What Is the Mind?
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
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🗓️ 19 August 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Our minds are always thinking. But what is the mind? And what influences the way we think? Today, R.C. Sproul underscores the importance for Christians to think critically and biblically.
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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 | As Christians, we have to understand that the bottom line is that the scriptures have the |
| 0:07.8 | strong assumption that inherent in our humanity is the ability to think. |
| 0:19.0 | Over the past few decades, the Evangelical Church has increasingly emphasized the heart and feelings in the Christian life, |
| 0:29.0 | viewing thinking, study, and doctrine as cold as almost antithetical to a relationship with Jesus. |
| 0:36.6 | But it was Jesus who told us in Matthew 22 |
| 0:40.0 | to love the Lord your God with all your heart, yes, |
| 0:43.2 | but also with all of your soul and with all of your mind. |
| 0:47.9 | And our minds and thinking will be the theme this week |
| 0:50.8 | on renewing your mind. |
| 0:52.9 | Welcome to the Monday edition. And all week you'll hear messages from R.C. Sproul's series, |
| 0:58.0 | Think Like a Christian. |
| 1:00.0 | This series is actually 12 messages, and Dr. Sprawl explores the important role of critical thinking in the life of a Christian. |
| 1:09.0 | When you give a donation of any amount at renewingyourmind.org, |
| 1:13.1 | or when you call us at 800, 435-4343, will give you lifetime digital access to this 12 message series, |
| 1:22.2 | plus will send you Dr. Sproles' book The Consequences of Ideas, which will give you an overview of the ideas |
| 1:28.7 | and thinking that have shaped the Western world. |
| 1:32.0 | So what is thinking and what is the mind? |
| 1:35.3 | Here's Dr. Sprawl. |
| 1:38.7 | Today on renewing your mind, we're going to begin a new short series that's directly related to the title of this program, |
| 1:48.4 | Renewing Your Mind. We're going to be looking at what it means to have a Christian mind and exploring ways in which the mind is intimately involved in the Christian life. |
| 2:07.7 | Now, to start, I would just like to relate to an experience I had just the other day as I was |
| 2:13.6 | eating a meal, and I had some watermelon on my plate, and I was eating a meal and I had some watermelon on my plate. |
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