Man's Radical Fallenness
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Until we see the depths of our sin, we'll never understand our absolute need for a Savior. Today, R.C. Sproul examines Jesus' teaching that salvation is the gracious work of God alone.
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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 media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | We insist that the first step of our justification, |
| 0:04.1 | that which quickens us from spiritual death |
| 0:07.6 | and enables us to come to Jesus at all, |
| 0:11.8 | is the gracious work of God, the Holy Spirit, |
| 0:16.3 | and is never the fruit of the flesh. |
| 0:19.7 | The Lord of the flesh. |
| 0:31.0 | The Apostle Paul reminded the church in Ephesus that before anyone becomes a Christian, |
| 0:34.0 | they're not simply sick or ignoring God. |
| 0:37.2 | They are dead in their trespasses and sins. So since unbelievers are spiritually |
| 0:39.6 | dead, how does anyone come to Christ? This is the Thursday edition of renewing your mind. |
| 0:46.4 | I'm Nathan W. Bingham. This week's series, chosen by God, has been used by the Lord to help |
| 0:53.0 | countless Christians around the world |
| 0:55.9 | grow in their understanding of God's Word and God's sovereignty. |
| 0:59.9 | I still remember the light bulbs turning on for me as I work through this teaching on the |
| 1:04.3 | sovereignty of God and the will of man. |
| 1:07.4 | Confusion and questions were replaced with clarity. |
| 1:11.5 | So I do hope that you've been helped so far this week. |
| 1:14.6 | Well, here's R.C. Sprawl on the radical fallenness of man. |
| 1:21.4 | In our last session, in our study of predestination, we looked at the concept of free will, and at the end of that |
| 1:29.4 | lecture I set forth some ideas that were originally presented by Jonathan Edwards and also |
| 1:36.8 | by St. Augustine, some references to Luther and to John Calvin. |
| 1:42.5 | But as much respect as we may or may not have for these great teachers in the history of |
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