R. C. Sproul Quotes - Page 9

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• Christ exposed Himself not only to the unbridled hostility of angry men, but, more significantly, to the unmitigated wrath of God.

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  Men, Wrath, Angry Man

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• We live in what may be the most anti-intellectual period in the history of Western civilization.

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  Civilization, Intellectual, May

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• I'm afraid that in the United States of America today the prevailing doctrine of justification is not justification by faith alone. It is not even justification by good works or by a combination of faith and works. The prevailing notion of justification in our culture today is justification by death. All one has to do to be received into the everlasting arms of God is to die.

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  America, United States, Doctrine

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• Change marriage and you change the world. Convince people that government, not God, lays down the rules for marriage, and they will believe more strongly that they determine right and wrong, that not even the world's rulers are subject to a higher authority.

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  Believe, Government, People

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• Like Muslims we assume that God will judge us "on balance." If our good deeds outweigh our bad deeds, we will arrive safely in heaven. But, alas, if our evil deeds outweigh our good ones, we will suffer the wrath of God in hell. We may be "marred" by sin but in no wise devastated by it. We still have the ability to balance our sins with our own righteousness. This is the most monstrous lie of all.

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  Wise, Lying, Wrath

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• Nothing could be more irrational than the idea that something comes from nothing.

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  Ideas, Irrational

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• It is by virtue of the atonement that God can maintain His justice and yet demonstrate His mercy.

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  Justice, Atonement, Virtue

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• True faith always produces real conformity to Christ.

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  Faith, Christian, Jesus

  Twitter post from Feb 01, 2017

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• To honor God as God, we must worship Him as He and He alone decrees.

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  Honor, Worship, Decree

  R. C. Sproul (2013). “How Then Shall We Worship?: Biblical Principles to Guide Us Today”, p.165, David C Cook

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• The Bible's truth does not depend in any way on whether or not a person believes the truth.

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  Believe, Doe, Way

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• If grace is obligated it is no longer grace. The very essence of grace is that it is undeserved.

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  Essence, Grace, Ifs

  R. C. Sproul (2010). “Classic Teachings on the Nature of God”, p.176, Hendrickson Publishers

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• Just as the normative standard for the good and for the true is God, so the ultimate standard of beauty is God.

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  Standards, Standards Of Beauty, Ultimate

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• Every person needs to feel significant. We want our lives to count. We yearn to believe that in some way we are important and that hunger for significance-a drive as intense as our need for oxygen-doesn't come from pride or ego. It comes from God because he wants each of us to understand how important we are. ... We must seek our roots, our origin, and our destiny so that we can know our present value. ..... ...We can help each other realize that we are persons of significance being made in the image of God.

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  Believe, Pride, Destiny

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• Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance, until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God

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  Men, Majesty, Conviction

  R. C. Sproul (2016). “What is Reformed Theology?: Understanding the Basics”, p.29, Baker Books

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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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  Men, Grace, Salvation

  R. C. Sproul (1984). “Effective Prayer”, Tyndale House Pub

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• Christ is still in Christmas, and for one brief season the secular world broadcasts the message of Christ over every radio station and television channel in the land. Never does the church get as much free air time as during the Christmas season.

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  Christmas, Air, Land

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• Hope is called the anchor of the soul because it gives stability to the Christian life. But hope is not simply a 'wish' I wish that such-and-such would take place rather, it is that which latches on to the certainty of the promises of the future that God has made.

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  Christian, Hope, Anchors

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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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  Systematic, Information, Satan

  Twitter post from Jun 9, 2017

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• What higher approval could a person enjoy than to know that what he or she has done is pleasing to God?

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  Christian, Done, Approval

  R. C. Sproul (2012). “Pleasing God: Discovering the Meaning and Importance of Sanctification”, p.7, David C Cook

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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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  Goal, Damnation, Redemption

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• When we behold the face of God, all memories of pain and suffering will vanish. Our souls shall be totally healed.

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  Pain, Memories, Soul

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• Truth is too important to kill it in the streets for the sake of peace.

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  Important, Sake, Truth Is

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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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  Authority, Persons, Carrie

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• What about putting Christ back into Christmas? It is simply not necessary. Christ has never left Christmas.

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  Christ, Left

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• The clearest sensation that a human being has when he experiences the holy is an overpowering and overwhelming sense of creatureliness. That is, when we are in the presence of God, we are humbled and become most aware of ourselves as creatures. This is the opposite of Satan's original temptation, "You shall be as gods.

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  Opposites, Temptation, Satan

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