Renewing Your Mind

We cannot conquer sin merely by altering our behavior. The root of our depravity lies in our hearts. From his sermon series in the gospel of Mark, today R.C. Sproul presents a grim diagnosis of our sinfulness and reveals the true cure. Save 30% on Keith Mathison's new book from Ligonier, From Age to Age, plus other titles by Dr. Mathison. Use discount code RYM30 at checkout: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/store Receive R.C. Sproul's ebook commentary on the gospel of Mark with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Until recently, the church has produced history's greatest artists. What changed? Today, R.C. Sproul considers how past Christians approached the arts, calling us recover the Bible's teaching on beauty. Save 30% on Keith Mathison's new book from Ligonier, From Age to Age, plus other titles by Dr. Mathison. Use discount code RYM30 at checkout: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/store Download R.C. Sproul's video teaching series Recovering the Beauty of the Arts, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

We'll miss the full significance of how history ends if we start reading the Bible at the last chapter. Today, Keith Mathison joins us in the studio to discuss his book From Age to Age, new from Ligonier. See how Jesus Christ fulfills all of God's ancient promises of redemption. Save 30% on Keith Mathison's new book from Ligonier, From Age to Age, plus other titles by Dr. Mathison. Use discount code RYM30 at checkout: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/store Meet Today's Speakers: Keith Mathison is the inaugural R.C. Sproul Chair of Theology at Reformation Bible College. Dave Theriault is the weekday host of Renewing Your Mind.

In the wake of tragedy, have you ever wondered why God would allow such evil to occur? Today, R.C. Sproul addresses the ultimate calamity facing mankind and the greatest solution that God has provided. Download R.C. Sproul's video teaching series When Worlds Collide, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

When our lives are turned upside down by calamity, a natural question arises: Why? Today, R.C. Sproul helps us understand how God works in and through tragedies for the good of His people. Download R.C. Sproul's video teaching series When Worlds Collide, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Does God ordain tragic events in history? Today, R.C. Sproul shows how a biblical understanding of God's providence transforms the way we view all of life, even our most painful moments. Download R.C. Sproul's video teaching series When Worlds Collide, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Every war throughout history has begun because of a conflict of ideas. Today, R.C. Sproul outlines the basic elements of every worldview to demonstrate how a collision of worldviews can create serious conflict. Download R.C. Sproul's video teaching series When Worlds Collide, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Legalism is a cheap replacement for true obedience to God's law. From his sermon series in the gospel of Mark, today R.C. Sproul shares warnings from Jesus' interaction with the Pharisees and their prideful devotion to self-serving traditions. Receive R.C. Sproul's ebook commentary on the gospel of Mark with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

What advice would Martin Luther give to deepen your prayer life? Today, R.C. Sproul reads from his children's book based on a time when the German Reformer's barber asked him how to pray. Gather the family and listen together. Download R.C. Sproul's ebook The Prayer of the Lord with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

The doctrine of justification profoundly shapes the way we view our relationship with God and our approach to the Christian life. Today, Michael Reeves describes the immense joy that this biblical truth should bring. Download Michael Reeves' video teaching series Reformation Truths, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: Michael Reeves is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, and president and professor of theology at Union School of Theology in Wales. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

According to Roman Catholic teaching, the Lord will give us grace as long as we do our best. Today, Michael Reeves repudiates this view with the true vision of God's grace presented gloriously in Scripture. Download Michael Reeves' video teaching series Reformation Truths, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: Michael Reeves is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, and president and professor of theology at Union School of Theology in Wales. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Are we basically good people who occasionally make bad choices? Or does the problem of sin go much deeper? Today, Michael Reeves presents the biblical view of sin that drives us to rely on Christ alone for salvation. Download Michael Reeves' video teaching series Reformation Truths, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: Michael Reeves is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, and president and professor of theology at Union School of Theology in Wales. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Our view of the Bible influences every other aspect of our lives. Today, Michael Reeves explains that, rather than one voice among many, Scripture alone is our supreme authority as the very Word of God. Download Michael Reeves' video teaching series Reformation Truths, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: Michael Reeves is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, and president and professor of theology at Union School of Theology in Wales. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Was the Reformation merely a trivial debate over some theological words? Today, Michael Reeves shows that when the gospel is at stake, the words we use bear eternal significance. Download Michael Reeves' video teaching series Reformation Truths, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: Michael Reeves is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, and president and professor of theology at Union School of Theology in Wales. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Nothing is more foolish than turning from the gospel of grace toward a distortion that demands salvation by works. From his sermon series in Galatians, today R.C. Sproul explores Paul's shark rebuke for a church that was falling for the deception of false teachers. Receive R.C. Sproul's ebook commentary on the book of Galatians with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

What caused the Protestant Reformation? Today, W. Robert Godfrey outlines how people in Europe began to realize that beliefs and practices in the church were out of step with Scripture. Download A Survey of Church History, W. Robert Godfrey's monumental 73-message teaching series collection, plus the 6 digital study guides, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Christians are called to be faithful to God's Word. Therefore, the church must always be reforming according to Scripture's teaching. Today, W. Robert Godfrey concludes his study of John Calvin's defense of the Reformation. Download W. Robert Godfrey's video teaching series The Necessity of Reforming the Church, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

How do we tend to evaluate our pastors? On their entertainment value or their faithfulness in proclaiming God's Word? Today, W. Robert Godfrey examines how John Calvin explained the biblical functions of ministers in the church. Download W. Robert Godfrey's video teaching series The Necessity of Reforming the Church, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

At a time when many people treated the sacraments with superstition, John Calvin urged Christians to think biblically about these signs ordained by Christ. Today, W. Robert Godfrey considers the proper role of the sacraments. Download W. Robert Godfrey's video teaching series The Necessity of Reforming the Church, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Have you downloaded Grow, the app from Ligonier Ministries? Find clear Bible teaching that guides you daily toward a deeper walk with Christ: https://grow.ligonier.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

The reality of sin is something we must face. Yet John Calvin was convinced the church wasn't addressing it clearly enough. Today, W. Robert Godfrey discusses how a biblical understanding of sin and salvation changes our lives. Download W. Robert Godfrey's video teaching series The Necessity of Reforming the Church, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Meet Today's Teacher: W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts