The Resurrection of Christ
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
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🗓️ 4 April 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The heart and soul of the Christian faith is found in the announcement, “He is risen.” Today, R.C. Sproul meditates on the resurrection of Christ and explains how our Lord’s victory over death encourages us to suffer with hope.
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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 | Paul had no time for a Christianity without resurrection, because he understood that the heart |
| 0:06.3 | and soul of the Christian faith, what made the Christian faith, the Christian faith, was the |
| 0:10.6 | announcement not that you're supposed to love one another, but the announcement he is risen. |
| 0:29.2 | Jesus said to the thief on the cross, truly, truly I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise. |
| 0:36.5 | What happened to the thief's body? What will happen to yours when you die? Do we simply return to the dust? |
| 0:39.6 | And that's it? This is the Friday edition of Renewing Your Mind, and I'm glad you're joining us. If you've missed any of this week's messages, |
| 0:45.3 | don't forget that you can go back and listen to them on Renewing Your Mind's new YouTube channel. |
| 0:50.8 | Simply search for renewing your mind on YouTube and then subscribe and turn on notifications. |
| 0:57.0 | Understanding the resurrection, the resurrection of Christ, and even our own future resurrection, |
| 1:02.0 | is an essential Christian doctrine. But it is also a truth that brings us great comfort |
| 1:08.0 | when we're in the midst of suffering, perhaps facing death, or even standing at a grave site. |
| 1:13.6 | This is a heavy and weighty subject. |
| 1:16.4 | Recorded at MD Anderson Cancer Center, here's Dr. Sprawl to help us understand the resurrection. |
| 1:25.4 | My favorite poet of all time is Edgar Allan Poe. |
| 1:32.3 | And Poe, his work, as you know, is somewhat pessimistic, indeed at times macabre. |
| 1:41.3 | And recently I had the opportunity to read a series of critical essays that Poe had written. |
| 1:49.0 | Poe didn't only write poetry, but he also wrote technical literature about his craft and about |
| 1:55.0 | general theories of aesthetics, of beauty, that sort of thing. |
| 1:59.0 | But in this particular essay, Poe gave his ideas of what the ideal |
| 2:06.7 | poem should be. Then he went on to illustrate his idea of poetry by just setting down on paper |
| 2:14.8 | how he went about composing his most famous poem. |
| 2:21.3 | And, of course, that most famous poem is called The Raven. |
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