R. C. Sproul Quotes
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The moment we think we deserve mercy a little alarm bell should go off in our head because we are not talking about mercy anymore but justice.
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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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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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To be conformed to this world is to risk the loss of one’s eternal soul.
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Prayer does change things, all kinds of things. But the most important thing it changes is us. As we engage in this communion with God more deeply and come to know the One with whom we are speaking more intimately, that growing knowledge of God reveals to us all the more brilliantly who we are and our need to change in conformity to Him. Prayer changes us profoundly.
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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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To be spiritually dead is to be diabolically alive
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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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Sometimes we emulate the Pharisees more than we imitate Christ.
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If God is not sovereign, God is not God.
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Satan can do only what the sovereign God allows him to do.
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Regeneration is a work of the omnipotent power of God, power that nothing can overcome or resist.
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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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Just as the normative standard for the good and for the true is God, so the ultimate standard of beauty is God.
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I rest solely in His righteousness and in His atonement because I know there is nothing I can do to make up for my own iniquity.
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The fundamental loss of a desire for God is the heart of original sin.
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To be a Christian is to be a theologian-a student of God and his will. The contemporary disdain for theological content and emphasis on self-image and emotions were not shared by the apostolic church.
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There's probably no concept in theology more repugnant to modern America than the idea of divine wrath.
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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?
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For the Christian, every tragedy is ultimately a blessing, or God is a liar.
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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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Grace and mercy are never deserved.
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Christ is still in Christmas, and for one brief season the secular world broadcasts the message of Christ over every radio station and television channel in the land. Never does the church get as much free air time as during the Christmas season.
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One does not structure the church to meet the felt needs and desires of the tares. The purpose of corporate assembly, which has its roots in the Old Testament, is for the people of God to come together corporately to offer their sacrifices of praise and worship to God. So the first rule of worship is that it be designed for believers to worship God in a way that pleases God.