If you don't know you're in a state of grace, then you're vulnerable to the paralysis of the accusations of the enemy. R. C. Sproul More Quotes by R. C. Sproul More Quotes From R. C. Sproul If God did not act first, no one would be saved. R. C. Sproul savedwould-befirsts The more I learn about God, the more aware I become of what I don’t know about him. R. C. Sproul knows I don't always feel His presence. But God's promises do not depend upon my feelings; they rest upon His integrity. R. C. Sproul feelingsintegritypromise If the being of God ceased for one second, the universe would disappear. R. C. Sproul disappearuniverseifs Look to the Bible and not your feelings as the basis of the Christian life. R. C. Sproul christianfeelingslooks Hope is called the anchor of the soul because it gives stability to the Christian life. But hope is not simply a 'wish' I wish that such-and-such would take place rather, it is that which latches on to the certainty of the promises of the future that God has made. R. C. Sproul anchorshopechristian Seeking God? We have totally revised corporate worship services to be sensitive to "seekers." If worship were to be tailored for seekers, it would be directed exclusively to believers, for no one except believers ever seeks God (Rom. 3:9-12). R. C. Sproul worship-servicesensitivewould-be One can have knowledge without having wisdom, but one cannot have wisdom without having knowledge. R. C. Sproul The only way the kingdom of God is going to be manifest in this world before Christ comes is if we manifest it by the way we live as citizens of heaven and subjects of the King. R. C. Sproul citizenskingsheaven God wants your life. Not one hour a week, not 10% of your income, He wants you. R. C. Sproul incomehourswant Worship is not simply a feeling that is experienced; it must also involve understanding and the mind. R. C. Sproul understandingmindfeelings Scripture does not say that God is 'love, love, love' or that He is 'wrath, wrath, wrath,' but that He is 'holy, holy, holy.' R. C. Sproul scripturewrathdoe For the soul of a person to be inflamed with passion for the living God, that person's mind must first be informed about the character and will of God. There can be nothing in the heart that is not first in the mind. Though it is possible to have theology on the head without its piercing the soul, it cannot pierce the soul without first being grasped by the mind. R. C. Sproul passionheartcharacter Your task, O preacher, is to make sure that you are faithful to the text, that you are faithful to the proclamation of that gospel, that you are faithful to set forth the whole counsel of God, and then step back and let it happen. R. C. Sproul faithfultaskssteps It is important that when we are engaged in admonition or exhortation or confrontation with a brother who is overcome in sin, we call attention to the truth in an extraordinarily compassionate and tender and loving spirit. R. C. Sproul importantcompassionbrother The Bible alone is the only authority that can bind the conscience of a person absolutely because it is the only authority that carries with it the intrinsic authority of God Himself. R. C. Sproul carriepersonsauthority The real crisis of worship today is not that the preaching is paltry or that it's too drafty in church. It is that people have no sense of the presence of God, and if they have no sense of His presence, how can they be moved to express the deepest feelings of their souls to honor, revere, worship, and glorify God? R. C. Sproul realsoulpeople In salvation we are not only saved from sin and damnation; we are saved unto holiness. The goal of redemption is holiness. R. C. Sproul damnationredemptiongoal One might pray and not be a Christian, but one cannot be a Christian and not pray. R. C. Sproul prayingchristianmight If there is one single molecule in this universe running around loose, totally free of God’s sovereignty, then we have no guarantee that a single promise of God will ever be fulfilled. R. C. Sproul guarantees-thatrunningpromise
