The Goal of Christian Living

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 1 June 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

What is the ultimate goal of the Christian life? And how can we pursue it? Today, R.C. Sproul explains what we must do if we are to live in the presence of God, under the authority of God, to the glory of God.

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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 big idea of Christianity is to live Quorum Dio, to live all of one's life in the presence of God
0:08.0	under the authority of God and to the honor and to the glory of God.
0:20.0	Without a goal, without clear direction, it is easy for us to go off course.
0:26.4	That's why it's vital as Christians for us to know the goal of the Christian life,
0:31.2	to know the challenges that might come our way, and how God instructs us to combat those challenges.
0:42.4	Welcome to the Saturday edition of Renewing Your Mind as we start a new series with R.C. Sprole on how to live the Christian life and pursue pleasing God.
0:47.6	This six-part series is called Pleasing God and we'll send it to you on DVD with lifetime
0:53.3	digital access to all the messages and the detailed study guide
0:57.3	when you give a gift of any amount in support of renewing your mind at renewingermind.org.
1:03.7	So what is the goal of the Christian life?
1:06.7	And with what vigor should we pursue pleasing God?
1:10.0	To start this new study, here's Dr. Sprawl.
1:12.6	A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak with a friend of mine who's a businessman in Orlando,
1:21.6	and he was telling me all about the latest developments in the international world of finance, and he talked about a study that had been made
1:30.6	of international corporations in terms of their future planning. And he mentioned that there were
1:39.1	Japanese corporations that didn't have simply three-year plans or five-year plans for their businesses,
1:46.7	but some of them extended their business plans out into time 100 and 200 years, so that they had
1:55.5	an overarching goal that they kept before them at all times so that they could check periodically to make
2:03.9	sure that everything that they were doing in their company was on target.
2:08.7	Now, after this businessman related all of this to me about what was going on in the international
2:14.0	field of finance, he looked at me and he said, no, about the Christian life, RC,
2:19.1	he said, tell me, please,
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