Renewing Your Mind Due Diligence
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Mar 22, 2026 
R.C. Sproul, theologian and founder of Ligonier Ministries, offers a concise sermon on 2 Peter 1. He explores diligence in pursuing godly knowledge. He links virtues to transformed lives. He warns about spiritual blindness and explains how love for the biblical Jesus and sound theology ground assurance.
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Pursue Diligent Study To Produce Christian Virtue
- Do pursue diligent study of God's Word to gain true knowledge that produces virtue and godly fruit.
- R.C. Sproul ties careful, earnest learning to practical outcomes: adding virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, kindness, and love.
True Knowledge Transforms Behavior Not Just Belief
- Insight: True knowledge of God is not abstract but equips believers for moral transformation and fruitfulness.
- Sproul contrasts false Gnostic knowledge with revealed gnosis that changes actions and prevents spiritual barrenness.
Mr Magoo Image For Spiritual Myopia
- Anecdote: Sproul uses Mr. Magoo imagery to describe spiritual myopia leading to blindness.
- The vivid example portrays Christians who forget cleansing from sin and become barren like someone with no sight.