“The prayer of faith is a prayer of trust. The very essence of faith is trust.” — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Christianity is not a life system that operates on the basis of speculative reason or pragmatic expediency.” — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Possessing Christ and despising the church is an intolerable contradiction. We cannot have Christ without embracing the church.” — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“The Christian is not a Stoic. Neither does he flee into a fantasy world that denies the reality of suffering.” — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“The idea that God “always wills healing” has been a destructive distortion in the Christian community. The pastoral problems emanating from this… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“We affirm that the Holy Scriptures are to be received as the authoritative Word of God. We deny that the Scriptures receive… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“in prayer. The Holy Spirit teaches, inspires, and illumines God’s Word to us. He mediates the Word of God and assists us… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Being a Christian is not an acquired skill or discipline like diving or ice skating. It is a living, vital relationship with… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“That source is the Greek word kuriache, which means "those who belong to the kurios." Thus, church in its literal origin means… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“We affirm that the written Word in its entirety is revelation given by God. We deny that the Bible is merely a… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“The millions of people who have been born again are still in their spiritual infancy. When they arrive at spiritual maturity, their… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“The study of theology is simply the study of the character of God, whose crowning virtue is love. Sound theology actually teaches… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“If to secure our redemption Christ only needed to make an atonement for us, he could have come down from heaven and… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“We affirm that the Scriptures are the supreme written norm by which God binds the conscience, and that the authority of the… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“If I don't like something I read in Scripture, perhaps I simply don't understand it. If so, studying it again may help.… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“How we understand the person and character of God the Father affects every aspect of our lives. It affects far more than… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“In discussions among the participants at the summit and because of requests to the Draft Committee, there was considerable sentiment for striking… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Everything we learn—economics, philosophy, biology, mathematics—has to be understood in light of the overarching reality of the character of God. That is… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Our suffering has a purpose-it helps us toward the end of our faith, which is the salvation of our souls. Suffering is… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“When you struggle with your faith, when you face the dark night of the soul, when you are not sure of where… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“typeset: Katherine Lloyd, The DESK Ebook conversion: Fowler Digital Services Formatted by: Ray Fowler Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are from The… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“One critical factor in this dilemma is the fact that ministers are profoundly pressed to conform to acceptable contemporary standards. The person… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Consider the emotional patterns of infants. Have you ever noticed how changeable they are? A baby may be crying lustily, but if… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“The Minister’s Burden From the beginning of his ministry to the very end Paul was acutely conscious of the burden that Christ… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Good preachers work hard with the text. They want to make the sermon as accurate as possible. They also want to make… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“The denial in Article XIX is very important. The framers of the confession are saying unambiguously that confession of belief in the… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Defending the faith to the best of our ability is not a luxury or an indulgence in intellectual vanity.It is the task… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“A Divine and Supernatural Light, Immediately Imparted to the Soul by the Spirit of God, Shown to Be Both Scriptural and Rational… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Why do some in society think that the church should not speak out on political issues? Why do some in the church… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit” (2 Peter 1:21). Holy Scripture must be acknowledged as the… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Real conversion is an experience of repentance and forgiveness before God. It is not merely praying a prayer, joining a Christian church,… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Just as the Word of God is used in conversion, so it is a critical instrument in our spiritual growth. By immersing… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Thus, John is saying that Jesus did His miracles not for their own sake but to point the observer and the reader… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Oddly, McFerrin sounds very much like the New Testament when he commands his listeners to be happy. Over and over again in… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“To say the Bible is the Word of God that errs is clearly to indulge in impious doublespeak. If it is the… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Anyone who has the most rudimentary understanding of justification by faith knows that authentic faith always manifests itself in a zeal for… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“scholarship together with down-to-earth writing, Tabletalk helps you understand the Bible and apply it to daily living. Trusted theological resource— Tabletalk avoids… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“In some Christian circles the biblical call to a childlike faith has been elevated to a spiritual ideal that radically distorts the… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“If we rest our assurance on an experience and not on the Word of God, we're inviting all kinds of doubts to assail us… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share
“Where Adam collapsed, Jesus conquered. Where Adam compromised, Jesus refused to negotiate. Where Adam's trust in God faltered, Jesus' never wavered. The second Adam… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share
“Arrogant worship is an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms. Yet we see it throughout Scripture. The gospel was given to Adam and Eve. As… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share
“Throughout history, God has demonstrated that He is supremely trustworthy. That’s why, in one sense, nothing could be more foolish than not to trust… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share
“If I don't like something I read in Scripture, perhaps I simply don't understand it. If so, studying it again may help. If, in… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share
“The day of one's birth is a good day for the believer, but the day of death is the greatest day that a Christian… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share
“We do not “find” God as a result of our search for him. We are found by him. The search for God does not… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share
“We tend to remain conscious of the boundary flags for the course of this world. That slavish adherence to a course that is set… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share
“If our decisions about how to treat others are always motivated by love for God, a singular love for God, we really do not… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share
“When we understand the character of God, when we grasp something of His holiness, then we begin to understand the radical character of our… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share
“For an action to be judged good by God, it must fulfill two primary requirements. The first is that the action must correspond outwardly… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share
“The simplistic way of not conforming is to see what is in style in our culture and then do the opposite. If short hair… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share
“Though sin often brings immediate pleasure, it gives no lasting joy. If we understand the difference, we can avoid the pitfalls that entice the… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share
“To be a Christian is to be a theologian—a student of God and his will. The church is where believers should be nurtured in… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share
“We need Christ-the real Christ. A Christ born of empty speculation or created to squeeze into the philosopher's pattern simply won't do. A recycled… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share
