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Sinclair B. Ferguson

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Sinclair B. Ferguson is an author, best known for Baptism.

Quick Facts About Sinclair B. Ferguson

Profession: Author
Notable works: Baptism

About Sinclair B. Ferguson

He has been the Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology there since 2017, commuting from Scotland where he previously served as an assistant minister at St. Peter’s Free Church in Dundee. He is also a preaching associate at Trinity Church in Aberdeen.

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There is a difference between a well-instructed congregation and a well-nourished one.

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Congregation

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Inerrancy matters because it honors the Spirit, who wants to honor the Son, who wants to honor the Father.

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Father

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Thinking that I deserve heaven is a sure sign I have no understanding of the gospel.

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Christianity

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There is nothing more important to learn about Christian growth than this: Growing in grace means becoming like Christ.

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Christians have a new identity. We are no longer 'in Adam' but 'in Christ'; no longer in the flesh but in the…

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How do we bring glory to God? The Bible’s short answer is: by growing more and more like Jesus Christ.

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The conviction that Christian doctrine matters for Christian living is one of the most important growth points of the Christian life.

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Christian

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To be free from the possibility of discouragements would be more ‘spiritual’ than Jesus-and therefore not truly spiritual at all.

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Discouragement

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I began to read for myself and realised that here was somebody who could teach me profound biblical theology, get inside my…

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Analysis

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When you look at the Cross, what do you see? You see God’s awesome faithfulness. Nothing – not even the instinct to…

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Cross

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“God protects us from Satan even at times when we are not aware of His protection. But how can we develop Jesus-like…

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Discernment

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“you cannot destroy love for the world merely by showing its emptiness. The world-centered love of our hearts can be expelled only…

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Humility is not simply feeling small and useless - like an inferiority complex. It is sensing how great and glorious God is,…

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Complexes

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You do not become a master musician by playing just as you please, by imagining that learning the scales is sheer legalism…

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“When we behold the glory of Christ in the gospel, it reorders the loves of our hearts, so we delight in him…

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Spiritual growth depends on two things: first a willingness to live according to the Word of God; second, a willingness to take…

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Consequence

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“The Marrow Controversy raised a major question about how the gospel is to be preached. But the answer to that question depends…

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Christianity

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This, then, is the foundation of sanctification in Reformed theology. It is rooted, not in humanity and their achievement of holiness or…

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Achievement

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“Third, hear our loss of focus on the gospel in our songs. This is no comment on musical styles and tastes, but…

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Christianity

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Remember that you are not saved by increased levels of holiness, however desirable it is that you should reach them. ...It is…

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When I know that Christ is the one real sacrifice for my sins, that His work on my behalf has been accepted…

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“For whenever we make the warrant to believe in Christ to any degree dependent upon our subjective condition, we distort it. Repentance,…

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Faith

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Probably no theologian in English language has ever rivaled Owen stressing the absolute centrality of Christ's penal substitution and therefore his as…

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Absolutes

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Appearances can be deceptive. The fact that we cannot see what God is doing does not mean that He is doing nothing.…

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The foundation of our love for the Lord lies in the recognition of His holiness, our sinfulness, and His grace.

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Jesus undid everything that Adam did, and did everything Adam failed to do.

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God's promises are not fortune cookies. We do not use them in order to get a spiritual "fix" for the day.

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It's the centrality of the Word and not the person who preaches it that's important.

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The foundation of worship in the heart is not emotional...it is theological.

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Emotional

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“there are no new heresies, it seems, only old ones masquerading as new.”

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The weakest faith gets the same strong Christ as does the strongest faith.

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Christ

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Do I learn through dark providences, or simply seem relieved when they are over?

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Dark

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The Father did not require the death of Christ to persuade Him to love us. Christ died because the Father loves us.

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Christ

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Regeneration, however it is described, is a divine activity in us, in which we are not the actors but the recipients.

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The only thing of my very own which I contribute to my redemption is the sin from which I need to be…

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Jesus has a special, compassionate concern for those who are broken and needy.

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Our first priority in ministry must be love. Love for His Word, love for His people, and love for His appearing.

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The goal of theology is the worship of God. The posture of theology is on one's knees. The mode of theology is…

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Goal

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My security as a Christian does not reside in the strength of my faith but in the indestructibili ty of my Savior.

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Christian

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Those who are most conscious of forgiveness are invariably those who have been most acutely convicted of their sin.

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Sinclair B. Ferguson by topic

Religion (23) Christ (20) Christianity (16) Christian (16) Prayer (12) Love (12) Inspirational (11) God (11) Faith (11) Worship (10) Sin (10) Lord (10) Jesus (10)