About this episode

R.C. Sproul discusses the idea that Christianity is a crutch and emphasizes the importance of relying on Christ's mercy.

Some people claim that Christianity is a crutch. In one sense, they're right. Today, R.C. Sproul explains that it would be foolish for sinful people like us not to lean on Christ and live in complete reliance upon His mercy. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/ultimately-with-rc-sproul/is-christianity-a-crutch/ Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: https://donate.ligonier.org/ Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

People in this episode

Host: R.C. Sproul

Topics covered

• Christianity
• faith
• reliance on Christ
• mercy
• spirituality

Keywords

• Christianity
• crutch
• R.C. Sproul
• mercy
• faith
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ligonier Ministries

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