If God says, 'I forgive you,' you are forgiven no matter how you feel, and to refuse that forgiveness is an act of arrogance. R. C. Sproul More Quotes by R. C. Sproul More Quotes From R. C. Sproul To focus our mind on the task at hand-with fierce concentration-m akes for a productive use of time. R. C. Sproul focusmindhands I think Arminianism is death to Christianity! R. C. Sproul christianitythinking There are times when we suffer innocently at other people’s hands. When that occurs, we are victims of injustice. But that injustice happens on a horizontal plane. No one ever suffers injustice on the vertical plane. That is, no one ever suffers unjustly in terms of his or her relationship with God. As long as we bear the guilt of sin, we cannot protest that God is unjust in allowing us to suffer. R. C. Sproul longhandspeople We are able to persevere only because God works within us, within our free wills. And because God is at work in us, we are certain to persevere. The decrees of God concerning election are immutable. They do not change, because He does not change. All whom He justifies He glorifies. None of the elect has ever been lost. R. C. Sproul ablegiving-updoe The house that is built upon the sand will crumble at the first sign of a windstorm. R. C. Sproul sandhousefirsts If there is one maverick molecule in all the universe, then God is not sovereign. And if God is not sovereign, He is not God. R. C. Sproul moleculesmavericksovereign When you enter the voting booth, don't leave your Christianity in the parking lot. R. C. Sproul parkingvotingchristianity The most obscene symbol in human history is the Cross; yet in its ugliness it remains the most eloquent testimony to human dignity. R. C. Sproul testimonydignitycrosses The issue of faith is not so much whether we believe in God, but whether we believe the God we believe in. (p.35) R. C. Sproul believe-in-godissuesbelieve We live in a time of crisis in the secular culture and in the church with regard to the beautiful. R. C. Sproul churchbeautifulculture It is the Holy Spirit who inspired the Bible. It is the Holy Spirit who illumines the Bible. R. C. Sproul inspiredholy-spiritspirit What better evidence could there be of a man's salvation than that he offers to others the grace he himself has received? R. C. Sproul salvationgracemen Our natural inclination is to hide ourselves from God. R. C. Sproul inclinationnatural Most Christians salute the sovereignty of God but believe in the sovereignty of man. R. C. Sproul christianmenbelieve Nothing could be more irrational than the idea that something comes from nothing. R. C. Sproul irrationalideas Burning hearts are not nourished by empty heads R. C. Sproul burningemptyheart Christ exposed Himself not only to the unbridled hostility of angry men, but, more significantly, to the unmitigated wrath of God. R. C. Sproul angry-manwrathmen If you care about the slaughter of the innocent, then for God's sake, speak up. R. C. Sproul carespeaksake Jesus' life was a storm of controversy. The apostles, like the prophets before them, could hardly go a day without controversy. Paul said that he debated daily in the marketplace. To avoid controversy is to avoid Christ. We can have peace, but it is a servile and carnal peace where truth is slain in the streets. R. C. Sproul stormjesuschrist Sin can bring pleasure, but never happiness. R. C. Sproul pleasuresin
