R. C. Sproul Quotes
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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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Not until we take God seriously will we ever take sin seriously.
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Disciples of Christ abide in His Word. Those who abide in His Word know the truth and are free.
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Men and women who refuse to acknowledge God's existence do so, in the final analysis, because it is contrary to their manner of living. They do not want to bow to the moral claims of a holy God on their lives.
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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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It is superstitious to equate our feelings and inclinations with the leading of the Holy Spirit.
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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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This means that if a person fulfills his or her vocation as a steelmaker, attorney, or homemaker coram Deo, then that person is acting every bit as religiously as a soul-winning evangelist who fulfills his vocation. It means that David was as religious when he obeyed God’s call to be a shepherd as he was when he was anointed with the special grace of kingship. It means that Jesus was every bit as religious when He worked in His father’s carpenter shop as He was in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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Touching His human nature, Jesus is no longer present with us. Touching his Divine nature, He is never absent from us.
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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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Sin is cosmic treason
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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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God wants your life. Not one hour a week, not 10% of your income, He wants you.
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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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I think Arminianism is death to Christianity!
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If there is one single molecule in this universe running around loose, totally free of God’s sovereignty, then we have no guarantee that a single promise of God will ever be fulfilled.
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Perhaps the most difficult task for us to perform is to rely on God’s grace and God’s grace alone for our celebration. It is difficult for our pride to rest on grace. Grace is for other people—for beggars. We don’t want to live by a heavenly welfare system. We want to earn our own way and atone for our own sins. We like to think that we will go to heaven because we deserve to be there.
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If the being of God ceased for one second, the universe would disappear.
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When the gospel is at stake, everything is at stake.
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Natural man’s sin is precisely this: He wants the benefits of God without God Himself.
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In every age the church is threatened by heresy, and heresy is bound up in false doctrine. It is the desire of all heretics to minimize the importance of doctrine. When doctrine is minimized, heresy can exercise itself without restraint.
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The gospel is only good news when we understand the bad news.
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The only righteousness that meets the requirements of the Law is the righteousness of Christ.
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If you don't know you're in a state of grace, then you're vulnerable to the paralysis of the accusations of the enemy.