The Battle with the Flesh

The Battle with the Flesh

From Renewing Your Mind by Ligonier Ministries

April 23, 2026 · 26 min

About this episode

R.C. Sproul discusses the concept of 'the flesh' and how Christians can overcome it.

Christians live in conflict with the flesh. But what is "the flesh?" And how can we overcome it? Today, R.C. Sproul explains this biblical term and provides wisdom for defeating this enemy. Request the Pleasing God bundle with your donation. You'll receive R.C. Sproul's book, his video teaching series on DVD, and lifetime digital access to the messages and study guide: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Get the digital teaching series and study guide with your donation: 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. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

People in this episode

Host: R.C. Sproul

Topics covered

  • conflict with the flesh
  • overcoming sin
  • Christian living
  • biblical terms
  • spiritual warfare

Keywords

  • flesh
  • overcome sin
  • R.C. Sproul
  • Christian conflict
  • spiritual growth

Sponsors

Ligonier Ministries

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Organizations: Ligonier Ministries

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