Forgiveness
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
True forgiveness means the offense committed against us is gone. It is taken away, and we have no reason to bring it up again. Today, R.C. Sproul surveys some of the challenges we face when extending forgiveness.
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Meet Today’s Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He 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, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
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| 0:00.0 | The word, in the New Testament is the word metanoia, which literally means a changing of the mind. |
| 0:06.0 | Suddenly, I begin to see my sin for what it really is. |
| 0:11.5 | And where before I was not bothered by it or I rationalized it, |
| 0:15.9 | now I changed my mind and I'm ready to acknowledge the reality of my guilt and to turn |
| 0:23.6 | from my rationalizing's and my attempts to deny the reality of my guilt. |
| 0:36.6 | With genuine repentance, there is forgiveness offered in the gospel. |
| 0:41.3 | But what does that repentance look like? |
| 0:43.8 | This is the Wednesday edition of Renewing Your Mind. |
| 0:47.1 | I'm your host, Nathan W. Bingham. |
| 0:50.2 | Our guilt before God is real, and the only cure for real guilt is real forgiveness. |
| 0:56.7 | And the Bible is clear that to experience that forgiveness, we need to repent. |
| 1:01.8 | Until tomorrow, you're hearing messages from R.C. Sproles' series dealing with difficult problems. |
| 1:08.0 | And you can gain lifetime digital access to this series, its study guide, plus |
| 1:13.0 | will send you Dr. Sproul's book, Surprise by Suffering, when you give a donation of any amount |
| 1:18.4 | at renewingyourmind.org. This is a practical collection of resources produced to help the |
| 1:24.5 | Christian flourish in this fallen world. |
| 1:30.5 | So respond today before this offer ends tomorrow. |
| 1:33.3 | So what does that repentance look like? |
| 1:36.5 | And what is the fruit of real and authentic forgiveness? |
| 1:39.2 | Knowing that God has forgiven us, for example, |
| 1:43.7 | does that mean we're to forgive everyone and anyone who has ever sinned against us, |
| 1:45.4 | even if they haven't asked for our forgiveness? These are important questions. So here's R.C. Sprawl with the five hours |
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