Gnosticism and Truth
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Has someone ever offered you a secret formula for a deeper spiritual life? This idea isn't new, yet it's alluring in our day. Today, R.C. Sproul helps us avoid the ancient error of gnosticism so we can pursue real spiritual growth.
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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.
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| 0:00.0 | Join Ligonier Ministries for our 2026 Ligonier Conference, chosen by God, September 25th and 26th. |
| 0:08.5 | You'll hear gifted teachers explore how the doctrine of election anchors our assurance of salvation in God's sovereign grace, |
| 0:15.6 | knowing that he will complete his good work in us. |
| 0:18.9 | Register today and save 20% with the discounted rate at |
| 0:22.5 | Ligonier.org slash London. |
| 0:25.3 | When the promise is given to you |
| 0:27.5 | that there is a special secret formula, |
| 0:32.5 | the magic bullet of truth |
| 0:35.1 | that you can have, |
| 0:42.5 | apart from the scripture, run from your lives. If you want to have a stable Christian life, remember that we are called to try the spirits |
| 0:48.2 | to see if they be of God, and the place where we know the Holy Spirit is active and speaking is in the Word. |
| 1:01.0 | The Apostle Peter commands Christians to always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who ask you for a reason for the hope that is in you, yet do so with gentleness and respect. |
| 1:14.4 | Are you prepared to give a defense, a reason for the hope that is in you? |
| 1:18.9 | Welcome to the Monday edition of renewing your mind, and this week you'll hear from two of R.C. Sproles' teaching series on the subject of apologetics, |
| 1:29.0 | apologetics of the early church, and defending your faith. And you can request access to both series when you give |
| 1:34.4 | a donation in support of renewing your mind at renewingermind.org. To start this week's |
| 1:40.8 | study, here's R.C. on the false teaching known as Gnosticism versus |
| 1:46.0 | the truth. |
| 1:47.0 | A few years ago, I had the opportunity to sit down at a meal and have a lengthy discussion |
| 1:56.0 | with a person who was a member of the Baha'i movement or the Baha'i movement. |
| 2:04.5 | And I was fascinated to hear what this particular person believed, and he carefully explained |
| 2:10.4 | to me that he believed that all of the great religions of the world at bottom were one. They all taught basically the |
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