R. C. Sproul Quotes
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We may live in a culture that believes everyone will be saved, that we are 'justified by death' and all you need to do to go to heaven is die, but God’s Word certainly doesn’t give us the luxury of believing that.
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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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The principle rule of interpreting Scripture is that Scripture interprets Scripture.
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We do not determine right or wrong based on what everybody else is doing.
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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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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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We take comfort, however, that mystery is not a synonym for contradiction.
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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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If you take away the cross as an atoning act, you take away Christianity.
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Fallen man is free to choose what he desires, but because his desires are only wicked he lacks the moral ability to come to Christ. As long as he remains in the flesh, unregenerate, he will never choose Christ. He cannot choose Christ precisely because he cannot act against his own will. His fall is so great that only the effectual grace of God working in his heart can bring him to faith.
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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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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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Prayer is to the Christian what breath is to life, yet no duty of the Christian is so neglected.
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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 have to determine our theology from the Word of God, not from what we feel.
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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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Genuine love for Jesus manifests itself in obedience to His commandments.
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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 God is the Creator of the entire universe, then it must follow that He is the Lord of the whole universe. No part of the world is outside of His lordship. That means that no part of my life must be outside of His lordship.
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Natural man’s sin is precisely this: He wants the benefits of God without God Himself.
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The grand difference between a human being and a Supreme being is precisely this: Apart from God I cannot exist; apart from me God does exist. God does not need me in order for Him to be. I do need God in order for me to be. We are dependent. We are fragile. This is how we differ from God.
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There is not one piece of cosmic dust that is outside the scope of God's sovereign providence.
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If I know anything about the character of God after fifty years of ministry, I know that God hates abortion.