R. C. Sproul Quotes
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Your task, O preacher, is to make sure that you are faithful to the text, that you are faithful to the proclamation of that gospel, that you are faithful to set forth the whole counsel of God, and then step back and let it happen.
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At its root, this is what faith is. It is not believing in God. It's believing God.
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We take comfort, however, that mystery is not a synonym for contradiction.
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Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance, until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God
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The promises of God for tomorrow are the anchor for believers today.
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If God did not act first, no one would be saved.
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It is important that when we are engaged in admonition or exhortation or confrontation with a brother who is overcome in sin, we call attention to the truth in an extraordinarily compassionate and tender and loving spirit.
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What about putting Christ back into Christmas? It is simply not necessary. Christ has never left Christmas.
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The Bible never tells us to take a blind leap of faith into the darkness and hope that there's somebody out there. The Bible calls us to jump out of the darkness and into the light. That is not a blind leap. The faith that the New Testament calls us to is a faith rooted and grounded in something that God makes clear is the truth.
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We are secure, not because we hold tightly to Jesus, but because He holds tightly to us.
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To despise doctrine is to despise the Word of God.
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We have to determine our theology from the Word of God, not from what we feel.
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The modern movement of worship is designed to break down barriers between man and God, to remove the veil, as it were, from the fearsome holiness of God, which might cause us to tremble. It is designed to make us feel comfortable.
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Genuine love for Jesus manifests itself in obedience to His commandments.
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Prayer is to the Christian what breath is to life, yet no duty of the Christian is so neglected.
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This little expression, 'It doesn't matter what you believe as long as you're sincere,' is a monstrous lie.
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If you take away the cross as an atoning act, you take away Christianity.
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Christ told his disciples not to be anxious about tomorrow, but he never said not to consider tomorrow. Intelligent problem solving demands careful consideration of the future effects of present solutions.
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If I know anything about the character of God after fifty years of ministry, I know that God hates abortion.
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Doctrine divides, but doctrine also unites. It binds together the hearts of God's people who celebrate the truth of God together.
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It is superstitious to equate our feelings and inclinations with the leading of the Holy Spirit.
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Mindless Christianity is no Christianity at all. You can't love what you don't know.
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Advice to aspiring ministers: Get in the Word. Stay in the Word. Master the Word. And for heaven's sake, preach the Word!
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We have to find in Christ, not a mask that conceals our face, but an entire wardrobe of clothing, which is His righteousness.