Heart Quotes by R. C. Sproul

15 Heart quotes by R. C. Sproul

R. C. Sproul treats the heart as the seat of doctrine and desire. In this collection of 15 statements he blends rigorous theology with practical counsel for the believer’s inner life.

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

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Burning hearts are not nourished by empty heads

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Doctrine divides, but doctrine also unites. It binds together the hearts of God's people who celebrate the truth of God together.

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All that God had to do to harden Pharaoh's heart, or to harden your heart, is to withhold His own grace.

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I cannot have God in my heart if he is not in my head. Before I can believe in, I must believe…

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Sin is not simply making bad choices or mistakes. Sin is having the desire in our hearts to do the will of…

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It's not the wickedness of the pagan that breaks my heart. It's the compromise of the Christian that grieves my soul.

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God not only initiated my salvation, He not only sowed the seed, but He made sure that that seed germinated in my…

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Repentance is something that is brought about in the human heart by the work of God the Holy Spirit.

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The very heart of worship, as the Bible makes clear, is the business of expressing, from the depths of our spirits, the…

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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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For the soul of a person to be inflamed with passion for the living God, that person's mind must first be informed…

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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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Fallen man is free to choose what he desires, but because his desires are only wicked he lacks the moral ability to…

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It is important for us to make a distinction between the spiritual fruit of joy and the cultural concept of happiness. A…

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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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If God is not sovereign, God is not God.

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When God says something, the argument is over.

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Right now counts forever.

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The complaint that church is boring is never made by people in awe.

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Sin can bring pleasure, but never happiness.

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Heaven is a place where God will personally wipe away our tears.

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