The Sinfulness of Man
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Are we basically good people who occasionally make bad choices? Or does the problem of sin go much deeper? Today, Michael Reeves presents the biblical view of sin that drives us to rely on Christ alone for salvation.
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Meet Today's Teacher:
Michael Reeves is president and professor of theology at Union School of Theology in the United Kingdom.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | God saving people out of his sheer loving kindness sounds wonderful. |
| 0:06.8 | But people needing to be saved because they are otherwise helpless in their sin sounds less pleasing. |
| 0:15.3 | And we don't like hearing bad news. |
| 0:27.1 | We don't like hearing bad news, and we don't like giving bad news. |
| 0:32.6 | But when it comes to explaining the wonderful news of what Christ has done for sinners, |
| 0:37.0 | it requires that we explain that we are in fact sinners. |
| 0:38.3 | Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and you're listening to the Monday edition of Renewing Your Mind. |
| 0:44.3 | October 31st, despite many today going door-to-door to collect candy on that day, |
| 0:50.3 | historically it was known as Reformation Day and celebrated Martin Luther's |
| 0:56.1 | nailing of his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. As we approach Reformation |
| 1:02.7 | Day, you'll hear teaching to remind us of the truths that were rediscovered and reaffirmed |
| 1:08.1 | during the 16th century Reformation and the importance of getting the gospel right. |
| 1:14.3 | This week's messages are from Michael Reeve's series Reformation Truths, |
| 1:18.8 | and we'll send it to you on DVD and unlock the messages and study guide in the Ligonier app |
| 1:24.6 | to thank you for your donation in support of this daily outreach |
| 1:28.2 | at Renewing Your Mind.org. |
| 1:31.7 | Michael Reeves is this week's guest teacher, and he is president and professor of theology |
| 1:36.9 | at Union School of Theology in the United Kingdom. |
| 1:41.1 | Today, he will clarify what the Bible says about sin and how many in the 16th century |
| 1:46.2 | and even the 21st century get it wrong. Here's Dr. Reeves. We're going to look now at the question |
| 1:57.2 | of sin and see how differently sin can be understood and how different views of sin |
| 2:06.7 | have profound practical consequences now martin luther grew up with a little view of sin it wasn't |
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