The Lamb of God
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
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🗓️ 8 December 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
John the Baptist summarized the ministry of Jesus in one declaration: “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” From his sermon series in the gospel of John, today R.C. Sproul explains the biblical imagery behind this title belonging to Christ.
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Meet Today’s Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He 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, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
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| 0:00.0 | When John saw Jesus, he announced his coming and his appearance, |
| 0:05.0 | Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. |
| 0:16.0 | Most of us have read John the Baptist Declaration that Jesus is the Lamb of God. |
| 0:23.7 | Despite how familiar we are with it, do you know that that title for Jesus is only mentioned in two books of the Bible? |
| 0:30.9 | Both of those books were written by the Apostle John, His Gospel, and the Book of Revelation. |
| 0:37.1 | Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and welcome to the Sunday |
| 0:40.0 | edition of Renewing Your Mind. R.C. Sprawl will be doing a deep dive today into this title for |
| 0:47.1 | Jesus, and will show that it wasn't the invention of John, and that the imagery of the Lamb has a long |
| 0:53.2 | biblical history. But before we hear from Dr. Sprawl, remember that the imagery of the Lamb has a long biblical history. |
| 0:54.9 | But before we hear from Dr. Sprawl, remember that you can take a deep dive into the entirety |
| 1:00.0 | of this gospel when you request R.C. Sprole's commentary on John with a donation of any amount |
| 1:06.2 | at Renewing Your Mind.org. Well, here's Dr. Sproul, on the Lamb of God |
| 1:11.5 | who takes away the sin of the world. |
| 1:16.4 | Our scripture this morning |
| 1:18.7 | is still from John chapter 1, |
| 1:23.8 | beginning at verse 29, |
| 1:25.3 | and reading through verse 42. |
| 1:30.2 | Draw on 129 to 42. |
| 1:35.2 | The next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, Be the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. |
| 1:52.7 | This is he of whom I said, after me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me. |
| 2:02.5 | I did not know him, but that he should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water. |
| 2:13.2 | And John bore witness, saying, I saw the spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and he remained |
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