The Adversary

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Who is Satan? People tend toward two misunderstandings in their beliefs about the devil, and Christians must be careful to avoid both. Today, R.C. Sproul looks to Scripture for the truth concerning the adversary of God's people.

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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	Satan is described characteristically in the scripture as a liar.
0:05.3	And we were told that he's a liar from the beginning and that he is the father of lies.
0:11.5	And his entrance into redemptive history is heralded by the great lie that is spoken to Adam and Eve, which was the promise of autonomy.
0:30.5	You've likely experienced the destructive power of a lie. To be lied to is a betrayal. And liars are listed among murderers and idolaters,
0:40.3	those who will have their place in the lake of fire, according to Revelation 21-8. That's
0:46.3	how important truth is. And who is described in the Bible as the Father of Lies? The Devil.
0:53.3	And he'll be our topic today on this Friday edition of Renewing Your Mind.
0:58.6	Today you'll hear a message from R.C. Sproles series Angels and Demons.
1:03.8	And today only, you can own the entire series on DVD,
1:07.7	digitally in the Ligonier app, along with the digital study guide, plus a copy of
1:12.8	CS Lewis's classic book, The Screw Tape Letters.
1:16.6	You'll hear Dr. Sprall mention that book at the beginning of today's message, when you make
1:21.0	a donation before midnight tonight at Renewing Your Mind.org.
1:25.5	So for one day only, that's a series on angels and demons,
1:29.7	plus a copy of Lewis's screw tape letters, to thank you for your generosity at renewingermind.org
1:36.1	or when you call us at 800, 435-4343. Now, when you think of Satan, what image comes to mind? Is it of a little creature in
1:47.4	a red suit with a pitchfork? Why is it that that caricature of the devil exists in society?
1:53.7	Although there are reasons as to how that image came about, it doesn't teach us what the Bible
1:58.7	says about this adversary. Here's Dr. Sprawl on the devil.
2:04.6	We come now to a study of the most evil of all creatures, indeed the one who is the quintessence
2:16.6	of wickedness, whose name is Satan.
2:21.6	I have to confess that I have a little bit of trepidation and apprehension about lecturing
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