Due Diligence

How can we know that our assurance of salvation is genuine and not based on a false profession of faith? From his sermon series in 2 Peter, today R.C. Sproul encourages Christians to be diligent in making their calling and election sure. Get R.C. Sproul's commentary on 1–2 Peter with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the 1–2 Peter commentary ebook with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global Are you subscribed to Renewing Your Mind on YouTube? Subscribe today and turn on notifications to receive each day's episode: https://www.youtube.com/@rymradio   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. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Do you have evidence to support your faith in Christ? Today, Gabe Fluhrer demonstrates that there is evidence for the resurrection, and that the Christian faith provides the only rationally satisfying way to understand our world. Donate today and we'll send you Gabe Fluhrer's video teaching series on DVD—Alive: How the Resurrection of Christ Changes Everything. You'll also receive digital access to all 8 messages and the study guide: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Get the digital teaching series and study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   Gabe Fluhrer is senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, TN, and adjunct professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta.   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

Rather than hiding from the meaningless void created by atheism, Friedrich Nietzsche embraced the haunting emptiness that comes with denying God's existence. Today, R.C. Sproul examines the father of modern nihilism. Get R.C. Sprouls' book The Consequences of Ideas and his companion 35-message video teaching series on DVD with your donation. You'll also unlock digital access to each message and the study guide. https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the digital teaching series and study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   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. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Amid an age of relentless noise, how can Christians keep their thoughts grounded in God's Word? In this bonus episode from a recent live event, join Derek Thomas and Nathan W. Bingham in the new Renewing Your Mind studio as they discuss theology, suffering, and perseverance in following Christ. If this is your first time contacting us, we'll send you a free 40th-anniversary edition of R.C. Sproul's classic book, Chosen by God. This offer is available in the U.S. and Canada only. https://www.renewingyourmind.org/free   Meet Today's Speakers:   Derek Thomas is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and Chancellor's Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary.    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

Few philosophies in the history of civilization have promised more and produced less than Marxism. Today, R.C. Sproul considers the disastrous effects of Karl Marx's attempts to overthrow the religious and economic foundations of the Western world. Get R.C. Sprouls' book The Consequences of Ideas and his companion 35-message video teaching series on DVD with your donation. You'll also unlock digital access to each message and the study guide. https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the digital teaching series and study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   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. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Is it possible for God to become more glorious or perfect than He already is? Today, R.C. Sproul interacts with the dialectical ideas that G.W.F. Hegel had about God and history—ideas that greatly influenced 19th-century thought. Get R.C. Sprouls' book The Consequences of Ideas and his companion 35-message video teaching series on DVD with your donation. You'll also unlock digital access to each message and the study guide. https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the digital teaching series and study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   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. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Our sense of duty to do good can only have meaning if it comes from God. Is this enough to prove that God exists? Today, R.C. Sproul responds to the influential views of Immanuel Kant. Get R.C. Sprouls' book The Consequences of Ideas and his companion 35-message video teaching series on DVD with your donation. You'll also unlock digital access to each message and the study guide. https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the digital teaching series and study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   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. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Is it possible to know that something is true if we've never experienced it for ourselves? Today, R.C. Sproul expresses how Immanuel Kant's answer to this question brought about one of the most significant revolutions in the history of ideas. Get R.C. Sprouls' book The Consequences of Ideas and his companion 35-message video teaching series on DVD with your donation. You'll also unlock digital access to each message and the study guide. https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the digital teaching series and study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   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. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

What is your most treasured possession? From his sermon series in 2 Peter, today R.C. Sproul underscores that our whole salvation is the gift of God's powerful grace. His Word strengthens our faith and His precious promises give us hope, even to our dying hours. Get R.C. Sproul's commentary on 1–2 Peter with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the 1–2 Peter commentary ebook with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global Get 3 free months of Tabletalk, the Bible study magazine from Ligonier Ministries. Begin your risk-free trial today: https://www.trytabletalk.com/   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. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Can people in the twenty-first century still believe in the resurrection of Jesus? Today, Gabe Fluhrer begins to show that the resurrection is a verified historical fact—one that answers some of our most important questions. Donate today and we'll send you Gabe Fluhrer's video teaching series on DVD—Alive: How the Resurrection of Christ Changes Everything. You'll also receive digital access to all 8 messages and the study guide: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Get the digital teaching series and study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   Gabe Fluhrer is senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, TN, and adjunct professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta.   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