R. C. Sproul Quotes

The human dilemma is this: God is Holy and we are not. God is Righteous and we are not.

R. C. Sproul

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• One of the things I do take some pride in is that if you had never read an article about my life, if you knew nothing about me, except that my books were being set in front of you to read, and if you were to read those books in sequence, I don't think you would say to yourself, 'Oh my God, something terrible happened to this writer in 1989.'

  

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• The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

  

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• Don't look for approval in what everyone else is doing; look for approval from Almighty God.

  

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• I've grown so much, not just as an actor, but as a human being.

  

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• I doubt God would want to touch America's tax code, since it is already located in the third rung of Hell.

  

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• I am not very proud of being an human being; in fact, I distinctly dislike the species in many ways. I can readily conceive of beings vastly superior in every respect.

  

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• Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.

  

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• They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus, that means guns, sex, lies, video tapes, but if I talk about God my record won't get played Huh?

  

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• I mean, it's weird because people lately have been coming up to me and going, 'Oh, my God. '300' is huge.' I'm like, 'Really? It's not done yet!'

  

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• There's a Nina Simone record that I love, 'Live at Vine Street,' and she sings flat on it. I can imagine she might've told the record label, 'Oh, God, you're not releasing that!' But I'm glad they did.

  

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• God is not anything human. God is a force, God is chaos, God is unknown. God is terror and enlightenment at the same time.

  

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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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• Nothing can be compared to the great beauty and capabilities of a soul; however keen our intellects may be, they are as unable to comprehend them as to comprehend God, for, as He has told us, He created us in His own image and likeness.

  

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• The Qur'an is God's property, not mine.

  

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• God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.

  

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• After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of His attributes of wisdom, power, and goodness as evidenced by His handiwork.

  

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• I have not eaten beef for 26 years. Chicken, poultry for 16 years. Fish for six, if forced to I will eat shrimp.

  

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• Using political tools to change social conditions won't work.

  

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• Anger is simply momentary madness, and sometimes there is strength in silence. After all, he is only throwing words, not stones.

  

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• In competitive archery, risk assessment has minimal bearing on quality of performance, since the archer has so little choice over shot selection. By contrast, in a hunt, shots vary in quality according to how well selected they may be.

  

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• The human dilemma is this: God is Holy and we are not. God is Righteous and we are not.

  

  R. C. Sproul
  • God
  • Human
  • Holy