The Covenant
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
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🗓️ 16 February 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The law of God is a wake-up call to remind us of our sin—and of our need for a Savior. From his sermon series in the book of Galatians, today R.C. Sproul explains how Christ has delivered His people from the law’s condemnation by keeping the law perfectly in their place.
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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 | You steer for one second into the mirror of the law, and you know you're guilty. |
| 0:08.4 | And you know now that by the works of the law, no flesh will ever be justified. |
| 0:13.0 | You know when you look in the law, that that law will never save you. |
| 0:26.6 | Welcome to the Sunday edition of Renewing Your Mind. I'm your host, Nathan W. Bingham. |
| 0:29.6 | Galatians Chapter 3 says, all who rely on works of the law are under a curse, for it is written |
| 0:36.6 | curse be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law are under a curse, for it is written, curse be everyone who does not abide by all things |
| 0:40.0 | written in the book of the law and do them. That raises a question of eternal significance, |
| 0:46.8 | since we're all lawbreakers, we're all under a curse, and is there a remedy? R. C. Sprawl will |
| 0:53.3 | answer that question today, |
| 0:55.0 | but before he does, don't forget that you can request his complete line-by-line study in Galatians |
| 1:00.5 | when you visit Renewing Your Mind.org today with a donation of any amount. |
| 1:05.9 | I'll tell you more and remind you after today's sermon as this offer ends at midnight tonight. |
| 1:11.3 | Well, here's Dr. Spraw on the Covenant. |
| 1:16.2 | When we look at the whole history of biblical redemption, from Genesis through Revelation, |
| 1:24.4 | we see a basic structure, a basic pattern by which and through which God |
| 1:34.6 | reveals himself and relates to his creation. And that pattern or structure is the structure |
| 1:43.8 | of covenant. We see is the structure of covenant. |
| 1:45.8 | We see initially the Adamic covenant, or what we call the covenant of creation that God made |
| 1:51.8 | with his first creatures, Adam and Eve. |
| 1:54.4 | Then we see the renewal of that covenant with the covenant of Noah. |
| 1:58.8 | We see the covenant of Abraham, the covenant by which Moses dictated |
| 2:03.3 | the law, and then later on we see the covenant that God makes with David, that his kingdom would be |
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