Tabletalk Magazine, April 1997: Nehemiah—Let Us Build God’s City

by Ligonier Ministries

Publisher:

Ligonier Ministries

, 1997

Overview

For more than thirty years, Tabletalk has existed as a magazine to provide a substantive study tool for believers. Generally speaking, laymen receive either very little instruction in the weightier matters of the faith, or the instruction is too academic, thereby making the material largely inaccessible to average person. This is the reason Tabletalk exists—to bridge the gap between these two poles, to explain to the people of God the important, biblical doctrines and events while admonishing them toward holy living.

Contributors include: R. C. Sproul along with John Sartelle, Robert Barnes, Mike Malone, T. Durant Fleming, R. C. Sproul Jr., Sinclair Ferguson, and Alistair Begg. Tabletalk features articles on topics central to the Christian faith and contains daily, in-depth Bible studies.

Over the years, Tabletalk has been recognized for its excellence through several awards. Today, people all over the world read Tabletalk on a daily basis. Now with the Logos Bible Software edition of Tabletalk all Scripture passages are linked to your favorite Bible translation in your library. With the advanced search features of Logos Bible Software, you can perform powerful searches by topic or Scripture reference—finding, for example, every mention of "conflict" or "exile."

Key Features

• Daily Studies From The Teaching Fellowship Of R. C. Sproul
• "Coram Deo" note from an editor

Contents

• "Songs from Exile" by R. C. Sproul
• "A Leader and a Friend" by John Sartelle
• "Handling Conflict" by Robert Barnes
• "Legacies" by Mike Malone
• "Standing Near the Titans" by T. Durant Fleming
• "In One Ear and Out the Other" by R. C. Sproul Jr.
• "Judge for Yourself" by Sinclair Ferguson
• "Sovereign Preaching" by R. C. Sproul
• "Where Else Can We Go?" by Alistair Begg
• "The Cultural Mind: The People Had a Mind to Work"
• "Tolle Lege: Jihad Against Ecumenism"
• "Ministry News: Clearly Canadian"

Top Highlights

“The paganism Nehemiah feared was not the paganism of the pagans; it was the paganism of his own people. It was not paganism outside the camp that threatened Israel so much as the paganism within the camp.” (Page 6)

“Today we need to build protective, spiritual walls around the people of God. The church needs, and presently lacks, a healthy fear of this corrupt world. What we need is a new Nehemiah, one who will show us the danger, and help us protect ourselves from it.” (Page 2)

“Faith in God does not lead His people to the presumptive notion that we are invincible to the normal evils that befall humanity.” (Page 13)

“They want to build bridges, take us captive, and then march us across them into the city of man.” (Page 2)

“But neither Nehemiah nor Paul was able to live at peace with all men.” (Page 7)

Praise for the Print Edition

Tabletalk has been a key ingredient in the diet of Christians conscious of their spiritual vitality.

—Michael S. Horton

Month by month, Tabletalk represents an oasis in a desert of false spirituality, mindless Christianity, and vapid conviction. Tabletalk represents theological rigor, biblical Christianity, and authentic Christian devotion. It is an antidote to the world of superficial Christianity. Read it and grow.

—R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

Tabletalk has been a wonderful resource in my own daily walk with the Lord.

—Ravi Zacharias

Product Details

• Title: Tabletalk Magazine, April 1997: Nehemiah—Let Us Build God's City
• Editor in Chief: R. C. Sproul Jr.
• Associate Editor: Robert Barnes
• Series: Tabletalk
• Publisher: Ligonier Ministries
• Publication Date: 1997
• Pages: 62

About Ligonier Ministries

R. C. Sproul is founder and president of Ligonier Ministries and president of Ligonier Academy. He also servers as the senior pastor of Saint Andrew’s in Sanford, Fla., and he has written more than seventy books including The Holiness of God, The Intimage Marriage, Essential Truths of the Christian Faith, Following the Cross, and the R. C. Sproul Exposition Collection.

Burk Parsons serves as editor of Tabletalk and associate pastor of Saint Andrew’s in Sanford, Fla., and he is editor of the books Assured by God: Living in the Fullness of God’s Grace and John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, and Doxology.