The Authority of the Gospel

Ultimately with R.C. Sproul

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Since the gospel is God’s message, it bears the weight of His authority. Today, R.C. Sproul reminds us of our role as delegated messengers of the King.

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0:00.0	The good news that was proclaimed by Jesus is the good news of God.
0:07.0	It is God's message.
0:10.0	When God gives an announcement, that announcement carries the very weight of his authority.
0:23.8	The gospel is the possession of God himself.
0:30.0	It belongs to God, and it is given to us by God.
0:36.6	The good news that Paul has been consecrated to proclaim, the good news that was
0:42.3	proclaimed by Jesus, is in the first instance, the good news of God. It is God's
0:51.0	God's message. And Paul is simply being a messenger who has been delegated to proclaim the message whose author
1:02.5	is God himself.
1:04.9	Now, that's important because when God gives an announcement, then that announcement carries the very weight of his authority.
1:16.3	And that's important for us to understand that whatever the content of this message is,
1:21.4	whatever the gospel includes, the authority of the gospel rests not upon the insights of human beings or the theological
1:35.3	constructs of any human institution.
1:40.3	It's not the authority of the minister that undergirds the gospel, and it's not even the
1:47.1	authority of the church that undergirds the gospel.
1:51.1	The authority for the gospel rests in the one whose announcement and message it is.
2:03.6	Thanks for listening to Ultimately with R.C. Sprole.
2:07.6	This is a podcast from Liganeer Ministries.
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