R. C. Sproul Quotes
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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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Wealth is not wisdom's goal, but is often wisdom's reward.
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The failure of modern evangelicalism is the failure to understand the holiness of God.
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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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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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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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The great misconception in our day is this: that God isn´t concerned to protect His own integrity. He´s a kind of wishy-washy deity, who just waves a wand of forgiveness over everybody. No. For God to forgive you is a very costly matter.
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Sometimes we emulate the Pharisees more than we imitate Christ.
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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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The question is not, "Why is there only one way to God?" but "Why is there even one way?"
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When there’s something in the Word of God that I don’t like, the problem is not with the Word of God, it’s with me.
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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 fundamental loss of a desire for God is the heart of original sin.
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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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The Bible's truth does not depend in any way on whether or not a person believes the truth.
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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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The Christian life is to live all of your life in the presence of God.
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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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Grace and mercy are never deserved.
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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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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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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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The whole basis for our relationship with God is rooted and grounded in grace, in that which is not earned.
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When God says something, the argument is over.