R. C. Sproul Quotes
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For a work to be considered good it must not only conform outwardly to the law of God, but it must be motivated inwardly by a sincere love for God.
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The fundamental loss of a desire for God is the heart of original sin.
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The power of the gospel is the word of God . . . nobody needs a gospel if there’s no judgment, or law, if God is not a God of judgment. If there is no such thing as hell, what good is the gospel?
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If God is not sovereign, God is not God.
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Sin is not simply making bad choices or mistakes. Sin is having the desire in our hearts to do the will of the enemy of God.
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I’ve often wondered where Jesus would apply His hastily made whip if He were to visit our culture. My guess is that it would not be money-changing tables in the temple that would feel His wrath, but the display racks in Christian bookstores.
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The Advent season is that time when we seek to, in a manner of speaking, mute our memory of what has already happened, that we might brighten our joy that it happened. We leave the already of His advent to taste the bitter of the not yet. We, in short, go back, that we might look forward to His coming.
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Wealth is not wisdom's goal, but is often wisdom's reward.
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Satan can do only what the sovereign God allows him to do.
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The very heart of worship, as the Bible makes clear, is the business of expressing, from the depths of our spirits, the highest possible honor we can offer before God.
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God's grace is so powerful that it has the capacity to overcome our natural resistance to it.
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Grace and mercy are never deserved.
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The Bible's truth does not depend in any way on whether or not a person believes the truth.
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The question is not, "Why is there only one way to God?" but "Why is there even one way?"
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The higher purpose of the cross was that the Father would be glorified by the satisfaction of His justice.
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The one place where the Christian can be naked without fear is in the presence of Christ.
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What we celebrate at Christmas is not so much the birth of a baby, but the incarnation of God Himself.
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Sometimes we emulate the Pharisees more than we imitate Christ.
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Worship is not simply a feeling that is experienced; it must also involve understanding and the mind.
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The Christian life is to live all of your life in the presence of God.
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When people ask me how old the Earth is, I tell them I don't know because I don't.
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What is the difference between the Christian God, and the gods of the other religions?" He simply, yet profoundly answered, "The main difference is this: The God of Christianity exists.
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If the final decision for the salvation of fallen sinners were left in the hands of fallen sinners, we would despair all hope that anyone would be saved.
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What higher approval could a person enjoy than to know that what he or she has done is pleasing to God?