When was the last time you were studying a difficult Bible passage and it suddenly became clear?
These moments of discovery are among the greatest joys of the Christian life. As we come to a fuller understanding of who God is, what once brought confusion now drives us to deeper worship. You cannot find this satisfaction anywhere but in the Scriptures.
Yet this joy is often hard-won.
To help you in this pursuit, we’ll send you two copies of Dr. R.C. Sproul’s book Hard Sayings—one for you and another to help guide a friend through challenging passages in Scripture. Request both copies when you support Ligonier Ministries with a donation this month.
Even the Apostle Peter acknowledges that some portions of Scripture are “hard to understand” (2 Peter 3:16). Every Christian eventually encounters passages that stop us in our tracks.
While some of the Bible’s teachings are difficult for us to grasp, others seem hard to accept. The biblical truth of God’s sovereignty over all things—even over sin and suffering—initially jars our emotions. Passages about hell and the Lord’s holy justice challenge our assumptions about who God is—and who we are.
Yet these verses are not stumbling blocks to hinder our walk with Christ. By God’s grace, they become stepping stones toward our greater spiritual growth.
Dr. R.C. Sproul wrote, “If there is a shortcut to accelerating your understanding of Scripture, it is to focus your attention on the hard sayings.” This passion to help people study God’s Word for themselves shaped R.C.’s decades of teaching, and it still shapes Ligonier Ministries today.
Through our global Bible-teaching outreach, Ligonier helps Christians navigate Scripture to come to a fuller view of God and His glory. This ministry depends on the generosity of friends such as you to equip God’s people to know and love His Word.
Our founder loved inviting people on the journey of knowing God and delving into His Word. R.C. drew Christians into the drama of Scripture with its captivating accounts of the Lord’s work in the world. When he came to a difficult text, Dr. Sproul encouraged his students to welcome this opportunity to deepen their reliance upon the Lord as they grapple for the truth.
This lifelong quest to know God is the reason Ligonier exists. In the Lord’s providence, we provide trusted theological teaching to help Christians everywhere know the Bible, love the Lord, and serve Him faithfully throughout the world.
This August, I’ll be in Africa helping to distribute study Bibles to more than 35,000 pastors across the continent. By September, one in every 25 pastors on earth will have received the Reformation Study Bible. Your support is crucial in our endeavors to strengthen hundreds of thousands more pulpits.
In Sunday schools back at home, our children’s Bible curriculum is laying a foundation for biblical literacy to serve the next generation. Your generosity undergirds efforts to translate Growing in God’s Word into Spanish and Chinese to assist the global church.
This month, students are returning to Reformation Bible College in Central Florida to receive theological discipleship and formation for their callings. Your financial backing helps form clear-thinking Christians who rightly handle God’s Word in all of life.
And as you enable the translation of Ligonier’s discipleship resources into the world’s most-spoken languages, we’re spreading the joy of the Lord where sound theology is hardest to obtain.
This month alone, Ligonier Ministries will reach more than 10 million people worldwide with trusted Bible teaching. But with more than 8 billion souls on the planet, we’re only beginning the work of discipleship among the nations.
Your support is crucial for inviting more people on the ultimate journey to know God. None of us grows in grace by accident. Yet unparalleled blessedness awaits God’s people as they meditate day and night on His Word (Ps. 1:2). Together, we’re helping Christians reach the assurance and fulfillment that comes from having minds renewed in the knowledge of the Lord.
To further your Christian growth this month, we want to send you Dr. Sproul’s book Hard Sayings. Drawn from a lifetime of careful study, these chapters guide Christians toward clarity on some of the Bible’s most perplexing passages. Receive this book with your donation of any amount, and we’ll send you a second copy. You can share it with a friend or study together with a group, as iron sharpens iron (Prov. 27:17).
Knowing God’s Word is the pursuit of a lifetime. By His grace, let’s help more Christians explore the Bible’s depths, mine the riches in every passage, and behold the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Thank you for standing with Ligonier Ministries as we proclaim, teach, and defend the holiness of God in all its fullness to as many people as possible.
Ligonier Ministries