To live coram Deo is to live one’s entire life in the presence of God, under the authority of God, to the glory of God. R. C. Sproul More Quotes by R. C. Sproul More Quotes From R. C. Sproul Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance, until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God R. C. Sproul majesty conviction men One does not structure the church to meet the felt needs and desires of the tares. The purpose of corporate assembly, which has its roots in the Old Testament, is for the people of God to come together corporately to offer their sacrifices of praise and worship to God. So the first rule of worship is that it be designed for believers to worship God in a way that pleases God. R. C. Sproul sacrifice roots people The complaint that church is boring is never made by people in awe. R. C. Sproul boring church people Genuine love for Jesus manifests itself in obedience to His commandments. R. C. Sproul genuine-love obedience jesus Why do those who keep insisting Jesus hung out with sinners also keep insisting there's no such thing as sin? R. C. Sproul hung sin jesus What about putting Christ back into Christmas? It is simply not necessary. Christ has never left Christmas. R. C. Sproul left christ The only righteousness that meets the requirements of the Law is the righteousness of Christ. R. C. Sproul requirements law christ Change marriage and you change the world. Convince people that government, not God, lays down the rules for marriage, and they will believe more strongly that they determine right and wrong, that not even the world's rulers are subject to a higher authority. R. C. Sproul government believe people Grace and mercy are never deserved. R. C. Sproul grace-and-mercy mercy grace There are only two ways that God’s justice can be satisfied with respect to your sin. Either you satisfy it or Christ satisfies it. You can satisfy it by being banished from God’s presence forever. Or you can accept the satisfaction that Jesus Christ has made. R. C. Sproul justice two jesus I get irritated when I hear preachers say, "Come to Jesus and all your problems will be over." That's just simply a lie. R. C. Sproul irritated lying jesus For a Christian to be a Christian, he must first be a sinner. Being a sinner is a prerequisite for being a church member. The Christian church is one of the few organizations in the world that requires a public acknowledgement of sin as a condition for membership. R. C. Sproul church organization christian Sometimes we emulate the Pharisees more than we imitate Christ. R. C. Sproul pharisees sometimes christ Like Muslims we assume that God will judge us "on balance." If our good deeds outweigh our bad deeds, we will arrive safely in heaven. But, alas, if our evil deeds outweigh our good ones, we will suffer the wrath of God in hell. We may be "marred" by sin but in no wise devastated by it. We still have the ability to balance our sins with our own righteousness. This is the most monstrous lie of all. R. C. Sproul wrath wise lying God is not interested in our public displays of piety. He's not interested in religion in terms of the outward show. He's interested in godliness. R. C. Sproul not-interested christian god Christ is still in Christmas, and for one brief season the secular world broadcasts the message of Christ over every radio station and television channel in the land. Never does the church get as much free air time as during the Christmas season. R. C. Sproul christmas land air I'm afraid that in the United States of America today the prevailing doctrine of justification is not justification by faith alone. It is not even justification by good works or by a combination of faith and works. The prevailing notion of justification in our culture today is justification by death. All one has to do to be received into the everlasting arms of God is to die. R. C. Sproul doctrine united-states america To honor God as God, we must worship Him as He and He alone decrees. R. C. Sproul decree honor worship We break our promises to one another. We break our promises to God. But God never breaks His promises to us. R. C. Sproul christian-inspirational christian promise 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
