The Trust of a Man

The Trust of a Man

From Renewing Your Mind by Ligonier Ministries

May 5, 2026 · 26 min

About this episode

R.C. Sproul discusses the cost of trusting God through the example of Abraham's faith and the significance of God's faithfulness.

It's one thing to say you trust in God. It is quite another to prove it. Today, R.C. Sproul recalls Abraham's test of faith, showing the cost of trusting the Lord and the proof of God's faithfulness in the sacrifice of His Son. Get Richard Phillips' book The Masculine Mandate and digital access to R.C. Sproul's teaching series Meaning for Men with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the ebook and digital teaching series 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

  • trust in God
  • faith
  • sacrifice
  • Abraham
  • God's faithfulness
  • Christian teaching

Keywords

  • trust
  • faith
  • Abraham
  • sacrifice
  • God's faithfulness
  • Christianity
  • R.C. Sproul

Sponsors

Ligonier Ministries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ligonier Ministries

Books & works: The Masculine Mandate, Meaning for Men

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