The Great Divide

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Reformed, Study, Jesus, Preaching, Christianity, Scripture, Spirit, Bible, Holy, Theology, Christian, God, Teaching

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🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Should Christians avoid doctrine because it can cause division? Today, R.C. Sproul reminds us that the truth of God is so important that we must be ready to defend it at any cost.

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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 ministry engagement 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	I wonder how many times I've heard professing Christians say,
0:04.2	I don't care about doctrine.
0:06.5	What I care about is Jesus.
0:08.8	Doctrine doesn't matter because doctrine divides.
0:13.3	Let's forget about doctrine and simply cling to Jesus.
0:18.0	And every time I hear it, I want to weep.
0:26.4	Music to Jesus. And every time I hear it, I want to weep. The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, warning him that a time would come when people will not endure
0:32.2	sound teaching or doctrine. And perhaps, as you'll hear today, we're moved even further away, no longer
0:39.2	caring for doctrine at all. This is the Friday edition of renewing your mind. I'm your host, Nathan
0:45.8	W. Bingham. Truth is important when it comes to our witness to the watching world. The truth
0:51.7	is also vital within the church for the sake of preserving
0:55.2	sound teaching and doctrine. If you'd like to grow in your knowledge of what it is that we believe
1:00.4	as Christians, we have prepared a resource package for you as a way of thanking you for your donation
1:05.7	of any amount at renewingyourmind.org. We'll send you a thin line Bible, R.C. Squirrel's overview of systematic theology,
1:13.9	and we'll unlock digital access to the entire series you're hearing select messages from this week,
1:19.6	simply titled Truth. This offer ends at midnight tonight, so be sure to respond today at
1:25.6	renewingermind.org, and we'll get these resources to you.
1:29.3	When it comes to doctrine in the church,
1:32.3	the name of the game today is often conflict avoidance, no matter what.
1:37.3	And that shouldn't be the case.
1:39.3	Here's Dr. Sproul to explain.
1:41.3	I wonder how many times I've heard professing Christians say,
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