The Danger of Apostasy
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Many of us know people who once professed to believe in Christ but later renounced their faith. Can a true Christian lose his salvation? Today, R.C. Sproul examines a challenging passage in Scripture on the danger of apostasy.
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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 | The pagan has never made any profession of faith or any pretense of being a believer, |
| 0:07.5 | but an apostate is somebody who has in fact made a profession of faith, has joined the church, and then later repudiates that |
| 0:18.4 | faith. Scripture is clear. As we read its pages we can understand the good news of the gospel, |
| 0:31.0 | but that doesn't mean that all passages in the Bible are equally easy to understand. |
| 0:37.0 | There are, as Arseis-Broll called them, hard sayings, and today we'll be considering one such passage. |
| 0:44.0 | This is the Thursday edition of renewing your mind, |
| 0:47.0 | and I'm glad you're joining us today. |
| 0:49.0 | Throughout his ministry, |
| 0:51.0 | Dr. Sprawl was committed to helping Christians understand the word of God, and he taught |
| 0:56.3 | with great clarity. |
| 0:58.3 | It's why he recorded four teaching series, dealing with various hard sayings of scripture. |
| 1:04.1 | And today and tomorrow only, you can request access to all four series, |
| 1:08.9 | plus his companion book based on them, |
| 1:11.3 | when you give a gift of any amount at renewing your mind.org. |
| 1:15.0 | So what is today's hard saying? |
| 1:18.0 | R.S.C sprawl will address the question of apostasy |
| 1:21.0 | and the strong language that is found in Hebrews. Here's Dr. Sproll. |
| 1:27.0 | As we continue our study of the hard sayings of the Bible. The problem I want to address today is the problem |
| 1:36.7 | that we find in the book of Hebrews in the sixth chapter. |
| 1:43.0 | Now I've always said that if I were locked up in prison |
| 1:46.0 | and could only have one book of the Bible with me in prison, |
| 1:51.0 | I would want it to be the book of Hebrews. |
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