Something Is Eternal
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 12 June 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Many people today claim that the universe exploded into being. But there’s a fundamental problem with this idea. Today, R.C. Sproul demonstrates that the world’s existence requires a self-existent, eternal Creator.
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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 ministry engagement 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 | It's absolutely logically necessary that we come to the conclusion that something is self-eternal |
| 0:08.6 | and exists in and of itself. |
| 0:10.9 | Now the question only is, what? |
| 0:13.7 | Is it the universe? |
| 0:14.7 | Is it my shoe? |
| 0:15.9 | Is it God? |
| 0:27.6 | It's all too common to hear that the universe just exploded into being, but there is a fundamental problem with that hypothesis. |
| 0:30.6 | This week on renewing your mind, |
| 0:33.6 | R.C. Sprole is answering common objections to the Christian faith, and today he provides a logical |
| 0:39.8 | and reasonable response to those who assume there is no God. And please don't keep these messages |
| 0:46.3 | to yourself. As a curious teen, I would have been helped greatly by this series. You can find links |
| 0:52.5 | to this week's messages on the Renewing Your |
| 0:54.8 | Mind YouTube channel, direct from your favorite podcast app or at renewingyourmind.org. |
| 1:02.1 | To continue our study, here's Dr. Sprawl. As we continue now with our study of the most frequent questions and objections that people |
| 1:13.9 | raise against the truth claims of Christianity, you will recall that we have been busily |
| 1:19.7 | engaged with the most fundamental question of all, and that is, can we have any reason to believe |
| 1:26.9 | that God really exists? |
| 1:30.3 | And we've looked at some of the alternatives along the way. |
| 1:34.4 | And before we get into the material for today, let me clarify a couple of things. |
| 1:41.0 | In our last session, I said one of the most fundamental rules of reason |
| 1:47.2 | and rules of science is the law ex-Ne-Hillow, knee-hill fit. Out of nothing, nothing comes. |
| 1:58.7 | And you recall, I said, that if there ever was a time when there was absolutely nothing |
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