Scripture and Tradition

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Reformed, Study, Jesus, Preaching, Christianity, Scripture, Spirit, Bible, Holy, Theology, Christian, God, Teaching

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🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

To this day, Protestants and Roman Catholics are divided over the Bible’s authority. Where do we differ? Today, R.C. Sproul examines the Roman Catholic view of the Bible and shows how the 16th-century Reformation brought needed correction.

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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.

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	Many Protestants have misconceptions about the Roman Catholic Church.
0:04.8	That Protestantism believes the Bible is the final authority and the only authority,
0:10.2	and Roman Catholicism believes that the Pope or the church is the only final authority,
0:15.9	as if Rome had a low view of sacred scripture.
0:20.3	And I want to put that caricature to rest today as we
0:24.3	examine the development of the Roman Catholic view of sacred scripture.
0:34.8	Welcome to the Monday edition of Renewing Your Mind.
0:38.2	I'm Nathan W. Bingham.
0:40.4	Over the past five centuries, Roman Catholics and Protestants have disagreed over major points of theology.
0:47.6	But what are those differences?
0:49.4	And do they still matter?
0:51.1	R.C. Sprole, over his decades of study and teaching, was clear and firm in his answer
0:57.0	to that question.
0:58.0	Yes, they do matter.
1:00.0	And that's why he devoted an entire teaching series and book explaining and critiquing the
1:06.0	views of the Roman Catholic Church.
1:08.0	Both resources are available until Wednesday when you give a donation
1:12.4	of any amount at Renewing Your Mind.org. Now, if you're listening and you would consider
1:18.8	yourself a Roman Catholic, you may be tempted to tune out, but let me say, I think it is evident
1:24.6	from what you just heard that Dr. Sprold deals with this controversial subject humbly and fairly.
1:31.2	Here's Dr. Sprawl.
1:37.1	This morning, let's look at this question of the formal cause of the Reformation, usually indicated by the Reformation slogan, Sola Scriptura.
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