of the whole of humanity. View our current career opportunities. Its formulated in this way in my mind: all ministrywhich is every expression of the gospelall ministry needs to be exercised on our knees. Do you feel like youve seen that tendency, or that temptation, in your own life and in your own doing of theology over the years? It might not appear so in my life and ministry, but Ive been tremendously impacted by Paul saying in 2 Corinthians 4: We dont preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesuss sake. Therefore, it is not known whether he has siblings or not. Sinclair Ferguson Were under grace. Matt Tully He has been working for Reformed Theological Seminary as a Chancellors Professor of Systematic Theology since 2017. You dont just throw it to the printer and say, Print that! Sign up for a weekly dose of personal thoughts along with interesting content updates. , . He is married to his beautiful and loving wife Dorothy Ferguson. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSS. Well, he was a human son of God, a child of God. The 5-foot-4, 200-pound Ferguson finished with 2,814 yards, then a program record. In addition to being Senior Minister, Dr. Ferguson is Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. I think if you work your way through Calvins Institutes, for example, its kind of punctuated by people in controversies so that if youre a new reader to the Reformation you think, Who are these guys? So, as an individual, however irritating editors may be to authors, the individual author has the strength of the community around him. Jesus taught His disciples to address God as He did: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name" (Matt. If you think, Let me cut out everything in Pauls letters thats not related to something going wrong in the history of the church, you dont have all that much left in Pauls letters. Maybe you are not quite as alone and abandoned as it feels right now. Trapped by the Jewish leaders, Pontius Pilate asked the crowd, "Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ" (Matt. WebSinclair Ferguson | Resources from Ligonier Ministries. He was born on February 21, 1948, in Scottland, in the United Kingdom. Alas, we dont know how it all wouldve developed. Unpack that for us, because I think that gets back to what youre saying here. That can influence us just in terms of how we view the law of God. 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