Episode
Understanding Suffering
- Podcast
- Renewing Your Mind
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- Jul 22, 2026
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- 1584
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Summary
Because God is sovereign, there is a purpose for your pain. Today, R.C. Sproul considers how Christians should understand suffering and how to respond to it faithfully. Get R.C. Sproul's video teaching series Dealing with Difficult Problems when you donate today. You'll receive the DVD, digital access to all 6 messages, and the digital study guide: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request 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