Were they just emphasizing different things and that was leading to disagreement? Early in his ministry he says to the Galatians, We preached Christ and him crucified. WebSinclair B. Ferguson (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is Chancellors Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary and the former senior minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina.He is the author of several books, including By Grace Alone and Lessons from the Upper Room.Sinclair and his wife, This seems to me to be the Christianized version of what you find in the world religions where there is a ladder youve got to climb to God. Like a father who is a gardener, God gave his child, Adam, a miniature garden of his own to take care of and to expand: the garden of Eden. 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? Today, Sinclair Ferguson reflects on the identity crisis plaguing our world and takes us to the foundation of true stability. I think this is probably true in Scotland now in a way it was never true when I was in school. Matt Tully Its that Adam was created to be the prophet, and the priest, and the king of creationmarvelous dignity. Things Unseen with Sinclair B. Ferguson is a weekday devotional podcast featuring thoughtful reflections on the Christian life and My sense of living in the United States is the extent to which having opinions and being able to express them is very highly regarded. He has been Chancellor's Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary since 2017,[1] commuting from Scotland, where he was an assistant minister at St. Peter's Free Church of Scotland, Dundee. Ligonier, founded by the late R.C. Read the transcript: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/our-father-in-heaven, After long ages of conflict for the people of God, Jesus Christ arrived to fulfill Genesis 3:15 in His conquest of Satan. In this episode, Sinclair Ferguson discusses the relevance of church history and divisive theological positions as we dig into a largely forgotten 18th-century Scottish debate about Gods grace and our works, explaining the roots of legalism and antinomianism, and why all of this matters for modern-day believers. They did confirm that Mohler had been dismissed as a teaching fellow, but that he would continue to speak at (at least) two forthcoming events for which he was already scheduled to speak. What are the five points of Calvinism really about and how can we believe them, while maintaining gracious humility towards others who don't? Find ratings and reviews for the newest movie and TV shows. And then Adam was a priest. But when he dies, his brother shows the minister who takes the funeral service his decision card and says, Hes alright, isnt he? Matt Tully I think that connects even to critiques that we hear todayfrom outside the church, but especially from within the churchwhere people will look at different issues that we might be discussing and say, This is just a great example of what Paul warns about in 1 and 2 Timothy: quarreling over words, arguing, creating division over these unimportant things that maybe youre going too deep in. Matt Tully That goes back to the Marrow Controversy and what we are in our hearts and how were related to Christ and how we think of brothers and sisters. (Sam Storms). The minister was in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. 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. Its very interesting to listen to peoples reactions to that question: yes or no, or dont know, or theres something maybe not quite right about the way youre asking that question. He was born on February 21, 1948, in Scottland, in the United Kingdom. Sign up for a weekly dose of personal thoughts along with interesting content updates. Listen to Sinclair Ferguson and learn some helpful texts to which you can turn and shine some light into somebodys darkness. According to reports today, this soul-searching has led to a severing of the official relationship between Albert Mohler and Ligonier. I honestly think that at the end of the day, youre either a legalist or an Antinomian. Read the transcript: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/the-blessing-of-abraham, Lamech spoke hopefully of his son Noah, "Out of the ground that the LORD has cursed, this one shall bring us relief" (5:20). He is a man of above-average stature. 27:22)? Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Since the Lord's Prayer has been given to shape our praying, it also shapes our living as disciples of Christ. We want to help each other think a little bit better. In his Maturity book, Ferguson illustrates that an extensive-seated concern of the writers of the New Testament was to see Christians grow to spiritual maturity- and if that was the concern of the first believers, then it should also be our concern too. Matt Tully Get Weekly TGC Content. Matt Tully This particular video had more than 97,000 views. Sinclair B. Ferguson, Timothy J. Keller (Foreword) 4.51 avg rating 2,352 ratings published 2016 But it wasn't until he saw Jesus' facecloth, neatly folded and by itself, that John believed. This article is part of the The Crossway Podcast series. Sinclairs knowledge of Fergusons abuse prompted seven former members to form CFCtoo, a group of advocates who published an open letter on May 31. I hear a fair amount of preaching from the Old Testament where you know that the preacher has been schooled to get you to Christ, and he does. Use this work to point suffering brothers Read the transcript: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/worthy-is-the-lamb, God promised Abraham that in his seed, "all the families of the earth shall be blessed" (Gen. 12:3). Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, vice-chairman of Ligonier Ministries, and Chancellors Professor of Systematic Theology at Re. Today, Sinclair Ferguson describes the encounter on the road to Calvary that forever changed Simon and his family. But at the end of the day, its not the idea of Christ that saves us; its Christ himself and our union with him. And I say, I know. You get to my age and you look back and you think, God, be merciful to me, a sinner. Its primary teaching fellows include Sinclair Ferguson, Steve Lawson, Steven Nichols, Albert Mohler and Matt Tully In that sense, theres a disconnect between the fabric of Christ presented to us in the gospel. Its formulated in this way in my mind: all ministrywhich is every expression of the gospelall ministry needs to be exercised on our knees. This article is part of the The Crossway Podcast series.. Adam and Eve sinned. I wonder if you could speak to those who are listening who are on social media, do have blogs, do have podcastsmaybe some of them shouldnt, but many doand are wanting to engage on this stuff. Read the transcript: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/created-for-glory. The pair shares four children, three sons, and one daughter who are all grown up. Youre sick because youre a sinner. Adam was a prophet, priest, and king over creation, but he failed in his calling and fell short of God's glory. Theres been this huge debate in the academy about Judaism, but you see it running right through Judaismthat there is a reason why God has been gracious to us, and that gracious (somehow or another) lies in us. Its always going to be affected by our idiosyncrasies, by our strengths, by our weaknesses. He explains that although the Holy Spirit is at times the forgotten Person of the Trinity, His presence and work is found all over the redemptive history. Matt Tully Our sources indicate that Mohlers social justice position was indeed a part of that decision, but not the only reason for the decision. Trapped by the Jewish leaders, Pontius Pilate asked the crowd, "Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ" (Matt. I guess people might say in modern terms the relationship between the indicatives of the gospel and the imperatives of the gospel. Adam was a prophet, priest, and king over creation, but he failed in his calling and fell short of Gods glory. A podcast from Ligonier Ministries. I think we might have a little bit of a sense, but what does that mean? Adam, in that sense, was the priest of the original creation, the one who supremely and representatively led and expressed the worship of God that the whole animal creation expressed in their own beautiful, but limited, way. But I prepared them in a certain way so that I would touch on things I thought were really very important in understanding the Bible, the gospel, the Christian life, pastoral ministrythe addresses were given to ministers. I think people often think of prophets as men who foretell the future. Because another Prophet, Priest, and King has come, a better Onethe proper Man whom God Himself hath bidden, and He has dealt with Adams sin and ours. And you were released from all that. At the end of Luke 2 it says Jesus was growing in stature, but also in wisdom and favor with God. 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. Tim Keller has actually called the book a tract for our times. I wonder if you can help us think of the big picture: Why is it that this book has resonated with so many people even though it is, on one level, about this very specific historical situation? 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. Theres a whole spectrum of different kinds of rejection. That very fact opens up a lot of theological issues. The Marrow Controversy. I dont remember when this struck me, but one day it struck me that these two statements dont really belong together in the same sentence. Its very interesting to mea number of ministers have written to me in response to the book saying either I hope Im getting the tincture, or I think people are beginning to see the tincture. If you think of the language Paul uses, how much of the New Testament did Paul have? Another issue that I found interesting in the book was as I was reading through the details of this Marrow Controversy itself, as weve already talked about, there are lots of terms being usedsimilar and same terms. Monday through Friday, this devotional podcast features thoughtful reflections on the Christian life and our relationship with God. Read the transcript: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/gods-unfailing-promise. Rufus The Roadrunner Ferguson, who turned 72 on Friday, played for UW from 1970 through 1972. We dont always understand the issue fully, we dont always read each other or listen to each other fully; and yet, we jump in. By the mercy of God, in his creation he built in the stuff out of which this kind of thing could be done. Think about this last year when weve had all these tools. When I thought about that, quite separate from the Marrow Controversy, and put the two things together in a way that I dont think the leading figures in the Marrow Controversy did, it really did strike me that this is something that goes right down to the very roots of our existence. It sounds like Im hearing you say theres actually value in theological disagreement and discussion. Monday through Friday, this devotional podcast features thoughtful reflections on the Christian life and our relationship with God. He is married to his beautiful and loving wife Dorothy Ferguson. Of all the people Jesus visited after His resurrection, the most intriguing may be James, His half-brother who had not believed in Him. Today, Sinclair Ferguson explains the hope swelling in these words for the one who denied Jesus--and for us. Again, Im back to dispositions that the gospel creates so that the gospel formulates the style in which I do everythingtheology, ministry, controversy, polemics. Sinclair Ferguson is a Scottish theologian who is famously known in Reformed Christian circles for his writing, editorial work, and also teaching. We can think that we are preaching Christ, but in a way we are just preaching the theological outline. A prophet is someone who speaks Gods Word. WebSinclair Ferguson ( - ) Listen to freely downloadable audio sermons by the speaker Sinclair Ferguson in mp3 format. Today, Sinclair Ferguson turns to Genesis 3:15 to investigate the promised Redeemer who would triumph over Satan. The picture were given in Genesis 3 is of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, calling out: Adam, Adam, where are you today? You say to him, Excuse me, youre breaking the law, and he says, Were not under law. All youve done isand I think to people that can seem very clever that youve done thisbut all youve done is trace the dots to the answer. God promised Abraham that in his seed, "all the families of the earth shall be blessed" (Gen. 12:3). Everyone Jesus meets turns out to either be a legalist or an Antinomian. A graduate of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, he is the author of some two dozen books, has authored numerous articles and has contributed to various symposia. An angel came with striking instructions from the resurrected Lord: "Go, tell his disciples and Peter" (Mark 16:7). Now our kingdoms and our tribes have become so financially dependentin one way or anothernumbers dependent, followers dependent. Sinclair Ferguson And the Levitical family had the responsibility to look after themthe very same expression, incidentally, that describes Adams priestly ministry in the garden in Genesis 2:15. Essentially, its rooted in something common. They really are. But then what? We need to see that this is part of the story of redemptive history. Today I want us to notice a pattern thats embedded in this biblical account of our original creation, and Im not the only person to notice this. You can think about this in all kinds of ways. It was a very serendipitous experience. Did they intend it to be a trick question? The Whole Christ: Legalism, Antinomianism, and Gospel AssuranceWhy the Marrow Controversy Still Matters. In this episode, Sinclair Ferguson discusses the relevance of church history and divisive theological positions as we dig into a largely forgotten 18th-century Scottish debate about Gods grace and our works, explaining the roots of legalism and However, Ferguson has not shared any information with the public regarding his parents and siblings despite being a well-known theologian. Matt Tully Ferguson is among a select group of pastor-theologians whose books repeatedly serve to equip and edify the church. Read the transcript: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/gods-unfailing-promise. Your sin goes back into this fractured relationship based on a fractured understanding of who God really is, so even the most sanctified of uswhich I increasingly know I am notis going to struggle with this until we see the beatific vision and all of these things disappear out of our lives. Its not a focus on the personnot the solution to the Old Testament crossword puzzlebut Christ himself offered to the people. If you think about it, all exposition of the Word is, as they used to say in my tradition, ministerial. (91) Here we are strangers, exiles for the moment. The traditionally conservative and Gospel-centered organization is called Ligonier because it was founded in Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania in 1971 and it publishes the popular Table Talk Magazine, which is edited by Burk Parsons. Well, he was a human son of God, a child of God. WebWebcast LIVE NOW! And then they wrote their review of the book based on those tweets? Are you like Nicodemus or Zacchaeus, etc.? One of the most striking insights that I feel like you draw out is the fact that both legalism and Antinomianism actually, even though they might seem like theyre at the opposite ends of the spectrum, they nevertheless have the same root. You dont just throw it to the printer and say, Print that! WebSinclair Ferguson | Resources from Ligonier Ministries. I think he was a very farsighted individual, but I dont think he could have been as farsighted in my life as he actually was. He and his wife, Dorothy, have been blessed with three sons and a daughter and 12 grandchildren. These tools are wonderful tools. Im not big on categorizing people in that way, but the shorthand can be useful. 6:9). You know very well what happens to any manuscript that comes to Crossway. Get personalized recommendations, and learn where to watch across hundreds of In a way, I think for most of us who plod along in our churches, thats where the Gospels come in. Free Content Update #6 (including patch 1.9.1) is now available and introduces more machines. But the way that we actually carry out that disagreement today is, in some ways, similar to how it was back even with the Marrow Controversy three hundred years ago. All this week on Things Unseen, weve been thinking about the Christian view of man, and especially the way God created man as His image, male and female. So many of the issues that we wrestle with as Christians in the twenty-first century are the same, or at least very similar to, the issues of Christians in previous generations. Sinclair Ferguson Many people today think that seeing is believing, but Christians know there is more to life than meets the eye. Today, Sinclair Ferguson explores how Jesus Christ fulfills this blessing in the salvation of Jewish and gentile believers. The controversy began in a very small Scottish town, essentially during a presbytery meeting where some of the men in the presbytery were trying to weed out legalism. He attended the University of Aberdeen where he first studied and received a Master of Arts, followed by a Bachelor of Divinity prior to obtaining his Ph.D. As a student, Ferguson worshipped at Gilcomstons South Church, which was under the ministry of William Still. Dr. Ferguson is also host of the podcast Things Unseen. Read the transcript: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/the-disciples-hearts-burned-within-them. Read the transcript: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/simon-who-carried-his-cross. Sinclair Ferguson Read the transcript: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/the-inconsistent-atheist. Today, Sinclair Ferguson contemplates the remarkable testimony of the first witness to the resurrection of Christ. After his service on Unst, he was offered a teaching position as a part-time Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. In Christ Alone: Living the Gospel-Centered Life. So, in other words, the decision to dismiss Mohler was multi-faceted but did include his position on Social Justice which was at odds with many at Ligonier and with the widow of R.C., Vesta Sproul, who signed The Dallas Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel.
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