• Can We Demonstrate the Doctrine of the Trinity From the Old Testament? Is it possible to demonstrate the doctrine of the Trinity from the Old Testament alone? From one of Ligonier’s live events, Derek Thomas, Robert Godfrey, and Burk Parsons consider this question.
• If God Desires All to Be Saved, Why Aren’t They? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to the question “First Timothy 2:3–4 says God desires all men to be saved. He desires that end. But not all men are saved. Does that mean (1) God will not do what he wants to do? Or (2) God cannot do what he wants to do? It has to be one of these two options, right?”
• If God Created Everything, How is it That God Didn’t Create Evil? How do we account for the existence of evil, since God is the good Creator of all things? From Ligonier’s 2022 National Conference, Michael Reeves provides a biblical illustration to answer this important question.
• Is Suicide an Unforgiveable Sin? From one of Ligonier’s live events, Derek Thomas explains how a right understanding of the gospel helps us address this weighty subject.
• How Can We Persuade Someone that Church Membership is Important? How should we respond to professing Christians who think church membership is irrelevant? From one of the live Ask Ligonier events, Sinclair Ferguson considers Scripture’s teaching about belonging to the church.

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• 3 Advantages of Understanding Identity Politics. Understanding the history of identity politics helps us to understand how we as Christians are complicit in that. And it’s useful for helping us to avoid a Pharisaic attitude towards others. Check out this short video from Carl Trueman.

• Meet The Resurrected You. Randy Alcorn writes “Resurrection — Christ’s and ours — is a cornerstone of the Christian faith. Yet how many of us ponder what our resurrected selves will be like? You might think Scripture doesn’t say much. In fact, it tells us a lot, and gives us solid reasons to deduce much more.”
• What is Transgenderism? Rosaria Butterfield writes “Transgenderism, from the perspective of Scripture, is related to the sin of envy. Specifically, transgenderism is, at root, sinful envy of the sexual anatomy of another.”

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• God’s Wrath and Human Sexuality in a Romans 1 Culture. Alistair Begg writes “When a culture finally reaches the place where even manhood and womanhood, gender itself, is deconstructed and reconstructed according to whatever agenda an individual has, whatever ethical set of norms they’ve decided to embrace, then that culture is in deep trouble.”
• The FAQs: What You Should Know About the ‘He Gets Us’ Campaign. Joe Carter writes “How you feel about “He Gets Us” can be influenced by many factors and by how much weight you give each of them.”

• I Sing My Way Through Pain: Three Lessons in Resilient Joy. Joni Eareckson Tada writes “Whenever I feel downcast, I ask a few friends to pray, and then I worship Jesus with robust hymns filled with solid doctrine. Hymns that focus on the worthiness of Christ have enough spiritual muscle to barge into my discouraged soul and shake awake a hopeful response.”

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• 9 Things You Should Know About Revivals in America. Joe Carter shares nine things you should know about revival and the history of revivals in America.

• How to Grow Stronger in Perseverance. John Pletcher writes “What if our tough times can really be our best times for growing stronger? And what if those tough times are used by God to teach us to persevere, to discover pure joy and the capacity to grow stronger for the sake of others?”

• I Shipwrecked My Faith – Am I Doomed? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to the question “Is there hope for those who have shipwrecked their faith? I believe I have done this as 1 Timothy 1:19describes what has happened to those who have rejected a good conscience. I feel my communion with the Lord has been dry and blocked for almost six months now due to my personal sin. Can a shipwrecked faith be undone?”

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• Countries Where It’s Most Dangerous to Be a Christian in 2023. Joe Carter writes “The 2023 World Watch Listreveals persecution is extremely high in many countries, but nowhere as severe as North Korea, which has moved back to the top of the list of the most dangerous countries to be a Christian.”

• The Crushing Obligation to Keep Doing More and More. Kevin DeYoung writes “Surely there are many Christians who are terribly busy because they sincerely want to be obedient to God.”
• Leave the Throne of Guilt: Three Better Reasons to Pray. Scotty Smith writes “Moving on from guilt and fear, I now focus on three callings that have radically transformed how I engage in prayer.” Subscribe to receive Scotty’s daily Heavenward prayers each morning.
• 5 Keys to a Great Marriage. Thankful that one of my articles was published in Christian Grandfather Magazine.

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