The Covenant of Redemption
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
God's plan of salvation didn't originate in Israel, or even in the garden of Eden, but in eternity itself. Today, R.C. Sproul discusses the covenant made by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit before time began.
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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 | God has made promises to his people, and he has kept those promises. |
| 0:06.8 | We only can exist in the family of God and in the church because our God is a God who keeps |
| 0:13.7 | covenant. |
| 0:14.7 | Our God is a God who is a covenant keeper where we are all covenant breakers. |
| 0:19.5 | God never breaks his promise. |
| 0:27.1 | Welcome to renewing your mind on this Monday. I'm Nathan W. Bingham. All of us at one time |
| 0:33.4 | or another have broken a promise and probably have been the victim of broken promises. |
| 0:39.3 | But this week, R.C. Sprole will show us that God always, always keeps his promises, and he does so through covenants. |
| 0:47.3 | These messages are from Dr. Sproul's series, The Promise Keeper, and we'll give you lifetime digital access to this 14 message series |
| 0:56.2 | and its study guide, plus we'll send you a copy of his book, The Promises of God, to thank |
| 1:02.0 | you for your donation at renewingyourmind.org or when you call us at 800-435-4343. |
| 1:10.5 | Our hope is that through this series and book, you'll learn more about our |
| 1:14.4 | covenant-keeping God. If you're not watching today on YouTube, why not head on over to |
| 1:20.3 | the official Renewing Your Mind YouTube channel, subscribe, like and comment on today's |
| 1:25.5 | video, and help extend the reach of this teaching. |
| 1:29.6 | Well, today we're going to examine the covenant of redemption, the promise that preceded |
| 1:35.4 | and established all other covenants. |
| 1:38.5 | Here's Dr. Sprawl. |
| 1:40.5 | Today we're going to focus on the covenants of the Bible. |
| 1:47.1 | Now, sometimes historic reform theology is nicknamed covenant theology. |
| 1:54.6 | I've never really appreciated that distinction too much because I believe that all branches |
| 2:00.7 | of theology recognize to some |
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