Category: Ligonier Ministries

It is commonplace to hear the statement, “people are basically good.” Though it is admitted that no one is perfect, human wickedness is minimized. Yet if people are basically good,…

I think there are several answers to that question. The first answer is this: potentially, there could be something wrong, and that in two different ways. One way something could…

Paul’s letter to the Ephesians stands alongside Romans as a classic example of his thought. Ephesians is heavenly in its content and expansive in the truths it proclaims, while remaining…

Young Christians face a variety of attacks on the truth of Christianity, and it is vital that they be prepared to give an answer for the hope within them (1…

Several years ago, my wife and I were driving back home from a trip out of town. At some point, we missed the exit sign on the highway leading to…

I love old things. I love old furniture, old cars, and old houses, but I especially love old books—old, dusty books. And I don’t know about you, but dust makes…

Syncretism is the process by which aspects of one religion are assimilated into, or blended with, another religion. This leads to fundamental changes in both religions. In the Old Testament,…

It begins with the heart, the motive. Why are you doing this act? Is it to build your own kingdom? Is it to draw attention to yourself? Or in your…

The Song of Solomon is a poetic wisdom composition in the tradition of Solomon (Song 1:1), along with works such as Ecclesiastes and Proverbs. The grammar of the song’s title…

The phrase ecclesia reformata, semper reformanda (the church reformed, always reforming) has been used so often as to make it a motto or slogan. People have used it to support…