“I began to read for myself and realised that here was somebody who could teach me profound biblical theology, get inside my heart with his spiritual analysis, and help me to become a minister of the gospel, which is what I wanted to be.” HeartHelpingWantedSpiritualTeachMy HeartProfoundTheologyMinistersAnalysisHelp MeBiblicalRealised Author:Sinclair B. Ferguson
“It is God who gives us the spirit of worship (Psalm 133:3), and it is what we know of God that produces this spirit of worship. We might say that worship is simply theology, doctrine, what we think about God, going into top gear! Instead of merely thinking about Him, we tell Him, in prayer and praise and song, how great and glorious we believe Him to be!” ThinkingKnowsGivingBelieveMightSpiritSongPrayerProduceWorshipPraiseTheologyDoctrineGloriousGearsPsalmsTop Gear Author:Sinclair B. Ferguson
“This, then, is the foundation of sanctification in Reformed theology. It is rooted, not in humanity and their achievement of holiness or sanctification, but in what God has done in Christ, and for us in union with him. Rather than view Christians first and foremost in the microcosmic context of their own progress, the Reformed doctrine first of all sets them in the macrocosm of God's activity in redemptive history. It is seeing oneself in this context that enables the individual Christian to grow in true holiness.” FirstsDoneChristianHumanityIndividualGrowsChristViewsProgressSeeingActivityAchievementFoundationUnionsOneselfTheologyDoctrineHolinessRootedSanctificationReformed Theology Author:Sinclair B. Ferguson
“The goal of theology is the worship of God. The posture of theology is on one's knees. The mode of theology is repentance.” GoalWorshipTheologyKneesRepentancePosture Author:Sinclair B. Ferguson
“The notion that we are children of God, his own sons and daughters, lies at the heart of all Christian theology, and is the mainspring of all Christian living.” HeartChildrenChristianLyingSonDaughterNotionTheologyChristian LivingChild Of GodSon And DaughterChristian Theology Author:Sinclair B. Ferguson