Once we encounter the holiness of God, our lives will never be the same. Today, R.C. Sproul begins his classic series on God’s holiness, addressing how essential this attribute is for understanding who God is and who we are. Request the new 40th-anniversary edition of R.C. Sproul’s book The Holiness of God, plus lifetime digital access to both the classic teaching series and the extended teaching series, with your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/3885/donate 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. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
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There's only one characteristic of Almighty God that is communicated in the superlative degree from the mouths of angels, where the Bible doesn't simply say that God is holy, or even that He's holy, holy, but that He is holy, holy, holy.
The holiness of God is central to everything we do at Ligonier Ministries and on Renewing Your Mind. R.C. Sproul founded Ligonier Ministries in 1971, and our mission is to proclaim, teach, and defend the holiness of God in all its fullness to as many people as possible. Welcome to the Monday edition of Renewing Your Mind. I'm your host, Nathan W. Bingham.
The messages you'll hear this week are from R.C. Sproul's classic series, The Holiness of God. Even today, it's this teaching from Dr. Sproul that is often referenced as people's first exposure to R.C. Sproul and the ministry of Ligonier. So consider who you'll share today's episode with, inviting them to listen all week. 2025 is a milestone year for the holiness of God.
It was 40 years ago this year that the Holiness of God book was first published. So when you give a donation of any amount this week at renewingyourmind.org in support of the proclamation, teaching, and defense of God's holiness, in addition to digital access to both the original and extended editions of the Holiness of God teaching series,
we'll send you a limited edition 40th anniversary copy of The Holiness of God. Perhaps respond multiple times this week as you consider who you could give this landmark book to as your way of spreading the truth of who God is. Well, here's Dr. Sproul on the importance of holiness.
It says in chapter 6 of Isaiah, verse 1, in the year that King Uzziah died... I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of His robe filled the temple. And above Him were the seraphim, each with six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
And they were calling to one another, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty. The whole earth is full of His glory. And at the sound of their voices, the doorposts and the thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke. Now, I want you to notice in this brief passage that I've read here that Isaiah locates this experience that he has in the year that King Uzziah dies.
And we don't know for sure whether what Isaiah beheld was an ecstatic vision that took place in the temple in Jerusalem, or if in fact what Isaiah saw was a glimpse into the inner sanctum of heaven itself. I prefer the latter interpretation. I'm persuaded for technical reasons I won't get into here, is that what happened was that God opened the curtain. He removed the veil from heaven itself.
And as John, centuries later on the Isle of Patmos, would get a glimpse of the interior of heaven, Isaiah the prophet saw the Lord enthroned in heaven itself. Now, if you see in your Bible, it says here, in the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted in the train of His robe filled with temple.
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