R. C. Sproul Quotes
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Faith is the means by which the righteousness of Christ is given to us.
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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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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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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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To call a Christian a theist is roughly equivalent to calling the space shuttle Atlantis a glider.
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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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Reformed theology so far transcends the mere five points of Calvinism that it is an entire worldview.
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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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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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Preachers must always fight the temptation to preach anything but Christ and Him crucified.
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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 is no time in human history when you were more perfectly represented than in the Garden of Eden.
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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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If Christ could make a complaint, it would be, "My bride never talks to me".
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Sin can bring pleasure, but never happiness.
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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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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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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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The resurrection was God the Father's way of authenticating all of the truths that were declared by Jesus.
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If you’re not accountable in life that means ultimately that your life doesn’t count.
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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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To be known by God is the highest goal of human existence.
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The great triad of enemies for Christian growth contain the world, the flesh, and the devil.
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In Christian marriage, love is not an option. It is a duty.