The Battle with the Flesh
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
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🗓️ 22 June 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
As Christians, we are continually at war with the flesh. But what is "the flesh," and how can we overcome it? Today, R.C. Sproul explains this biblical term and provides wisdom for defeating this enemy.
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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.
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| 0:00.0 | That's the struggle of sanctification. |
| 0:02.4 | Though the power of the flesh is broken and the power of the flesh is now subordinate |
| 0:09.0 | to the spirit to a very real measure in regeneration, the flesh, ladies and gentlemen, |
| 0:14.5 | is not totally annihilated at conversion. |
| 0:18.5 | The war goes on. |
| 0:25.6 | As you just heard, R.C. Sprole state, we are in a battle. We are in a war with our flesh. |
| 0:32.6 | But is that how you view your sanctification, your pursuit of righteousness? Today, Dr. Sprawl will |
| 0:39.4 | remind us not to let our God down. This is the Saturday edition of Renewing Remind. I'm your host, Nathan |
| 0:47.6 | W. Bingham. Each weekend, we are working our way through R.C. Sproll's practical series on |
| 0:54.0 | Christian growth, |
| 0:55.2 | simply titled, Pleasing God. If you'd like to own this series and the study guide, |
| 1:00.7 | or perhaps work through this study with your small group, you can request the series on DVD |
| 1:05.6 | at Renewing Your Mind.org with your donation of any amount. |
| 1:10.4 | To help prepare us for this war, for our battle with the flesh, here's Dr. Spraw. |
| 1:18.3 | In Paul's letter to the church at Rome in the 13th chapter, he makes this comment, |
| 1:26.5 | the night is far spent, and the day is at hand. |
| 1:33.1 | And let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. |
| 1:40.1 | Let us walk honestly as in the day, not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering |
| 1:47.2 | and wantonness, not in strife and envying, but put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make |
| 1:54.4 | no provision for the flesh to fulfill the loss thereof. |
| 1:59.5 | Now I'm sure that many of you who have just heard me read this text are aware of a very unusual |
| 2:07.6 | historical incident that is associated with this passage. |
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