R. C. Sproul, Jr. Quotes

To acknowledge that I am yet a sinner is not to deny that I am a saint but to acknowledge how I became one, by grace.

R. C. Sproul, Jr.

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• To acknowledge that I am yet a sinner is not to deny that I am a saint but to acknowledge how I became one, by grace.

  

  R. C. Sproul, Jr.
  • Grace
  • Saint
  • Deny