R.C. Sproul: Have You Lost Your Mind?

Christians today often do not think. Logic is considered worldly while contradiction is prized as a hallmark of true faith. In this message, Dr. R.C. Sproul provides an overview and introduction to the sad state of the Christian mind today, providing real world illustrations and examples of some of the problems we must overcome.
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[@patrickc3419]

This sermon title is more relevant than ever in 2024.

[@reynaldodavid2913]

@patrickc3419, Jesus has revealed in the parable of Wheat and Tares that there are only two(2)kinds of people in the world, the children of God and the children of the devil.. All the children of God are predestined to be saved, and all the children of the devil are predestined to be burned in fire... Example of the children of the devil can be found in John 8:44.. Example of the children of God can be found in Romans 8:14... Based on this revelation of Jesus, I concluded that all the children of God are born a believer and have the will to be saved... It also contradicts the doctrine of the reformed that all the descendants of Adam are totally depraved and unable to believe the gospel, they must be regenerated first to have a new heart to be able to believe and be saved...

[@glassworks4850]

Today marks RC's 4th year in Heaven. May God bless His beloved Church by sending us faithful preachers and teachers who will not bow the knee to the world. Who will encourage us to stand and fight the good fight of faith. Let us all glorify God in the life of our departed brother R.C. Sproul. May God bless us all

[@mollynewman5862]

Tomorrow will be 5 years and my prayer is the same.

[@burtcooper612]

he`s in eternity where there is no time....Amen

[@OlgaSmirnova1]

Bless you all brethren!

[@jillperkins-sanders537]

I love RC's teaching. I look forward to meeting him in heaven. ❤

[@justjackfromsc]

I miss this guy. RC really had a gift for teaching. Thanks for the video and God bless.

[@user-re2ey4ti4v]

What a Word. What a Word. What a Saviour. 🌹

[@BenB23.]

Love it when Christians worhsip God with their intellect and not just their emotions

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

And vice versa

[@smilloww2095]

I honestly hate it when people do it with just their emotions. For one because its not a good idea to base your beliefs and decisions on emotions, those should always be made with the mind. Mind on the steering wheel, emotions come after. And for another because this causes christians (and other religious people for that matter) to not be not taken serious by the world and i hate to see that.

[@Soli_Deo_Gloria_.]

Love God with all your heart, soul and *minds.*

[@nathanoppy]

I lived as a Christian in my emotions only and it was dangerous. I actually walked away from the faith for a long time because I couldn’t feel Gods presence. So I walked away now that I’m back with Christ I just stay in the word of God it’s the only way to get to know God

[@BenB23.]

@@nathanoppy Glad your back!🙏

[@salinsclassicalorganinspir8415]

Thank you for making these lectures available. They are truly an exceptional treasure challenging our comfortable scientific thinking mindset. At this time of Artificial intelligence and machine learning rapidly taking over our cognitive burden, intelligence and human thought-exclusivity, D.R.C.Sproul's lectures and their miraculous lucidity uncluttering complex issues has become so precious.

[@theresa42213]

Salins ~ Yes! Amen to that!

[@cmdesign01]

This is how I know I am saved Bc I do what I don’t want to do in my flesh yet I also see me wanting to do want to want to do in his spirit within me . This brings me deep joy….pursuing the things of God against my inner flesh.

[@beckbeck4858]

How this man of God is missed

[@valeriejones9027]

Not for ever x

[@alejandrocareaga8090]

He was an excellent teacher.

[@rudyferrell]

Evidently he STILL is.....

[@christopherbellore3511]

Proverbs 4:23, "Keep diligent to your heart; for out of 'it' springs all of the issues of life." The heart ❤ is the symbol of LOVE. God is LOVE. Does He live in your heart? We MUST renew our minds through the STUDY of Gods Holy Word, and PRAY 🙏 that His Grace ✝ continues to ABOUND in us. 🕊💞😇

[@edsnyder2801]

R C fought the good fight in contending for the faith that was once delivered unto the saints found in Ephesians 4;13. Till we all come unto the unity of the faith in which Paul uses the doctrine of Christ brought forth in the finished work of Christ. The Lord used RC in a remarkable way in my life as a teacher of God's word . Most importantly, the Lord started enlightening the eyes of my understanding brought forth in the revelation of the mystery. I know that the Lord has continually intervened in my life to turn me from a life of sin. The vanity of the world's pleasures had left an emptiness that only The Lord could fulfill! Therefore I believe in the irresistible call of God.

[@reynaldodavid2913]

@edsnyder2801, Jesus has revealed in the parable of Wheat and Tares that there are only two(2)kinds of people in the world, the children of God and the children of the devil.. All the children of God are predestined to be saved, and all the children of the devil are predestined to be burned in fire... Example of the children of the devil can be found in John 8:44.. Example of the children of God can be found in Romans 8:14... Based on this revelation of Jesus, I concluded that all the children of God are born a believer and have the will to be saved... It also contradicts the doctrine of the reformed that all the descendants of Adam are totally depraved and unable to believe the gospel, they must be regenerated first to have a new heart to be able to believe and be saved...

[@TheJessica44023]

This man is deeply missed by many. I am happy to know that one day we will see him again. RIP Dr Sproul. 🙏🏼💙

[@somebody71172]

This was fantastic! Is it me or I just can’t wait to listen to this back to back!

[@kurtn652]

Thanks for loving and living in our hearts and minds RC!

[@cmdesign01]

I am crucified with Christ …I no longer live but Christ lives in me. This is supernatural

[@jillperkins-sanders537]

Oh, how I love RC, and this particular presentation. RC was and is a giant of theology in the 20th and 21st centuries. A man who loved God with all of his heart, mind and strength. Thank you RC, for teaching me so much about the Reformers, theology and, especially, the Lord our God!

[@SSamohri]

A great man of God who was a champion of faith. He shared reformed theology to equip the saints to go in the world to reach the unsaved people group. I wish I can bring this material into Urdu and Punjabi language.

[@valley5617]

Contact Ligonier Ministries or perhaps Grace to You - John MacArthur’s ministry to help you

[@SSamohri]

@@valley5617 thanks. I need your prayer. I have contacted Ligonier already.

[@valley5617]

@@SSamohri wonderful. Good luck to you. God’s will be done. Paul Washer is with Heartcry Ministries. I know they have a big international ministry as well

[@rangoman1815]

There are some videos in Hindi, but the used of words are too complicated for me to comprehend...it's nothing like listening in person! We in India, are flooded with Charismatic books and videos, yet it's very hard to find books by Reformed preachers or exposition! Either the books available are expensive or unavailable

[@reynaldodavid2913]

​@@rangoman1815, Jesus has revealed in the parable of Wheat and Tares that there are only two(2)kinds of people in the world, the children of God and the children of the devil.. All the children of God are predestined to be saved, and all the children of the devil are predestined to be burned in fire... Example of the children of the devil can be found in John 8:44.. Example of the children of God can be found in Romans 8:14... Based on this revelation of Jesus, I concluded that all the children of God are born a believer and have the will to be saved... It also contradicts the doctrine of the reformed that all the descendants of Adam are totally depraved and unable to believe the gospel, they must be regenerated first to have a new heart to be able to believe and be saved...

[@neinacelebre4546]

Though he seems having difficulty in breathing, still he is so passionate, energetic and enthusiastic in preaching God's word and sharing his rich intellect and vast knowledge.

[@sassy_girl]

I love RC , fantastic mind !❤

[@laurabreton3661]

I would love to hear what RC would have to say about what’s going on in our nation today. May we keep our minds on the things above. The Bible says that “The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him! But the Lord LAUGHS at the wicked for He sees that his day is coming….” Ps. 37:13. So we don’t have to worry and I think that RC would be telling us something along those lines. Thank you Dr. R. C. Sproul for all your wonderful wisdom.

[@reynaldodavid2913]

@laurabreton3661, RC Sproul died 4 years before you write this comment...

[@GodnMe]

I haven't even listened yet, I'm so excited!!

[@TheDeathInTheAir]

Thank you for these invaluable resources.

[@brotherpatrickgraceministr3899]

ForTheLoveOfChrist Amen

[@judywingo4905]

Qq

[@GodIsLoveEternally888]

If a person wants to have their mind changed they need to keep reading the Word of God daily with devotion and with the help of the Holy Spirit. Also I would recommend a book called "Victory over the Darkness" by Neil T. Anderson. In that book he posits that when we root our identities firmly in Christ, and really understand this identity in our minds, only then can our behaviour and emotions change.

[@chrisprzibilla4181]

'Victory over the darkness' is an excellent book. He has much resource material available for the believer's walk in Christ.

[@mamabear310]

RIP R.C. 💜🙏💜🙌

[@edsnyder2801]

I have received much opposition from many professing Christians who have openly stated that they do not believe in predestination or election. How scary to stand in disbelief of God's word. That is the Gospel brought forth in the finished work of Christ. There still may be much of God's word that I may not fully understand, but one thing that I do know is that predestination and election are both inseparable from the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery, and the revelation of the mystery is inseparable from the Gospel brought forth in the finished work or we could say the doctrine of Christ . You cannot rightly divide the word of truth when pulling away from this key doctrine! But speaking the truth in love, that we, the church may grow up in Him in All Things.

[@jannawalters232]

God said it's not his will that ANY should perish!!!! You're right! Some completely disagree with Election doctrine!

[@zoiachurilov3573]

Need to hear him more n more, txs.

[@reynaldodavid2913]

@edsnyder2801, Jesus has revealed in the parable of Wheat and Tares that there are only two(2)kinds of people in the world, the children of God and the children of the devil.. All the children of God are predestined to be saved, and all the children of the devil are predestined to be burned in fire... Example of the children of the devil can be found in John 8:44.. Example of the children of God can be found in Romans 8:14... Based on this revelation of Jesus, I concluded that all the children of God are born a believer and have the will to be saved... It also contradicts the doctrine of the reformed that all the descendants of Adam are totally depraved and unable to believe the gospel, they must be regenerated first to have a new heart to be able to believe and be saved...

[@backcountry8405]

Wooooow so good Teachings thank you guys God bless i always ❤ hearing RC keep them coming please

[@davidschmidt270]

That was deep ....look forward to looking up some of these books Pastor Sproul mentioned....for me, the biggest takeaway was change the mind, change the heart! Amen.... Thank you Sir I tip my hat to ya🎩 👉🕊️🇮🇱🇺🇸🛐✝️🐧🌵

[@rodneyyounger4052]

Just listen to his sermon " if God is good why do we suffer" he talked about suffering unto death and he hoped he wouldn't suffer for days but he said it will still be good because it's God's will.,

[@truetrue4521]

“I guarantee you, one thing you can’t do, is make a decision to change you inclination. The inclination has to change, before the decision, will, ever, change.”

[@bowinghearts]

Brilliant

[@theresa42213]

This man is brilliant THROUGH Jesus! He's not quite the same of a communicator as MacArthur but he knows a lot of the philosophers and what they taught. l dont _like_ those philosophers and tend to ignore them ...but SOMEONE has to listen to them ...l suppose. Better RC than me! haha! xD _ALL GLORY_ goes to The KING of Kings, and LORD of Lords!

[@valley5617]

I always wanted to go to seminary. Ligonier Ministry satisfied my desire for deep intellectual stimulation coupled with the truth of God’s Word

[@theresa42213]

@@valley5617 ~ Yep! You gotta love RC ...the way he describes things is mind blowing sometimes, AND he's got that wryly humour about him. xD

[@5points7019]

RC... was and still is the teacher of preachers... he taught Mac

[@theresa42213]

@SK Coll ~ Yes indeed. l love 'em both, and if it weren't for all the insanity of 2020 l never would have cried out to The Lord to TRUELY save me....of which HE prompted me to do. The reason l even know who these men are is because MacArthur wouldn't close his church, and living in Canada..where almost no churches could open, l thought 'WHO is this man that refuses to close his church??' l found him, and COULD NOT BELIEVE what l was missing! Jesus has blessed John with a way of expounding l'd never heard! l've learned more about The Word in the last year, than ever before! Then l found Sproul too. What a GOOD God we have! :D

[@mchristr]

The word "philosophy" is a combination of two words, phileo (love), and sophia, (wisdom). For a Christian to study philosophy is to love wisdom.

[@aracelielardo4791]

Amen, amen, amen.

[@cmdesign01]

So so good

[@gracie2375]

Awesome

[@charlesratcliff2016]

Amen.

[@clayton4917]

Yes i have

[@naamhaisiddhu]

💚

[@robertcamera1088]

Means you'll be reborn again you will have a New soul out with the old and in with the new

[@garytango]

👍👍👍

[@rikibasumatary1333]

My husband my sons three iskiliye please pray pastor god bless you pastor amen

[@tlafleur8433]

Your 3 WHAT???

[@MoonMoon-fx1op]

@@tlafleur8433 😂😂😂

[@floydarnold533]

Nelizv, to ponder thought

[@andrewshaw3703]

Please share the link to his talk on Saturday.

[@dehsa38]

Choosing your thoughts is like playing Jinga in reverse

[@yomama847]

7:49 Where does his argument for determinism play into predestination?

[@solascripturaPR1517]

He explained; right around-- and from-- the 9:00 mark.

[@Yesica1993]

I would never want to marry a man who would prefer golfing to going to a biblical conference, especially with RC speaking.

[@robertcamera1088]

Why did I lose my mind cuz I seen the Star of David because everything contained to me therefore the Lord says do not put evil in front of your eyes is the key to your soul

[@uiPublic]

HOW'd a cat find its food, by neural analyzing the differences in scents, OK then how do you get it yourself your bearing in life but that's WHY I'm built from start of reasoning by.

[@edsnyder2801]

God is no respect respector of those that call upon Him in truth. But to say that He treats everyone the same is not true. Remember, Jesus said, cast not your pearls before the swine, and give not that which is holy unto dogs.

[@pablopalomera9514]

You have put my life in danger sir

[@edsnyder2801]

I think that one of the greatest distortion of God's word is to interpret John 3:16 as if all sheep are His. I love the simplicity of Gospel brought forth in John 3:16 because I am amongst the whosoever will. As I also share the simplicity of the Gospel with whosoever will. We the church are commanded to go and make disciples of men teaching them, the church, to observe all things that Jesus has commanded us. Our spiritual warfare is not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world. The rulers of the darkness of this world and spiritual wicked in high places, whether governmental or in the professing church are made up of men in flesh bodies. There are ministers of Satan in the church transforming themselves as ministers of Satan whose end shall be according to their works. Men can twist, distort and even pull away from many of the clear teachings such as Jude teaching us, the church that that there are certain men crept into the professing church who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men. Another hard saying brought forth with such clarity that must not be opinionated. These counterfeit sheep are not the sheep of the Great Shepherd Our Lord Jesus. As I observe all teachings of our Lord he plainly taught us, the church that tares would grow up amongst us as and also they were of the wicked one and the enemy that soweth them is the devil. The doctrine of Christ that Paul uses to bring the church to the unity of the faith in the finish work Christ is found in Ephesians is for the church . That we the church may speak truth in love, growing up in Him in All Things. Sadly many in the church today are not taught the truth of the Gospel brought forth in the finished work of Christ. Remember, Jesus said to the Jews which believed on Him. If you continue in my word you shall know the truth! Jesus, again and again called people out for who they really were! He never claimed that all men were His. This is the true Jesus of the Bible that should cause all of us to seek Him with reverence and a Godly fear of repentance in the truth of his word. So whosoever will, let him come and drink of the waters of life freely.

[@Yesica1993]

He's been dead since 2017. He can't do anything to you. LOL! Take your nonsense elsewhere.

[@robertcamera1088]

First of all when the Lord comes you won't remember because you're so will be reset

[@robertcamera1088]

Baby steps

[@cmdesign01]

Charismatics have lost their minds

[@inthemiddleof]

Who are you-unsaved worldly man calling charismatic ?

[@robertcamera1088]

They're two for a tooth and eye for an eye when I get rejected I only feed what I did what they give me I give in return therefore when you teach me something then I'm going to do what you teach me to do but if you don't teach me then I have to learn myself baby steps

[@robertcamera1088]

Y'all should not judge we are all sinners Christian's judge therefore they are sinners people judge they are sinners we are all sinners like I said therefore we need to correct it everybody wants to leave it all on me teamwork we're All in this together

[@Yesica1993]

What is this run on sentence?

[@robertcamera1088]

Thou shall not judge therefore if Christians judge they will be judged that's where they are messing up Catholics they worship false idols that's another mess up that's why he said to follow my begotten son grandson but nobody wants to follow me because everybody's stubborn then I get frustrated and fall on my face and get back up and do it all over again round 10 here we go again the Lord said bring all my churches together as one to the body of the Temple of the flesh not the building The flash me

[@Yesica1993]

LOL! You're judging here. Which statement in this video did you disagree with, and upon what biblical basis? Give the time stamp.

[@robertcamera1088]

Yeah and guess who created our climate we did it's like telling the Lord thank you but no thank you you do not throw what the lord gave us as a gift that's why Us Indians appreciate mothers nature and the Lord's gifts

[@robertcamera1088]

I lost my mind when I seen the Star of David

[@billmartinn9851]

Unfortunately RC DID NOT understand that Jesus Christ said WHOSOEVER CALLS UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD, SHALL BE SAVED! And his explanation of the book of Revelation, is TOTALLY unscriptural! RC, simple faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, is how people are saved. Yes, it is just that simple.

[@geoffreylalaumaiah6723]

My problem with the "whosoever " is who is that unregenerate whosoever who will call on the name of the Lord to be saved?

[@billmartinn9851]

God says WHOSOEVER. So if you have a problem with that, then you have a problem truly believing God's Word. I am not trying to be mean. But this is what God says MANY times in His Word. He knows who is and isn't sincere in their trust and true faith in Him.

[@geoffreylalaumaiah6723]

@@billmartinn9851 I have grown-up kids who don't follow me to church and don't even care to, I've prayed with them showed them the word and had even taken them to church as kids hoping that they may come to know Christ but alas my brother the opposite is actually happening to my kids,I have not ceased praying for them and other relatives as well knowing from God's own words that no matter how sincere my efforts, "COMING TO CHRIST" is entirely the work of God's grace, I've prayed, I've cried, for the Salvation of my children and would continue to do so again knowing full well that the Salvation of anyone ultimately remains within the good pleasure and will of the Sovereign GOD, does this truth offend?

[@billmartinn9851]

@@geoffreylalaumaiah6723 No Geoffrey, because what you stated is only partial truth. Of course it is by God's grace that we are saved. And that not of ourselves, by our own goodness or works. Your children are NOT saved because they have CHOSEN to reject, at least for now, God's grace which He has freely offered to them. And your responsibility, is to continue to pray for them. You see Geoffrey, making a decision, a choice, to trust Christ as one's Savior, is not "works". It is a simple, childlike, act of faith. That's it. That's all Jesus asks for us to be saved. Now, if that simple faith is genuine, in will be exhibited by our life being changed by the Holy Spirits leading. 2 Cor. 5:17.

[@jonathanfreeman777]

@@billmartinn9851 Ephesians 2:8+9 the faith to believe is the gift of God. Whosoever will is not Whosoever won't and unless God changes the will , no one would or could believe so it is God who works in us both to will and to do His pleasure. Prior to regeneration we do not have saving faith. With us that is impossible but with God all things are possible. Salvation is of the Lord from start to finish there is no human effort. We are dead in our trespassers and sins. A dead man can do nothing. To God be the glory.

[@robertcamera1088]

I lost my mind when God woke me up on the moon

[@Yesica1993]

Take your nonsense ELSEWHERE. This is not the place for it!