The Unsearchable Riches of Christ
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Our minds cannot contain the infinite glory of God. Yet since He has made us in His image, we can know the Lord truly through His revelation. From his sermon series in the book of Ephesians, today R.C. Sproul considers the role of the church in spreading the knowledge of God.
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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 | The knowledge of God is so high that the most brilliant of scholars hardly ever scratches the surface of our understanding of who God is. |
| 0:19.0 | Who is God? What are the unsearchable riches of Christ that Paul mentions in Ephesians chapter 3. |
| 0:25.0 | That's what Arse Sproll will consider on this Sunday edition of Renewing Your Mind. |
| 0:30.0 | We have spent the last few weeks in Ephesians chapter 2. |
| 0:35.0 | And R.C. Sprawl has unpacked the bad news of our condition outside of Christ and the good |
| 0:40.0 | news of the unity Christians have in Christ. Well today we'll conclude this |
| 0:45.4 | series as Erse Sprawl teachers from chapter 3. If you'd like to study |
| 0:50.4 | Ephesians further today is your final opportunity to request the hardcover |
| 0:54.7 | edition of R.C. sprawl's expositional commentary when you give a gift of any amount |
| 1:00.3 | at renewing your mind.org. This software does end at midnight and it won't be repeated next Sunday. |
| 1:07.0 | Well if you have your Bibles with you, turn to Ephesians chapter 3. |
| 1:11.0 | Here's Dr. Sproll. |
| 1:25.0 | At the beginning of Chapter 3 here, Paul continues his exposition of the theme to which he gave great attention already in chapter 2, |
| 1:27.0 | which had to do with the revelation of this |
| 1:31.0 | moustarian or mystery that once had been concealed but now has been revealed. |
| 1:39.8 | And that theme, though, for many ways, lay dormant throughout Old Testament days at least it was |
| 1:46.3 | not front and center but with the advent of Christ and his work of redemption now that which had been hidden to some degree |
| 1:58.9 | is now openly proclaimed in is of vital importance for the understanding of the makeup |
| 2:06.7 | of the church. We know that one of the most significant controversies of the |
| 2:12.4 | early Christian Church of the first century |
| 2:15.0 | was the question of what part do Gentiles play in this new covenant community and Paul is now declaring to the |
| 2:26.8 | Ephesian Church of this great mystery that has now be revealed to the full |
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