More Precious Than Gold
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
What is your most treasured possession? From his sermon series in 2 Peter, today R.C. Sproul underscores that our whole salvation is the gift of God's powerful grace. His Word strengthens our faith and His precious promises give us hope, even to our dying hours.
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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.
Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
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| 0:00.0 | Before we get to today's episode, I want to invite you to Ligonier's |
| 0:05.2 | 2026 National Conference, happening on April 9th through 11th. |
| 0:10.0 | Gather with thousands in Orlando, Florida to hear gifted Bible teachers address fundamental questions facing Christians today. |
| 0:17.1 | Questions about God, our identity, and life in an increasingly hostile society. |
| 0:22.9 | Go to ligeneer.org slash 2026 to register and learn more. |
| 0:30.3 | If God sent you a letter in the mail, would you read it? |
| 0:37.1 | Who wouldn't read it? And that's what we have here in sacred |
| 0:42.6 | scripture. God has spoken to us. He has revealed himself clearly in his word. As R.C. Sproge just said, it's like God has spoken to us. He has revealed himself clearly in His Word. |
| 0:55.0 | As R. C. Sprold just said, it's like God has sent a letter to us in the mail. |
| 1:00.0 | Do you see Scripture that way? Most of us, if we're honest, don't treat the Bible that way at all, |
| 1:06.0 | especially in the West, where Bibles are so widely available, and in many translations, |
| 1:12.6 | we just don't apply scripture and study it as much as we should. |
| 1:16.6 | Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and I'm glad you're joining us today for this Sunday edition of Renewing Your Mind. |
| 1:23.6 | Last week, we began a short series in Second Peter, and this week we're continuing that study in Chapter 1, |
| 1:31.3 | as Dr. Sproul considers the importance of true knowledge, that knowledge that comes to us from God. |
| 1:38.3 | As I said last week, we'll only be studying a portion of this epistle, |
| 1:43.3 | but you can study the entirety of both |
| 1:45.5 | First and Second Peter when you request Dr. Sproll's hardcover commentary and you give a donation |
| 1:51.4 | at renewingyourmind.org. But be quick as this offer ends at midnight. Now grab your |
| 1:57.6 | Bibles and open it to 2nd Peter Chapter 1. |
| 2:02.2 | Here's Dr. Sprole. |
| 2:14.6 | We'll continue now with our study of the second epistle of St. Peter at chapter 1, verse 2. |
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