On July 28, Dr. Steven Lawson joined us as a special guest on our Ask Ligonier team and answered your biblical and theological questions live online.

Questions:

Introduction 0:00

1. What would you say to someone who wants to repent but feels like they can’t? 3:00

2. What are the most important things to remember when preaching? 3:37

3. Which Bible commentaries have helped you throughout your ministry? 3:53

4. How would you respond to someone who says that science has disproved the Bible? 4:07

5. How should I preach the gospel to a Roman Catholic? 4:18

6. What mistakes did you make as a young minister, and what did you learn from them? 4:36

7. What are the strongest Arminian arguments from Scripture against the doctrines of grace? 5:16

8. Who is your favorite preacher? 5:45

9. Is it biblically permissible for a man to pastor two churches in the same community? 5:50

10. Since God ordains every action, how can we reconcile the existence of sin? 6:21

11. What is the most important thing for young pastors or preachers to know? 8:15

12. What attribute of God do you think is most neglected today? 9:12

13. What would you say to Christians who insist that the charismatic gifts continue today? 11:02

14. How can I speak lovingly to my Charismatic friends about Reformed theology? 13:32

15. Does the Old Testament teach the doctrines of grace? 16:58

16. How were people saved in the Old Testament? 18:20

17. How should Christians approach street evangelism during the COVID-19 pandemic? 22:44

18. How much authority does the state have over the church? 24:50

19. What is the main challenge facing the church today? 25:40

20. How did the Pharisees go off track in trying to keep the law? 27:23

21. How do you "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling" (Phil. 2.12)? 27:56

22. What is the difference between election and predestination? 28:53

23. How do we balance the doctrine of election with the free call of the gospel? 29:33

24. Do you think Ananias and Sapphira are in heaven? 30:50

25. Which Puritans have had a great impact on your life, and which books do you recommend? 32:05

26. How can I cultivate a consistently biblical prayer life? 33:07

27. How do you reconcile "once saved always saved" with Matthew 24.13? 35:30

28. What do you think of decisional regeneration, and how can we combat it? 40:18

29. What is the fruit of repentance? 43:18

30. What will heaven be like between the time we die and the resurrection? 44:43

31. What advice would you give to a pastor who is unsure of which text to preach next Sunday? 46:25

32. How does your wife impact your life and ministry? Will you write a book on marriage in the future? 49:50

33. What advice would you give to a young man who is newly married? 52:08

34. How do we help Christians become more biblically literate? 53:58

35. What is the greatest lesson you learned from R.C. Sproul? 56:31

36. If you had a moment to share with an unbeliever, what would you say? 59:08