#sinclair ferguson

[set-apart-path]

He knows that we can be truly happy only when we fully belong to Him, only when we are growing in our knowledge of Christ and want to live for Him.

Sinclair Ferguson

[knowledgetosorrow]

[icannotbejondenden47]

What Were the Ninety-Five Theses?

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther, now in his mid-thirties, made his way to the Castle Church in Wittenberg and posted his Ninety-Five Thes

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther, now in his mid-thirties, made his way to the Castle Church in Wittenberg and posted his Ninety-Five Theses on the church door. Originally intended as propositions for public debate, the theses were written in Latin—the language of the scholar, not of the street. Luther could have had no idea that they would echo around Europe and become the catalyst for a spiritual revolution.

[grits-gal-raised-in-the-south]

Sinclair Ferguson shares his summer experience with Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral Castle (Timestamp 26:50-32:30)

Although Sinclair did not divulge any private details, he did share a few nuggets about the family breakfast. He also mentioned that the funeral director noticed her open bedside bible, but he failed to make a note of the last passage of scripture she was reading prior to her passing.

"Sinclair has served for decades as a pastor, preacher, theologian and author in Scotland and the United States. He’s the author of 50 books."

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Gen. 1:1). …When these words were first written, they presented a challenge to all religions of the world.  They made a claim for the God of Israel, the God of the Bible:  He alone is God; He alone is the Creator.  Ever since, they have challenged the philosophies and world views of mankind, and continue to do so today.  They affirm, without reservation, that the universe in which we live is not an accident, not the chance result of ‘nature’ or ‘evolution.’  It is the handiwork of the living God.

Sinclair Ferguson

[ladysnowangel]

Currently reading... or maybe it should be still reading.

[skystonedclouds]

[greater-than-the-sword]

I remember some have criticized me for saying that I did not have a traditional “conversion experience” by the common Evangelical understanding of how such a thing ought to proceed. I remember that I was very afraid of hell as a small child and I told my father that I wanted to become a Christian. I did not know how to do it. I would have liked to sign my name to a document or something. I realize baptism is typically the way this is handled; and as an expression and proclamation of faith it is; but that is not what I was looking for. I was looking for some kind of inductive work, I think, not really understanding the idea of being offered anything for free. Ironically, I think if I had been baptized immediately I might have put less effort into trying to understand what it means to be a Christian... but I was not baptized immediately because we attended a Presbyterian church that practiced a different kind of baptism than what we believed in.

After that my experience was of coming to a more complete understanding of the gospel over time, with more love and less fear. I would like to name some particular conversation date after that initial time at five years old but to do so would be to imply that Christ was somehow absent from my life between the ages of five and twelve, which is simply not true. However, I tossed around a great many wrong ideas about God, and didn’t receive full assurance of salvation until about the age of twelve. That was a great moment, but I did not feel at that moment I began to know Christ and had never known him at all before. So, say what you like. I am a Christian now and have been for a long time. That’s all that matters.