R. C. Sproul Quotes
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The only works of righteousness that serve to justify a sinner are the works of Christ.
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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 are secure, not because we hold tightly to Jesus, but because He holds tightly to us.
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We take comfort, however, that mystery is not a synonym for contradiction.
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To despise doctrine is to despise the Word of God.
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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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At its root, this is what faith is. It is not believing in God. It's believing God.
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If God did not act first, no one would be saved.
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The promises of God for tomorrow are the anchor for believers today.
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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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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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We have to determine our theology from the Word of God, not from what we feel.
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If you take away the cross as an atoning act, you take away Christianity.
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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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Genuine love for Jesus manifests itself in obedience to His commandments.
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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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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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We have to find in Christ, not a mask that conceals our face, but an entire wardrobe of clothing, which is His righteousness.
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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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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 I know anything about the character of God after fifty years of ministry, I know that God hates abortion.
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We live in age of compromise, but if we stand on the bedrock of God’s truth, we will not bend with the winds of relativism and faithlessness.
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God doesn't need our consent in order to govern us; He made us.