The Gadarene Demoniac

Only the Son of God bears an authority that causes the demons of hell to tremble. From this exposition of the gospel of Mark, today R.C. Sproul considers how the divinity of Christ is revealed in His deliverance of a man possessed by a legion of demons. Get R.C. Sproul’s commentary on the gospel of Mark for your donation of any amount: gift.renewingyourmind.org/4025/donate   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the ebook edition of R.C. Sproul’s commentary on Mark for your donation of any amount: 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 ministry engagement 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. For your donation of any amount, get R.C. Sproul’s teaching series Defending Your Faith, plus lifetime digital access to all 32 messages and the study guide. We’ll also send you two books from Ligonier: A Field Guide on False Teaching and A Field Guide on Gender and Sexuality: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4024/donate   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Get R.C. Sproul’s digital teaching series and digital study guide for your gift of any amount, plus the two ebooks from Ligonier: 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 ministry engagement 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

The God who is able to answer our greatest requests is worthy of our highest praise. Today, H.B. Charles Jr. visits a prayer in Scripture that teaches us to rely on God’s power to work all things together for His glory and our good. For your donation of any amount, we’ll send you H.B. Charles Jr.’s video teaching series on DVD, Blessing and Praise. You’ll also receive lifetime digital access to all 8 messages and the digital study guide: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4018/donate   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request Blessings and Praise as a digital video teaching series and study guide for your donation of any amount: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Save when you register today for Ligonier’s 2026 National Conference, Crucial Questions: https://www.ligonier.org/2026   Meet Today’s Teacher:   Dr. H.B. Charles Jr. is pastor-teacher of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL. He is host of The On Preaching Podcast.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement 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

God’s people can take comfort in the Bible’s descriptions of heaven—not only in what heaven contains, but also what will be absent. Today, R.C. Sproul reflects on the end of sorrow, suffering, and sin in the presence of Christ. For your donation of any amount, request two books by R.C. Sproul, Saved from What? and What Comes after This Life? You’ll also receive lifetime digital access to two of his teaching series, Heaven and Hell: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4017/donate   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request two ebooks and two teaching series from Dr. Sproul for your donation of any amount: 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 ministry engagement 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 will heaven be like? We all have questions about life after death and the resurrection of God’s redeemed people. Today, R.C. Sproul brings biblical clarity to these questions. For your donation of any amount, request two books by R.C. Sproul, Saved from What? and What Comes after This Life? You’ll also receive lifetime digital access to two of his teaching series, Heaven and Hell: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4017/donate   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request two ebooks and two teaching series from Dr. Sproul for your donation of any amount: 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 ministry engagement 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

The day of judgment will bring a great separation: the sheep from the goats, the wheat from the tares. Today, R.C. Sproul speaks on the ultimate crisis moment in history, when everyone must give an account to God. For your donation of any amount, request two books by R.C. Sproul, Saved from What? and What Comes after This Life? You’ll also receive lifetime digital access to two of his teaching series, Heaven and Hell: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4017/donate   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request two ebooks and two teaching series from Dr. Sproul for your donation of any amount: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Learn more about the gospel, the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ: https://renewingyourmind.org/gospel Join us on May 15 for Renewing Your Mind Live, a free event in Katy, TX. Learn more and register: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/katy   Gather with Christians around God’s Word at one of Ligonier’s other events: https://www.ligonier.org/events   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 ministry engagement 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

The reason hell is dreadful is not because God is absent. It is because God is present in judgment, and there is no escape. Today, R.C. Sproul considers the sobering imagery in Scripture to describe hell. For your donation of any amount, request two books by R.C. Sproul, Saved from What? and What Comes after This Life? You’ll also receive lifetime digital access to two of his teaching series, Heaven and Hell: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4017/donate   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request two ebooks and two teaching series from Dr. Sproul for your donation of any amount: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Learn more about the gospel, the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ: https://renewingyourmind.org/gospel   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 ministry engagement 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

After Jesus rebuked a storm on the Sea of Galilee, everything became calm—except the disciples. From his exposition of the gospel of Mark, today R.C. Sproul explains why Christ’s disciples were more afraid of Jesus than the wind and waves. Get R.C. Sproul’s commentary on the gospel of Mark for your donation of any amount: gift.renewingyourmind.org/4025/donate   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the ebook edition of R.C. Sproul’s commentary on Mark for your donation of any amount: 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 ministry engagement 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

Some people assert that Greek philosophy has infiltrated Christian thought and corrupted our view of God. Today, R.C. Sproul addresses this misunderstanding and considers the place of philosophy in our theological reasoning. For your donation of any amount, get R.C. Sproul’s teaching series Defending Your Faith, plus lifetime digital access to all 32 messages and the study guide. We’ll also send you two books from Ligonier: A Field Guide on False Teaching and A Field Guide on Gender and Sexuality: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4024/donate   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Get R.C. Sproul’s digital teaching series and digital study guide for your gift of any amount, plus the two ebooks from Ligonier: 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 ministry engagement 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

Though Christians may experience great suffering and persecution, Scripture reminds us that we have reason to continue in hope. Today, Derek Thomas discusses the sure promise that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ. Get Derek Thomas’ teaching series Romans 8 on DVD, plus lifetime digital access to all 12 messages and the study guide, for your donation of any amount. We’ll also send you his book How the Gospel Brings Us all the Way Home: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/3980/donate   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request digital access to the Romans 8 teaching series and study guide, plus the ebook by Dr. Thomas, for a gift of any amount: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today’s Teacher:   Derek Thomas is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement 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