R. C. Sproul Quotes
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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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In Christian marriage, love is not an option. It is a duty.
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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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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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Satan could make an "A" in my Systematic Theology course. He knows the information and knows that the information is true.
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There is nothing in this universe you need more desperately than Christ.
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A Christian is not a skeptic. A Christian is a person with a burning heart, a heart set aflame with certainty of the resurrection.
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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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Anyone who takes his faith seriously and speaks in behalf of Christ and His kingdom will be accused of fanaticism at some point.
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The irony of New Testament lordship is that only in slavery to Christ can a man discover authentic freedom.
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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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If God says, 'I forgive you,' you are forgiven no matter how you feel, and to refuse that forgiveness is an act of arrogance.
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Jesus' life was a storm of controversy. The apostles, like the prophets before them, could hardly go a day without controversy. Paul said that he debated daily in the marketplace. To avoid controversy is to avoid Christ. We can have peace, but it is a servile and carnal peace where truth is slain in the streets.
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People only have true understanding when they look at everything from God's perspective. Authentic wisdom begins when we understand that God is to be the object of our devotion, our adoration, and our reverence.
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Give me the biblical Christ or give me nothing.
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We experience the grace of an infinite God, but grace is not infinite.
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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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We are not doomed to an ultimate conflict with no hope of resolution. The message of the Scripture is one of victory - full, final and ultimate victory. It is not our doom that is certain, but Satan's. His head has been crushed by the heel of Christ, who is the Alpha and Omega.
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God is not blind; neither is He capricious. For Him there are no accidents. With God there are no cases of chance events.
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By definition, the big difference between mercy and justice is that mercy is never ever obligatory.
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The grounds of your justification are the perfect works of Jesus Christ. We're saved by works, but they're not our own.
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In the culture of pluralism...the only thing that cannot be tolerated is a claim to exclusivity.
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Prayer is not optional for the Christian; it is required.
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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.