Works of the Flesh
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Christians are no longer under the dominion of sin. As we grow in sanctification, we must put to death the old desires of the flesh. From his sermon series in the book of Galatians, today R.C. Sproul exhorts us to examine our lives and pursue holiness in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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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.
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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| 0:00.0 | Beloved, there are millions of people who have made professions in the faith who aren't anywhere |
| 0:04.5 | near the kingdom of God. |
| 0:06.4 | A profession of faith never saved anybody. |
| 0:09.0 | Anybody who is saved is called to make a profession of faith, but just because you make a |
| 0:12.9 | profession of faith doesn't mean that you possess the faith that you need to have in order |
| 0:18.3 | to be justified. |
| 0:20.1 | Lipservice never say to anybody. |
| 0:27.6 | It can be so easy to rationalize the remaining sin in our lives. |
| 0:32.6 | We compare ourselves to others. |
| 0:34.7 | Well, I'm not as bad as them. |
| 0:37.0 | We point to our circumstances. Jesus understands. |
| 0:40.1 | It's a hard season right now. But that's not how Jesus instructed us to combat sin. And it's not how |
| 0:46.6 | the Apostle Paul speaks of our battle with the flesh. You're listening to Renewing Your Mind on this |
| 0:53.2 | Thursday as we begin a two-day study in Galatians 5 |
| 0:57.4 | on the works of the flesh and the fruit of the spirit. |
| 1:01.2 | If you'd like to study the entirety of Galatians, |
| 1:04.5 | with R.C. Sproll as your guide, |
| 1:06.7 | request the hardcover edition of his expositional commentary on Galatians |
| 1:10.9 | when you give a donation in support of this daily outreach at Renewing Your Mind.org |
| 1:15.9 | before this offer ends tomorrow. |
| 1:18.9 | So how do we deal with the remaining sin in our lives? |
| 1:22.5 | And is there such a thing as a carnal Christian? |
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