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The Nature of Wisdom

Renewing Your Mind

Release Date: 07/09/2025

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Renewing Your Mind

The gospel brings a double cure for sin: Jesus frees us from sin’s guilt and from sin’s reign. Today, Sinclair Ferguson considers how our union with Christ liberates us to embrace a new life of joyful obedience to the Lord. Request Union with Christ, the new book by Sinclair Ferguson, with your donation of any amount. You’ll also receive lifetime digital access to the Union with Christ video teaching series and study guide:   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the ebook, digital teaching series, and digital study guide for Union with Christ with your donation:   Meet...

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When we come to faith in Jesus and are united to the crucified, risen Savior, our old life is left on the other side of the cross. Today, Sinclair Ferguson identifies what it means for Christians to be crucified with Christ. Request Union with Christ, the new book by Sinclair Ferguson, with your donation of any amount. You’ll also receive lifetime digital access to the Union with Christ video teaching series and study guide:   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the ebook, digital teaching series, and digital study guide for Union with Christ with your donation:   Meet...

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Two simple words encapsulate all the glorious benefits and blessings of the Christian life: “In Christ.” Today, Sinclair Ferguson begins to show us the profound meaning of this phrase that permeates the New Testament. Request Union with Christ, the new book by Sinclair Ferguson, with your donation of any amount. You’ll also receive lifetime digital access to the Union with Christ video teaching series and study guide:   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the ebook, digital teaching series, and digital study guide for Union with Christ with your donation:   Meet...

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When Jesus was arrested, tried, and killed, His disciples were broken and seemingly without hope. But soon, their sorrow turned into joy. From his expositional series in the gospel of John, R.C. Sproul reassures us with the truth: Christ, by His resurrection, has overcome the world. Get R.C. Sproul’s commentary on the gospel of John for your donation of any amount:   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the ebook edition of the John commentary for your donation of any amount:   Meet Today’s Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries,...

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In the Old Testament, there were prophets like Isaiah, priests like Aaron, and kings like David. But only Jesus holds all three of these offices. Today, R.C. Sproul considers the ways that Christ serves as our perfect Mediator. Request R.C. Sproul’s book Everyone’s a Theologian, plus lifetime digital access to his 60-message teaching series Foundations and study guide, with your donation of any amount:   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Get the Everyone’s a Theologian ebook and lifetime digital access to the Foundations teaching series and study guide with your gift of any...

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We all have the ability to make choices according to our desires. But where do our desires come from? Today, R.C. Sproul interacts with Jonathan Edwards’ classic teaching on the freedom of the human will. Request Ligonier’s special 500th-anniversary of The Bondage of the Will book by Martin Luther with your donation of any amount. We’ll include lifetime digital access to R.C. Sproul’s teaching series Willing to Believe and the companion study guide:   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? With your donation, get the ebook edition of The Bondage of the Will and lifetime digital...

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What is the classical Arminian view of human freedom and divine grace? Today, R.C. Sproul examines the teaching of Jacob Arminius and his followers to identify how these views differ from Reformed theology. Request Ligonier’s special 500th-anniversary of The Bondage of the Will book by Martin Luther with your donation of any amount. We’ll include lifetime digital access to R.C. Sproul’s teaching series Willing to Believe and the companion study guide:   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? With your donation, get the ebook edition of The Bondage of the Will and lifetime digital...

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No one, left to themselves, would ever respond positively to the gospel. Today, R.C. Sproul exposes our dependence upon God’s regenerating grace for our liberation from bondage to sin. Request Ligonier’s special 500th-anniversary of The Bondage of the Will book by Martin Luther with your donation of any amount. We’ll include lifetime digital access to R.C. Sproul’s teaching series Willing to Believe and the companion study guide:   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? With your donation, get the ebook edition of The Bondage of the Will and lifetime digital access to the Willing to...

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We are doomed in our slavery to sin unless the sovereign God changes our hearts and sets our wills free. Today, R.C. Sproul examines the issue of free will as it appears in discussions throughout church history. Request Ligonier’s special 500th-anniversary of The Bondage of the Will book by Martin Luther with your donation of any amount. We’ll include lifetime digital access to R.C. Sproul’s teaching series Willing to Believe and the companion study guide:   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? With your donation, get the ebook edition of The Bondage of the Will and lifetime digital...

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Is salvation the work of God alone? Or can we earn forgiveness by partnering with His grace? Today, Stephen Nichols joins Nathan W. Bingham to discuss Martin Luther’s thunderous defense of the gospel in his classic book The Bondage of the Will. Request Ligonier’s special 500th-anniversary of The Bondage of the Will book by Martin Luther with your donation of any amount. We’ll include lifetime digital access to R.C. Sproul’s teaching series Willing to Believe and the companion study guide:   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? With your donation, get the ebook edition of The...

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Sometimes it’s hard to understand the Wisdom Books of the Bible. Is there a key to help us open these portions of God’s Word and apply them to our lives? Today, R.C. Sproul shares a technique for gaining clarity on these passages.

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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.
 
Meet the Host:
 
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts