If the final decision for the salvation of fallen sinners were left in the hands of fallen sinners, we would despair all hope that anyone would be saved. R. C. Sproul More Quotes by R. C. Sproul More Quotes From R. C. Sproul We want to be saved from our misery, but not from our sin. We want to sin without misery, just as the prodigal son wanted inheritance without the father. The foremost spiritual law of the physical universe is that this hope can never be realized. Sin always accompanies misery. There is no victimless crime, and all creation is subject to decay because of humanity’s rebellion from God. R. C. Sproul spiritual father son By definition, the big difference between mercy and justice is that mercy is never ever obligatory. R. C. Sproul definitions differences justice Satan can do only what the sovereign God allows him to do. R. C. Sproul sovereign satan can-do By His life, death, and resurrection, our Savior has conquered our enemies, and by His Spirit He has granted us to share in the victory. R. C. Sproul victory spirit enemy What is the difference between the Christian God, and the gods of the other religions?" He simply, yet profoundly answered, "The main difference is this: The God of Christianity exists. R. C. Sproul differences christian god What we celebrate at Christmas is not so much the birth of a baby, but the incarnation of God Himself R. C. Sproul celebrate birth baby God's grace is not infinite. God is infinite, and God is gracious. R. C. Sproul gracious infinite grace It's not the wickedness of the pagan that breaks my heart. It's the compromise of the Christian that grieves my soul. R. C. Sproul christian heart grieving The idea of being the Substitute in offering an atonement to satisfy the demands of God’s law for others was something Christ understood as His mission from the moment He entered this world and took upon Himself a human nature. He came from heaven as the gift of the Father for the express purpose of working out redemption as our Substitute, doing for us what we could not possibly do for ourselves. R. C. Sproul offering law father Not until we take God seriously will we ever take sin seriously. R. C. Sproul christian-inspirational sin christian If you don’t delight in the fact that your Father is holy, holy, holy, then you are spiritually dead. You may be in a church. You may go to a Christian school. But if there is no delight in your soul for the holiness of God, you don’t know God. You don’t love God. You’re out of touch with God. You’re asleep to his character. R. C. Sproul christian father school In Reformed theology, if God is not sovereign over the entire created order, then he is not sovereign at all. The term sovereignty too easily becomes a chimera. If God is not sovereign, then he is not God. R. C. Sproul sovereign chimera order Just as the normative standard for the good and for the true is God, so the ultimate standard of beauty is God. R. C. Sproul standards-of-beauty standards ultimate Your personal testimony, however meaningful it is to you, is not the gospel. R. C. Sproul testimony meaningful Truth is too important to kill it in the streets for the sake of peace. R. C. Sproul truth-is important sake We've replaced the proclamation of Christ with an easy-listening legalism of do more and try harder. R. C. Sproul listening trying christ Touching His human nature, Jesus is no longer present with us. Touching his Divine nature, He is never absent from us. R. C. Sproul human-nature touching jesus The glory of the gospel is this: The one from whom we need to be saved is the one who has saved us. R. C. Sproul saved glory needs Preachers must always fight the temptation to preach anything but Christ and Him crucified. R. C. Sproul fighting temptation christ I'll retire when they pry my cold, dead fingers off of my Bible. R. C. Sproul retiring fingers cold
