We fall privately before we ever fall publicly. R. C. Sproul More Quotes by R. C. Sproul More Quotes From R. C. Sproul The rapture will not be secret but open and manifest. Its purpose will not be to whisk the elect away from the earth for a while until Christ returns for a 'second' Second Coming. The purpose of the rapture is to allow the saints to meet Jesus in the air as He returns and be included in His entourage during His triumphal descent from Heaven. His coming in this manner will be attended by the general resurrection, the final judgment, and the end of the world. R. C. Sproul air heaven jesus When the gospel is at stake, everything is at stake. R. C. Sproul stakes The moment we think we deserve mercy a little alarm bell should go off in our head because we are not talking about mercy anymore but justice. R. C. Sproul justice talking thinking The great misconception in our day is this: that God isn´t concerned to protect His own integrity. He´s a kind of wishy-washy deity, who just waves a wand of forgiveness over everybody. No. For God to forgive you is a very costly matter. R. C. Sproul forgiving matter integrity It is imperative that the Christian, at the beginning of his pursuit to understand what true worship is, gets it clear that the object of our worship is to be God and God alone. R. C. Sproul pursuit worship christian If you are of the truth, if you have learned the truth, if you see the sanctity of the truth, then speak truth. We are not called to be deceivers or liars. God is a God of truth, and His people are called to have an enormously high standard of truth. R. C. Sproul high-standards liars people The presumptuous sin of Uzzah was that He assumed his hands were less polluted than the dirt. R. C. Sproul dirt sin hands People need a consistent explanation of the cross of Christ and what it accomplished. Christ's atoning work is the centerpiece of the gospel and the only solution for humanity's estrangement from our Creator. R. C. Sproul humanity people needs God’s grace is not infinite. God is infinite, and God is gracious. We experience the grace of an infinite God, but grace is not infinite. God sets limits to His patience and forbearance. He warns us over and over again that someday the ax will fall and His judgment will be poured out. R. C. Sproul limits grace fall God's graciousness is not totally removed from any individual during this lifetime. In hell, it is. R. C. Sproul individual hell lifetime Fallen man is free to choose what he desires, but because his desires are only wicked he lacks the moral ability to come to Christ. As long as he remains in the flesh, unregenerate, he will never choose Christ. He cannot choose Christ precisely because he cannot act against his own will. His fall is so great that only the effectual grace of God working in his heart can bring him to faith. R. C. Sproul heart men fall God doesn't want us to just feel gratitude, but for us to show it by giving thanks to God with our lives. R. C. Sproul gratitude want giving The Bible's truth does not depend in any way on whether or not a person believes the truth. R. C. Sproul doe believe way No sinner has the right to say with impunity, 'God you owe me grace.' If grace is owed, it is not grace. The very essence of grace is its voluntary character. God reserves to himself the sovereign, absolute right to give grace to some and withhold that grace from others. R. C. Sproul essence giving character You are required to believe, to preach, and to teach what the Bible says is true, not what you want the Bible to say is true. R. C. Sproul what-you-want want believe We have a tendency to think of GOD being glorified only in the manifestation of his mercy----- He is just as glorified by His justice. R. C. Sproul mercy justice thinking The very heart of worship, as the Bible makes clear, is the business of expressing, from the depths of our spirits, the highest possible honor we can offer before God. R. C. Sproul depth honor heart When we behold the face of God, all memories of pain and suffering will vanish. Our souls shall be totally healed. R. C. Sproul pain soul memories Regeneration is a work of the omnipotent power of God, power that nothing can overcome or resist. R. C. Sproul regeneration power-of-god overcoming In the culture of pluralism...the only thing that cannot be tolerated is a claim to exclusivity. R. C. Sproul pluralism claims culture
