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Sinclair B. Ferguson

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Even those of us who have weak faith have the same strong Christ as others—Ferguson stresses that belief isn’t measured by strength alone. He reminds readers that true contentment is a grace we often overlook. He also says that when God is at the center, worship naturally follows.

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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.

Quotes by Sinclair B. Ferguson

Contentment is an undervalued grace.

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Contentment

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No one can will the will to will what it will not will!

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Funny

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Secular humanism debases the human.

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Humanism

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God can be trusted even when he cannot be seen or understood.

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God

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The determining factor of my existence is no longer my past.

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Christ

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We can never reflect too much on God's grace.

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The true church is too different for the world to tolerate it.

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Church

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Every day we need our gaze redirected from ourselves to God.

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

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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 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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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 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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“the Son of God took our nature and came "in the likeness of sinful flesh" (Rom. 8:3) in order to exchange places…

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Nature

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Thankfulness grows best in the seed-bed of conviction, just as some plants must be placed in the soil in the winter if…

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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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When the New Testament speaks about the fullness of grace which we find in Christ, it does not mean only forgiveness, pardon…

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Christ

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I've often reflected on the rather obvious thought that when his disciples were about to have the world collapse in on them,…

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Christianity

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“God’s covenant is his sovereign, freely bestowed, unconditional promise: “I will be your God,” which carries with it a multidimensional implication: therefore…

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Covenant

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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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“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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Thoughts for Young Men abounds in reliable counsel and says - with a rare combination of seriousness and graciousness - the very…

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“The work of atonement took place in the presence of the God of heaven. Indeed, it involved a transaction within the fellowship…

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Atonement

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“Underline this thought: assurance, peace, access to God, knowledge that He is our Father, and strength to overcome temptation all depend on…

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Christian life

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“The knowledge of our union with Christ...gives us confidence in prayer. It was when Jesus had begun to expound the closeness of…

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Confidence

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“Can you take in what you have overheard in the High Priestly Prayer of John 17? It is like a light momentarily…

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“The genius of the divine way of salvation by faith is that in it we are personally, actively united to Jesus Christ,…

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Faith

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“Matthew 22:4 (“Everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast”), he addresses the issue of “those to whom the offer is made”:…

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Lord jesus

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When man became the measure of all things what was lost was man.

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Where God is at the center of things, worship inevitably follows.

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Funny

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Until we acknowledge our sin and guilt, we will never come to discover that it can be forgiven.

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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)