Why Theology Is Important
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Theology isn't reserved for scholars—it's for all of us. Today, hear the first message from Sinclair Ferguson's new teaching series, Theology for All. He shows why knowing God is essential for loving the Lord, growing in Christ, and living for His glory.
Be among the first to access Sinclair Ferguson's new 36-message video teaching series, Theology for All. Donate to receive the digital series and study guide, and we'll also send you an exclusive Renewing Your Mind journal: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/
Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Get Sinclair Ferguson's new digital teaching series and study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global
Meet Today's Teacher:
Sinclair Ferguson is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, vice-chairman of Ligonier Ministries, and Chancellor's Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary.
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.
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 | It's a very sad thing, isn't it, that all the polls nowadays tell us that actually many evangelical |
| 0:07.0 | Christians hold views that are quite unbiblical. But when we are in an era that has tended to |
| 0:15.0 | despise the role of the mind in the Christian life, I think it really shouldn't surprise us, |
| 0:23.0 | but this is so. |
| 0:30.3 | And one of those polls is Ligonier's State of Theology survey. |
| 0:34.3 | It contains alarming results from evangelicals, and should be a clarion call for all of us |
| 0:39.8 | to return to the Word and the study of the Word and the need for doctrine to be taught |
| 0:45.0 | and believed in the Christian life. Welcome to the Monday edition of Renewing Your Mind, and if you'd |
| 0:51.6 | like to explore the results of the latest state of theology |
| 0:54.5 | survey, you can find them at the state of theology.com. |
| 0:59.7 | Well, in service to the church, to help Christians better know what they believe and why they |
| 1:04.7 | believe it, Ligeneer's vice chairman and one of our teaching fellows, Sinclair Ferguson, |
| 1:10.1 | recorded this brand new teaching |
| 1:11.7 | series. It's called Theology for All. It's a 36-Message overview of Christian doctrine. |
| 1:18.8 | I'm pleased that we're able to feature it this week on renewing your mind. And if you'd like |
| 1:23.3 | quick access to the entire series, simply give a donation in support of renewing your mind |
| 1:28.5 | at renewingyourmind.org or when you call us at 800-435-4343. And we'll unlock the series |
| 1:36.7 | and the study guide for you in the free Liganeer app. And we'll send you a Renewing Your Mind |
| 1:42.2 | notebook to help you collect your thoughts and write down your notes. |
| 1:46.7 | I trust this series will be a great help to you and your family. |
| 1:50.9 | Well, here's Sinclair Ferguson to begin this week's series, Theology for All. |
| 1:58.5 | What I want to do, and I'll explain this a little more fully in a moment, is to walk us through |
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