The Word of a Man
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
In a world where promises are easily broken, Christians are to be faithful to their word. Today, R.C. Sproul explains what it takes to be people of integrity and servants of a God whose Word never fails.
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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.
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| 0:00.0 | When we look at the Word of God, we understand that the principal difference between God and |
| 0:06.6 | men is this, that both parties enter into a covenant. |
| 0:12.2 | And men, every man, is a covenant breaker. |
| 0:18.6 | And God is a covenant keeper. The God is a covenant keeper. |
| 0:23.3 | The word |
| 0:24.2 | of the Lord is |
| 0:26.5 | true. |
| 0:28.4 | The difference between God and me |
| 0:30.5 | is that when God |
| 0:32.5 | says he's going to do something, |
| 0:35.0 | he does it. |
| 0:35.6 | He does it. |
| 0:41.7 | The he's going to do something. He doesn't. Covenant breakers. That's who we are. Hello and welcome to renewing your mind. I'm Lee Webb. |
| 0:48.5 | Today and tomorrow, we're going back to the early years of R.C. Sp Scroll with messages from his series, Meaning for Men. |
| 0:56.7 | Here's R.C. now on the importance of keeping our word. |
| 1:02.7 | This evening I would like to read from the New Testament from the book of James, from the fifth chapter, verses 11 and 12. |
| 1:20.7 | Behold, we count them happy who endure. |
| 1:30.2 | You have heard of the patience of Job, |
| 1:34.4 | and you have seen the end of the Lord, |
| 1:38.5 | that the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy. |
| 1:43.4 | But above all things, my brothers, |
| 1:49.0 | swear not, |
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