#AskRC Live Twitter Event: March 2015
Answering theological questions from his students has been a continual commitment throughout Dr. R.C. Sproul's ministry. Originally called "gabfests" by his early students and later, "Ask R.C.," these sessions continue to take place at our conferences, on Renewing Your Mind, and online.
Today, with the help of his staff, Dr. Sproul used Twitter to answer your questions. Thank you to everyone who participated in this special event. You can follow the conversation below:
.@Ligonier Thank you very much. I’m delighted to be back.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
@Tantely_Rak It wasn't as hidden as if often supposed. People trusted Christ without a full knowledge of the details.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@GBannoura To be a Christian and not hungry for growth is not a normal consequence of conversion. It may be these people are not converted.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@davevanmersberg To ask that question is to answer it.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@fayecrume No.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@clarkdunlap In the Word. By the Word. And through the Word. Not apart from the Word or against the Word.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@zgcorcoran Though we cannot separate the two natures, we must distinguish them. Immutability refers to an aspect of the divine nature.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@RLMarron No. As long as the service is in a just cause.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@Culturallove Yes. And that has been testified by some of the greatest saints of the ages.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@thepublicanblog Get in the Word. Get deep in the Word. Stay in the Word. And devote yourself to prayer.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@filipecbranco It is a symbol of the intercessory prayer of the saints for the sick. There is nothing in church history that abrogates it.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@Travis_Formoso Here I Stand by Roland Bainton on Martin Luther.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@samuel_lovell Romans and Calvin’s Institutes.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@ginagirl781 To demonstrate the authenticity of His identity.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@dhermant Polygamy existed by God's patience and long suffering, not by His permission. Does your wife know you're thinking about polygamy?
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@Ligonier Use it as a tool to awaken people to the Reformed faith’s understanding of biblical truth.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@TheProleOfficer Presumably, yes. Before prohibitions against marriages of consanguinity which become problematic medically only after time
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@SamanthaShaffer We must always obey unless they command us to do something God forbids, or forbid us from doing something God commands.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@krzysiek_glinka His miracles and especially His resurrection.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@richardsugg Understand that Scripture admonishes us not to neglect the assembly together of the saints & Jesus’ teaching about the church.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@IzzyBeisiegel Rory.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@KevinDaleHardy The Penguins.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@tyler_48 Yes. I finished Ephesians and I am preaching through Luke.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@joshwaulk I’ve always been concerned for its health and continued viability. But not as a matter of fear.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@DILockridge No. If Christ died an atoning death for everyone, everyone would be saved.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@GregMcLNK Turretin’s Elenctic Theology.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@J_Farnham No I don’t.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@zdhoughton Gospel Worship by Jeremiah Burroughs.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@ElmerEscoto I don’t play chess. Ask for wisdom if you lack it.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@Ligonier I believe like Luther that music is second only to the Word in moving our souls.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@Bryce_Long8 Yes. God provided a covering for their sin.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@TonyReinke Very discouraged. There’s almost a total absence of the preaching of the wrath of God.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@juanmuriango The whole world is our mission field regardless of the difficulties.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@followthattrail The importance of tithing.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@DavidQaoud What could make us more humble than to be a recipient of such grace?
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@lanavs Cowardice. Particularly ministers who lack boldness.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@LuisOrozco02 I have no preference. I think they’re both extremely important.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@theologypipe I don’t put a lot of stock in them.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@donald_john There are others I have already written that I hope to record one day. I haven’t closed the door for writing more.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@shoutingboy There is nothing that would principially prohibit them from doing that.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@dereklanemelton When they have been grounded in the basic truths of the gospel.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@OhioCoastie I would say open theism, antinomianism, and the new perspective on Paul.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@david_a_sims Because that is not God’s plan of redemption.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@zjmartin89 Study the doctrine of justification by faith alone until you get it in your blood stream.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@grahamgardens He could have used either. It was obviously His decision. He is the bread of life and the lamb of God.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@Reformed4 There’s been a wholesale turning away from tradition in order to seem relevant to contemporary culture.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@rchadwaldron Calvin’s Institutes, again. The Rational Biblical Theology of Jonathan Edwards (Gerstner), again. And a contemporary novel.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
.@ThoennegDuane Not in this life. And even in heaven, we will not be omniscient.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015
Thank you for joining us, @RCSproul. We hope you’ll tweet with us again soon. #AskRC
— Ligonier Ministries (@Ligonier) March 25, 2015
.@Ligonier Thank you, God willing.
— R.C. Sproul (@rcsproul) March 25, 2015