We fall privately before we ever fall publicly. R. C. Sproul More Quotes by R. C. Sproul More Quotes From R. C. Sproul Anyone who takes his faith seriously and speaks in behalf of Christ and His kingdom will be accused of fanaticism at some point. R. C. Sproul speak kingdoms christian We need the church as urgently as a starving baby needs his mother’s milk. R. C. Sproul church mother baby The cross was a glorious outworking of the grace of God, by which the Father commissioned the Son to make full satisfaction so that sinners might be saved with no sacrifice of God’s justice. R. C. Sproul sacrifice father son No unborn baby has ever had the right to choose or deny its own destruction. R. C. Sproul deny destruction baby God not only initiated my salvation, He not only sowed the seed, but He made sure that that seed germinated in my heart by regenerating me by the power of the Holy Ghost. R. C. Sproul holy ghost heart God is serious about how we worship Him, and we must be serious about it, too. R. C. Sproul serious worship Grace, by definition, is something that God is not required to grant. He owes a fallen world no mercy. R. C. Sproul fallen-world definitions grace 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 presence-of-god glory authority To be a Christian is to be a theologian-a student of God and his will. The contemporary disdain for theological content and emphasis on self-image and emotions were not shared by the apostolic church. R. C. Sproul apostolic-church self christian Repentance is something that is brought about in the human heart by the work of God the Holy Spirit. R. C. Sproul holy spirit heart If it were left to us, we would all fall away from the faith and perish. R. C. Sproul left ifs fall I can’t make the Bible come alive for anyone. The Bible is already alive. It makes me come alive. R. C. Sproul i-can alive At its root, this is what faith is. It is not believing in God. It's believing God. R. C. Sproul believe-in-god roots believe There are many today who believe that there are people running around this world right now who are performing greater miracles, performing miracles in greater abundance, and actually doing more incredible acts of divine healing than Jesus himself did. I can't think of any more serious delusion than that. R. C. Sproul running believe jesus We live in age of compromise, but if we stand on the bedrock of God’s truth, we will not bend with the winds of relativism and faithlessness. R. C. Sproul compromise age wind No Christian can avoid theology. Every Christian has a theology. The issue, then, is not, dowe want to have a theology? That's a given. The real issue is, do we have a sound theology.? Do we embrace true or false doctrine? R. C. Sproul issues real christian The only works of righteousness that serve to justify a sinner are the works of Christ. R. C. Sproul righteousness justify christ In Christian marriage, love is not an option. It is a duty. R. C. Sproul marriage love relationship Humanism was not invented by man, but by a snake who suggested that the quest for autonomy might be a good idea. R. C. Sproul humorous men funny The grand difference between a human being and a Supreme being is precisely this: Apart from God I cannot exist; apart from me God does exist. God does not need me in order for Him to be. I do need God in order for me to be. We are dependent. We are fragile. This is how we differ from God. R. C. Sproul differences doe order