R. C. Sproul Quotes
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If there is one maverick molecule in all the universe, then God is not sovereign. And if God is not sovereign, He is not God.
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God doesn't want us to just feel gratitude, but for us to show it by giving thanks to God with our lives.
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Burning hearts are not nourished by empty heads.
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The human dilemma is this: God is Holy and we are not. God is Righteous and we are not.
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The holiness of God is traumatic to unholy people.
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I don't always feel His presence. But God's promises do not depend upon my feelings; they rest upon His integrity.
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Heaven is a place where God will personally wipe away our tears.
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Without God man has no reference point to define himself.
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It's dangerous to assume that because a man is drawn to holiness in his study that he is thereby a holy man. I am sure that the reason that I have a deep hunger to learn of the holiness of God is precisely because I am not holy.
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The only way the kingdom of God is going to be manifest in this world before Christ comes is if we manifest it by the way we live as citizens of heaven and subjects of the King.
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I had actually gone to a church-related college, but I went on a football scholarship, not because of any interest in the church.
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If you don’t delight in the fact that your Father is holy, holy, holy, then you are spiritually dead. You may be in a church. You may go to a Christian school. But if there is no delight in your soul for the holiness of God, you don’t know God. You don’t love God. You’re out of touch with God. You’re asleep to his character.
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The world is filled with God's glory. You can't turn without bumping into it.
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The pursuit of God is not a part-time, weekend exercise. If it is, chances are you will experience a part-time, weekend freedom. Abiding requires a kind of staying power. The pursuit is relentless. It hungers and thirsts. It pants as the deer after the mountain brook. It takes the kingdom by storm...The pursuit of God is a pursuit of passion. Indifference will not do. To abide in the Word is to hang on tenaciously. A weak grip will soon slip away. Discipleship requires staying power. We sign up for duration. We do not graduate until heaven.
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Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once and He volunteered.
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'Economics for Everybody' begins with understanding God's principles for organizing His creation and what that means for us as creatures and stewards.
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We are cosmic traitors. We must recognize this problem within ourselves if we are to grasp the necessity of the cross.
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The main problem with those who deny the existence of God is not intellectual. It is not because of insufficient information, or that God's manifestation of himself in nature has been obscured. The atheists' problem is not that they cannot know God, rather it is they do not want to know him. Man's problem with the existence of God is not an intellectual problem; it is a moral problem." For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men - Rom. 1:18"
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We do not segment our lives, giving some time to God, some to our business or schooling, while keeping parts to ourselves. The idea is to live all of our lives in the presence of God, under the authority of God, and for the honor and glory of God. That is what the Christian life is all about.
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The atonement is a multifaceted event-Jesus is shown providing surety for our debt to God, mediating the enmity between us and God, and offering Himself as a substitute to suffer God's judgment in our place.
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Humanism was not invented by man, but by a snake who suggested that the quest for autonomy might be a good idea.
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When God issues a call to us, it is always a holy call. The vocation of dying is a sacred vocation. To understand that is one of the most important lessons a Christian can ever learn. When the summons comes, we can respond in many ways. We can become angry, bitter or terrified. But if we see it as a call from God and not a threat from Satan, we are far more prepared to cope with its difficulties.
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True faith always produces real conformity to Christ.
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The issue of faith is not so much whether we believe in God, but whether we believe the God we believe in. (p.35)