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Ligonier Conference 2007 Archive

Ligonier Conference (IX) (03/17/07 - 3 Comments)
Sproul began the conference's final session by describing what may well be the oldest question of theology. It is the one asked by Job: "If a man dies, shall he live again?" He turned to Emmanuel Kant an explained why he was one of the most important figures of the 18th century. Specifically, he turned to Kant's critique of the classical arguments for the existence of God in The Critique of Pure Reason. Kant set...

Ligonier Conference (VIII) (03/17/07 - 5 Comments)
Seemingly unaware that today is Saturday (and not Friday as he mentioned at the beginning of his address), Dr. Mohler took the pulpit to discuss "The Holy Spirit and Apologetics" and answer the always-difficult question of Why are there some who believe and some who do not? He began and ended with Matthew 13:1-17. The world thinks we're nuts for being here this morning. The world has no understanding of why such a crowd would...

Ligonier Conference (VII) (03/16/07 - 3 Comments)
Sooner or later they had to give Al Mohler an opportunity to take the stage and he did so in the day's final session. He spoke on "The Authority of Scripture" using 2 Timothy 3:14 and the verses following as his text (though this was certainly not an expository message as much as a lecture). He began by speaking of epistemology which is the study of how we know anything (and a word that is...

Ligonier Conference (VI) (03/16/07 - 5 Comments)
Until today I had never attended a conference featuring Ravi Zacharias. I know a fair bit about the man as his reputation precedes him, but had never sat under his teaching. Now that I've done so I can affirm that I have never been and will never be a philosopher. I am a simple guy I guess. While I enjoyed his discussion on the existence of God, a whole lot of it went right over...

Ligonier Conference (V) (03/16/07 - 7 Comments)
After Dr. Piper's speech, John MacArthur spoke no the always-difficult subject of "The Problem of Evil." this is an important issue because one of the favorite justifications for those who reject the God of the Bible is the issue of evil in the world. Skeptics and theological liberals cannot accept the God of the Bible. How can the God portrayed in the Bible as good and loving allow evil and even massive evil and even...

Ligonier Conference (IV) (03/16/07 - 42 Comments)
Friday's second session featured John Piper and he spoken on "The Challenge of Relativism." This is a topic that interests me a lot and is a topic that I have read into quite a bit. Piper's take on it was definitely unique and I enjoyed it a great deal. Desiring God, in a clear bid to steal my thunder, has already posted the audio but if your speakers are broken or you have sore ears,...

Ligonier Conference (III) (03/16/07 - 50 Comments)
The first session on Friday was handled by John MacArthur who spoke on "The Bible and Science." He chose to narrow in on specifics rather than theory. He began with several assumptions: whoever created the universe and everything that exists within it necessarily understands its nature and operation perfectly. Whoever created it does not have to wait for scientific discovery for Him to discover its operation. If He wrote a book, we would expect that...

Ligonier Conference (II) (03/16/07 - 14 Comments)
After the "pre-conference" ended and we had packed down some dinner, the conference proper was set to begin. Steve Lawson took the stage to honor Dr. Sproul as he will be honored later this year by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. He spoke of Dr. Sproul's ministry and shared some personal perspectives based on studying for his PhD under him. He then presented Sproul with a fountain pen as a token of appreciation for Sproul's...

Ligonier Conference (I) (03/15/07 - 9 Comments)
From L.A. to Toronto to Atlanta to Orlando. I've had a busy five days! It is beautiful and sunny and warm down here in Orlando. I thought it was hot in Atlanta but it's definitely far warmer here. It has been a long time since I've been in Florida and I have to say, as I looked out the window of the airplane as we broke the clouds, my first thought was, "Wow. This state...