R. C. Sproul Quotes
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The resurrection was God the Father's way of authenticating all of the truths that were declared by Jesus.
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Confession should be a daily activity for the Christian, whose entire pilgrimage is characterized by the spirit of repentance.
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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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Faith is the means by which the righteousness of Christ is given to us.
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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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We want to be saved from our misery, but not from our sin. We want to sin without misery, just as the prodigal son wanted inheritance without the father. The foremost spiritual law of the physical universe is that this hope can never be realized. Sin always accompanies misery. There is no victimless crime, and all creation is subject to decay because of humanity’s rebellion from God.
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Jesus came to seek and to save the lost. He is the Seeker; we are the ones who are running.
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Sin can bring pleasure, but never happiness.
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Preachers must always fight the temptation to preach anything but Christ and Him crucified.
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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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If Christ could make a complaint, it would be, "My bride never talks to me".
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Only a true faith that applies God’s Word to everything-incl uding economics-will lead to the revival and reformation our culture needs so badly.
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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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Reformed theology so far transcends the mere five points of Calvinism that it is an entire worldview.
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Our prayers cannot force God to do anything, but He uses them as His own instruments to bring about His will.
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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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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.
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The great triad of enemies for Christian growth contain the world, the flesh, and the devil.
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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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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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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 Himself supplies the necessary condition to come to Jesus, that's why it is 'sola gratia,' by grace alone, that we are saved.
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When you feel depressed, it helps to actively change your environment. Go and do something different. Martin Luther conquered his depression by going outside to work in his garden. Surprisingly enough, one of the best ways to handle depression is to go to work immediately on the task you least enjoy. (The chances are your depression is caused by guilt feelings arising out of neglect of those tasks.)
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It is the Holy Spirit who inspired the Bible. It is the Holy Spirit who illumines the Bible.