Ask Ligonier Live with John MacArthur (November 2019)

On November 5, Dr. John MacArthur joined us as a special guest on our Ask Ligonier team and answered your biblical and theological questions live online.

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Questions:
1. If I'm truly saved, why do I still feel guilt from my past? (2:30)
2. Is there a prayer that God cannot hear or answer? (3:38)
3. What does Jesus mean in John 8.7 when He says, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"? (4:23)
4. When is it appropriate to leave a church? (5:25)
5. Why did Jesus weep at the death of Lazarus? (6:17)
6. Which Bible commentaries do you recommend? (6:53)
7. How should we live “in the world but not of the world”? (7:29)
8. Do you use a Bible app or listen to an audio Bible? (8:34)
9. Does God hear the prayers of unbelievers? (9:15)
10. What does it mean to fear the Lord? (9:58)
11. How do we offer worship to God with “reverence and awe” (Heb. 12.28)? (11:44)
12. Can people be possessed by demons? (14:37)
13. Can Christians be possessed by demons? (16:41)
14. What happens to the souls of babies who die during abortions? (20:14)
15. My son is convinced by the theory of evolution. How can I help him maintain a respect for science while also retaining respect for Scripture? (22:30)
16. How should we interpret 2 Cor. 5.14–15 when it says that “one has died for all”? (27:58)
17. What does it mean that Christ “emptied Himself” in Phil. 2.6–7? (31:44)
18. Is speaking in tongues still a practice for the church? (33:48)
19. Why is it important that Christians understand penal substitutionary atonement? (36:43)
20. How is limited atonement true when Scripture says that Christ died for the whole world? (40:34)
21. If you needed to preach through only one book of the Bible, which would you choose? (42:48)
22. Why do some people believe that they can choose to be saved? (43:26)
23. Does God give people free will? (44:51)
24. How do I mortify sin? (45:53)
25. Why is it impossible for Christians to lose their salvation? (47:23)
26. What Christian biographies have impacted you the most? (48:53)
27. Should we tell unbelievers that God loves them? (51:08)
28. Looking back, what advice would you now give yourself at the beginning of your ministry? (52:56)
29. How would you describe the people at Grace Community Church? (54:35)
30. What advice would you give to the successor to a senior pastor? (55:24)
31. How do I discern if I’m called to be a pastor? (56:16)
32. What do you think the church will look like in the next 10 to 20 years? (58:23)
33. How can I obtain assurance of salvation? (59:27)

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