R. C. Sproul Quotes
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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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The Arminian view makes the final decision of our salvation rest upon a human choice, not upon a divine action.
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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 is the Holy Spirit who inspired the Bible. It is the Holy Spirit who illumines the Bible.
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For the soul of a person to be inflamed with passion for the living God, that person's mind must first be informed about the character and will of God. There can be nothing in the heart that is not first in the mind. Though it is possible to have theology on the head without its piercing the soul, it cannot pierce the soul without first being grasped by the mind.
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Your personal testimony, however meaningful it is to you, is not the gospel.
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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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When God writes our names in the 'Lamb's Book of Life' He doesn't do it with an eraser handy. He does it for eternity.
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Prayer does change things, all kinds of things. But the most important thing it changes is us.
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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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In salvation we are not only saved from sin and damnation; we are saved unto holiness. The goal of redemption is holiness.
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Without God man has no reference point to define himself. 20th century philosophy manifests the chaos of man seeking to understand himself as a creature with dignity while having no reference point for that dignity.
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What makes art Christian art? Is it simply Christian artists painting biblical subjects like Jeremiah? Or, by attaching a halo, does that suddenly make something Christian art? Must the artist’s subject be religious to be Christian? I don’t think so. There is a certain sense in which art is its own justification. If art is good art, if it is true art, if it is beautiful art, then it is bearing witness to the Author of the good, the true, and the beautiful
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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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To call a Christian a theist is roughly equivalent to calling the space shuttle Atlantis a glider.
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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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I can’t make the Bible come alive for anyone. The Bible is already alive. It makes me come alive.
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If Christ could make a complaint, it would be, "My bride never talks to me".
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Seeking God? We have totally revised corporate worship services to be sensitive to "seekers." If worship were to be tailored for seekers, it would be directed exclusively to believers, for no one except believers ever seeks God (Rom. 3:9-12).
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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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I think the greatest weakness in the church today is that almost no one believes that God invests His power in the Bible. Everyone is looking for power in a program, in a methodology, in a technique, in anything and everything but that in which God has placed it—His Word. He alone has the power to change lives for eternity, and that power is focused on the Scriptures.
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Scripture does not say that God is 'love, love, love' or that He is 'wrath, wrath, wrath,' but that He is 'holy, holy, holy.'
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We live in a culture where the truth claims of Christianity are not only rejected, they are ridiculed.