Ask Ligonier Live with H.B. Charles Jr. (June 2019)
On June 6, Pastor H.B. Charles Jr. joined us as a special guest on our Ask Ligonier team and answered your biblical and theological questions live online. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org/?utm_source... Introduction: (0:00) Questions: 1, Should the good news be heard with joy or with dread? (1:34) 2. Can a Christian practice self-defense? (2:40) 3. How can a Christian deepen his or her understanding of their own sinfulness? (3:37) 4. What would you say to someone who said using repentance in the gospel presentation adds works to the gospel? (4:49) 5. What is your favorite book other than the Bible? (5:41) 6. How do you know if you’re called to be a pastor? (6:41) 7. What do you think will be one of the biggest challenges the church will be facing in the next few years? (13:18) 8. What is the most theologically accurate way to answer an atheist who asks the question, “Who is the father of Jesus?”(14:52) 9. How can I share my faith with the LGBT community? (16:19) 10. What should I do if my career has become an idol? (18:02) 11. What people have been most formative in your life and ministry? (20:37) 12. Does God love everyone or just Christians? (23:11) 13. What is the best way to grow spiritually as a Christian? (23:52) 14. Can you speak to the current topic of women as preachers/pastors? (30:12) 15. Is listening to various sermons each day the same as studying God’s Word? (32:18) 16. What is the most challenging obstacle you have faced in ministry, and how did you overcome it? (33:51) 17. Should a layperson attempt to ‘reform’ a church? How do I know whether to stay or whether to go? (40:02) 18. Is baptism necessary for salvation? (42:43) 19. Do you think we are seeing an increase in solid expository preaching in the “American church”? (43:31) 20. Why is expository preaching so important? (45:00) 21. How can I get closer to God? (47:01) 22. How do you carry our discipleship and evangelism in your church? (49:30) 23. How important is it to know what view you hold about the end times? (51:48) 24. How do you biblically balance your busy ministry life with properly managing your house well? (52:52) 25. What’s so important about benedictions and doxologies? (55:02) 26. How should Christians think about racial divisions in the U.S., and how should we respond biblically? (56:39) 27. What can I say to my mother who has cancer and thinks that she is going to hell? (1:01:12)
