R. C. Sproul

(1939–2017) Theologian

310 quotes in 1223 categories

We are puzzled and bewildered whenever we see suffering in this world. Sproul reminds us that evil may scar the divine image but it cannot erase it. He also stresses that when God speaks, the discussion ends because God is sovereign.

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R. C. Sproul was a theologian.

Quick Facts About R. C. Sproul

Born: February 13, 1939
Died: December 14, 2017
Profession: Theologian

About R. C. Sproul

He founded and was the first chairman of Ligonier Ministries and was heard daily on the international radio broadcast Renewing Your Mind.

Quotes by R. C. Sproul

Doctrine does matter.

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Doctrine

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It's easy to be an educated fool.

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If God is not sovereign, God is not God.

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Funny

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The God of popular religion is not holy.

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God

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Sin is cosmic treason

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Right now counts forever.

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Christian

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Grace and mercy are never deserved.

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Compassion

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If ever there were a time there was nothing, there would be nothing now.

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The worst sin against stewardship is to waste your life.

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Life

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No unborn baby has ever had the right to choose or deny its own destruction.

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Against abortion

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The fundamental loss of a desire for God is the heart of original sin.

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Desire

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We fall privately before we ever fall publicly.

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

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If God did not act first, no one would be saved.

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To be spiritually dead is to be diabolically alive

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Alive

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Why do those who keep insisting Jesus hung out with sinners also keep insisting there's no such thing as sin?

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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…

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Arrogance

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The fundamental deception of Satan is the lie that obedience can never bring happiness.

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Christian

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We live in age of compromise, but if we stand on the bedrock of God’s truth, we will not bend with the…

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Age

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The one place where the Christian can be naked without fear is in the presence of Christ.

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Christ

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“The twin enemies of mythology are logic and empirical data, the chief weapons of true science. If either weapon is neutralized, mythology…

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Myth

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We break our promises to one another. We break our promises to God. But God never breaks His promises to us.

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The gospel of Jesus Christ must be defended in every generation. It is always the center of attack by the forces of…

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Christ

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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…

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Alpha and omega

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Christ told his disciples not to be anxious about tomorrow, but he never said not to consider tomorrow. Intelligent problem solving demands…

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Anxiety

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If you are of the truth, if you have learned the truth, if you see the sanctity of the truth, then speak…

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Deceiver

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In Reformed theology, if God is not sovereign over the entire created order, then he is not sovereign at all. The term…

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Chimera

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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…

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Apostles

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In the psalms, we have a collection of 150 prayers that were inspired originally by the Holy Ghost. If you want to…

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No Christian can avoid theology. Every Christian is a theologian. Perhaps not a theologian in the technical or professional sense, but a…

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It is important that when we are engaged in admonition or exhortation or confrontation with a brother who is overcome in sin,…

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Reformed theology does NOT teach that God brings the ELECT kicking and screaming, against their will, into His kingdom. It teaches that…

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Christ

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One does not structure the church to meet the felt needs and desires of the tares. The purpose of corporate assembly, which…

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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…

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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…

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Best way

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Loving a holy God is beyond our moral power. The only kind of God we can love by our sinful nature is…

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The wearing of fabric head coverings in worship was universally the practice of Christian women until the twentieth century. What happened? Did…

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Biblical

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The pursuit of God is not a part-time, weekend exercise. If it is, chances are you will experience a part-time, weekend freedom.…

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The idea of being the Substitute in offering an atonement to satisfy the demands of God’s law for others was something Christ…

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Atonement

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The Christian life is to live all of your life in the presence of God.

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Christian

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R. C. Sproul by topic

Inspirational (51) Religion (50) Love (43) Christian (37) Christ (36) God (35) Sin (24) Life (22) Jesus (21) Grace (21) Christianity (21) Men (20) Funny (17) Bible (17) People (16) Church (16) Heart (15)