R. C. Sproul Quotes
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If there ever was a time when absolutely nothing existed, all there could possibly be now is nothing.
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Though sin often brings immediate pleasure, it gives no lasting joy.
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To be known by God is the highest goal of human existence.
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Before I can call upon Christ as my Savior, I have to understand that I need a savior. I have to understand that I am a sinner. I have to have some understanding of what sin is.I have to understand that God exists. I have to understand that I am estranged from that God, and that I am exposed to that God's judgment. I don't reach out for a savior unless I am first convinced that I need a savior. All of that is pre-evangelism. It is involved in the data or the information that a person has to process with his mind before he can either respond to it in faith or reject it in unbelief.
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The fundamental deception of Satan is the lie that obedience can never bring happiness.
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In Christian marriage, love is not an option. It is a duty.
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There is no time in human history when you were more perfectly represented than in the Garden of Eden.
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The truth of Scripture is meant not only to be studied-it’s meant also to be sung.
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What better evidence could there be of a man's salvation than that he offers to others the grace he himself has received?
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To solve a marriage problem, you have to talk with each other about it, choosing wisely the time and place. But when accusations and lengthy speeches of defense fill the dialogue, the partners are not talking to each other but past each other. Take care to listen more than you speak. If you still can't agree on a solution, consider asking a third party, without a vested interest, to mediate.
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There are times when we suffer innocently at other people’s hands. When that occurs, we are victims of injustice. But that injustice happens on a horizontal plane. No one ever suffers injustice on the vertical plane. That is, no one ever suffers unjustly in terms of his or her relationship with God. As long as we bear the guilt of sin, we cannot protest that God is unjust in allowing us to suffer.
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If Christ could make a complaint, it would be, "My bride never talks to me".
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We are puzzled and bewildered whenever we see suffering in this world because we have become accustomed to the mercy and the long-suffering of God. Amazing grace is no longer amazing to us.
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It is the Holy Spirit who inspired the Bible. It is the Holy Spirit who illumines the Bible.
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Sin can bring pleasure, but never happiness.
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Faith is the means by which the righteousness of Christ is given to us.
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Whenever I read the psalms, I feel like I am eavesdropping on a saint having a personal conversation with God.
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Preachers must always fight the temptation to preach anything but Christ and Him crucified.
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The Bible alone is the only authority that can bind the conscience of a person absolutely because it is the only authority that carries with it the intrinsic authority of God Himself.
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God is not interested in our public displays of piety. He's not interested in religion in terms of the outward show. He's interested in godliness.
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The presumptuous sin of Uzzah was that He assumed his hands were less polluted than the dirt.
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There is nothing in this universe you need more desperately than Christ.
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It's because Jesus spoke so frequently about hell that the church should take the concept seriously.
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There’s a long and sacred history of the use of X to symbolize the name of Christ, and from its origin, it has meant no disrespect.