Introduction to the Reformation

What caused the Protestant Reformation? Today, W. Robert Godfrey outlines how people in Europe began to realize that beliefs and practices in the church were out of step with Scripture. Download A Survey of Church History, W. Robert Godfrey's monumental 73-message teaching series collection, plus the 6 digital study guides, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Meet Today's Teacher:   W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Christians are called to be faithful to God's Word. Therefore, the church must always be reforming according to Scripture's teaching. Today, W. Robert Godfrey concludes his study of John Calvin's defense of the Reformation. Download W. Robert Godfrey's video teaching series The Necessity of Reforming the Church, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Meet Today's Teacher:   W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

How do we tend to evaluate our pastors? On their entertainment value or their faithfulness in proclaiming God's Word? Today, W. Robert Godfrey examines how John Calvin explained the biblical functions of ministers in the church. Download W. Robert Godfrey's video teaching series The Necessity of Reforming the Church, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Meet Today's Teacher:   W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

At a time when many people treated the sacraments with superstition, John Calvin urged Christians to think biblically about these signs ordained by Christ. Today, W. Robert Godfrey considers the proper role of the sacraments. Download W. Robert Godfrey's video teaching series The Necessity of Reforming the Church, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Have you downloaded Grow, the app from Ligonier Ministries? Find clear Bible teaching that guides you daily toward a deeper walk with Christ: https://grow.ligonier.org/ Meet Today's Teacher:   W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

The reality of sin is something we must face. Yet John Calvin was convinced the church wasn't addressing it clearly enough. Today, W. Robert Godfrey discusses how a biblical understanding of sin and salvation changes our lives. Download W. Robert Godfrey's video teaching series The Necessity of Reforming the Church, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Meet Today's Teacher:   W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Since the church is made up of sinners saved by grace, it must constantly be realigned with the truth of God's Word. Today, W. Robert Godfrey describes John Calvin's defense of the Protestant Reformation. Download W. Robert Godfrey's video teaching series The Necessity of Reforming the Church, plus the digital study guide, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Meet Today's Teacher:   W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Our own efforts are utterly worthless to justify us in the sight of God. From his sermon series in the book of Galatians, today R.C. Sproul explains that while the law condemns us, the gospel clothes us in Christ's righteousness when we are united to Him by faith. Receive R.C. Sproul's ebook commentary on the book of Galatians with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   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. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

In the Middle Ages, several voices spoke out against corruptions and errors in the Roman church. Today, W. Robert Godfrey chronicles how figures like John Wycliffe and Jan Hus laid a foundation for the Protestant Reformation. Download A Survey of Church History, W. Robert Godfrey's monumental 73-message teaching series collection, plus the 6 digital study guides, with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Meet Today's Teacher:   W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

The truth of God's Word must be passed on the next generation. Today, Chris Larson speaks with Keith Mathison, the newly appointed R.C. Sproul Chair of Theology at Reformation Bible College. Listen as they discuss Dr. Mathison's years of teaching, the convictions he learned from Dr. Sproul, and the importance of establishing young Christians in faithful theology. Your donation today can accelerate the vision of Ligonier Ministries and Reformation Bible College to train the next generation of Christian disciples: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Learn how Reformation Bible College can help you grow in the knowledge of God and prepare for a lifetime of Christian faithfulness: https://discover.reformationbiblecollege.org/   Meet Today's Speakers:   Keith Mathison is the inaugural R.C. Sproul Chair of Theology at Reformation Bible College.   Chris Larson is president and CEO of Ligonier Ministries. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Does the doctrine of election terrify you? Or does it bring comfort? Today, R.C. Sproul shows why this truth from God's Word should deepen consolation for Christians and elevate our love for our merciful Lord. Download Truths We Confess, R.C. Sproul's ebook commentary on the Westminster Confession, with your donation today: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   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. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts