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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| dc6397e | if you assume that the Big Bang happened gratuitously, you're talking about magic, not science. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| fb2b99f | Puedo tener esperanza porque tengo fe en Dios. Puesto que puedo confiar en la promesa de Dios para el manana, mi esperanza tiene garantia; mi esperanza no es solo una quimera, una fantasia o la proyeccion de mis deseos basada en suenos vanos. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| f195901 | Arrogant worship is an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms. Yet we see it throughout Scripture. The gospel was given to Adam and Eve. As redemptive history unfolded, the people of Israel continued to recite the promise and to demonstrate it with their liturgy, their signs, their sacraments, and their cultic worship. But the judgment of the prophets that came upon the house of Israel was this: "Your worship has become idololatria. You are not.. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 4e55720 | Though sin often brings immediate pleasure, it gives no lasting joy. If we understand the difference, we can avoid the pitfalls that entice the believer. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 2f34e42 | Once we are reconciled and justified we can rejoice even when people slander us and wound us deeply. We can glory in it because of Christ and our justification. We glory in tribulation because we know what tribula-tion does. Paul understood, because he believed in the sovereignty and providence of God. There are no accidents in this world. No matter how many injustices are heaped upon us this side of heaven, they do not mean anything compar.. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| e0d47f2 | The translators of the King James Version chose to render parakletos with the English word "Comforter" because at that time the English language was more closely connected to its historical roots in Latin. Today, we understand the word comfort to mean ease and solace in the midst of trouble. But its original meaning was different. It is derived from the Latin word comfortis, which consisted of a prefix (com-, meaning "with) and a root (fort.. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 450fc53 | If we love Christ, it is appropriate to love Him extravagantly, for He is worthy of extravagant love. There | R.C. Sproul | ||
| f55a2e8 | Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy" (1 Peter 4:12-13)." | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 803230e | Was Paul unloving when he disputed daily in the marketplace about the things of God (Acts 17:17)? Was Jesus unloving when He contradicted the teaching of the Pharisees? Were the prophets of ancient Israel unloving when they rebuked and admonished the false prophets? Was Elijah unloving when he disputed with the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18)? I cannot imagine someone in the crowd on Mount Carmel that day saying: "You people can follow Elijah.. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| a7602a9 | Being a Christian is not an acquired skill or discipline like diving or ice skating. It is a living, vital relationship with the God of the universe, a relationship that begins when a person becomes a new creation in Him and receives Jesus as Lord by faith. But | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 9025a23 | Free-will without God's grace is not free at all, but is the permanent prisoner and bondslave of evil, since it cannot turn itself to good. Martin Luther | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 7be76b3 | God's people likely will not receive the world's adulation, but we will someday hear the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant." | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 5635283 | Though sin often brings immediate pleasure, it gives no lasting joy. If we understand the difference, we can avoid the pitfalls that entice the believer. The | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 0aaa378 | look to the Bible and not my feelings as the basis of the Christian life. I've | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 1869b40 | Just as the Word of God is used in conversion, so it is a critical instrument in our spiritual growth. By immersing ourselves in the Word of God, we begin to gain the mind of Christ and learn what discipleship is. In | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 060f6e5 | God sovereignly, providentially ordains only what is good. In terms of His eternal purpose, God has esteemed it good that evil should be allowed to happen in this world. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 9b9cb4a | God is the source of primary causality; in other words, He is the first cause. He is the Author of all that is, and He continues to be the primary cause of human events and of natural occurrences. However, His primary causality does not exclude secondary causes. Yes, when the rain falls, the grass gets wet, not because God makes the grass wet directly and immediately, but because the rain applies moisture to the grass. But the rain could no.. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 7e13a7a | If God ceased to exist, the universe would perish with Him, because God not only has created everything, He sustains everything. We are dependent on Him, not only for our origin, but also for our continuing existence. Since we do not have the power of being in and of ourselves, we could not last for a second without His sustaining power. That is part of God's providence. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 7885a0f | Deception through distortion of the truth of God is a major problem that confronts every generation and every Christian community. For | R.C. Sproul | ||
| bb36ad8 | God does not need our consent in order to govern us. He made us, so He has an intrinsic right to rule over us. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 5d0be87 | the biblical King both reigns and rules. And He carries out His rule not by referendum but by His personal sovereignty. AN | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 62c5690 | La fe es la sustancia de la esperanza La definicion mas fundacional para la fe en la Biblia se encuentra en Hebreos: "Ahora bien, la fe es la garantia de lo que se espera, la certeza de lo que no se ve." -- | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 603e188 | The glorification of God in heaven brings unspeakable, eternal, uninterrupted joy. Jesus | R.C. Sproul | ||
| d2cec7e | Yes, we can name and claim those things God has clearly promised in Scripture. For instance, we can claim the certainty of forgiveness if we confess our sins before Him, because He promises that. But when it comes to getting a raise, purchasing a home, or finding healing from a disease, God hasn't made those kind of specific promises anywhere in Scripture, so we are not free to name and claim those things. As | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 5ea799c | I think the greatest weakness in the church today is that almost no one believes that God invests His power in the Bible. Everyone is looking for power in a program, in a methodology, in a technique, in anything and everything but that in which God has placed it-His Word. He alone has the power to change lives for eternity, and that power is focused on the Scriptures. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 72b5804 | Prominent postmillennialists include: ] Famous preacher Jonathan Edwards as well as theologians such as B.B. Warfield, Augustus H. Strong, Charles Hodge, R.L. Dabney, Loraine Boettner, and R.C. Sproul. | Timothy Paul Jones | ||
| 095ff1d | Christian, but one cannot be a Christian and not pray. Romans 8:15 tells us that the spiritual adoption that has made us sons of God causes us to cry out in verbal expressions: | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 3ee7c99 | When the will is enchained as the slave of sin, it cannot make a movement towards goodness, far less steadily pursue it. John Calvin | R.C. Sproul | ||
| dbaf640 | Pilate therefore said to Him, "Are You a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth." (John" | R.C. Sproul | ||
| e8c117a | A person who is conscientiously pro-choice must understand that he or she is a legal ally, willingly or unwillingly, with the pro-abortion position. If you the reader have taken a pro-choice position to avoid either extreme camp, you must squarely face the reality that from a legal standpoint you have chosen the pro-abortion camp. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| a78d3e0 | To withhold belief because the evidence doesn't support the claims is an honorable and wise response. Likewise, to believe against poor evidence is credulity, the mark of the fool, and brings no honor to God. However, the evidence about Jesus is compelling, so withholding belief in Him is to commit an immoral act. Unbelief is judged by Jesus not as an intellectual error but as a hostile act of prejudice against God Himself. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| f604f37 | Possessing Christ and despising the church is an intolerable contradiction. We cannot have Christ without embracing the church. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| f5a1fbd | It certainly takes grace to able to find joy in our hearts when people are experiencing joy over a gain that is, in some way, our loss. This involves more than just baseball games. It involves countless things that touch our daily lives. But God enables us as Christians to look at things not just from our own selfish perspectives but from the perspectives of others. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 7f96187 | ascension, not even the crucifixion or the resurrection. It is dangerous business to assign relative values to the episodes of Christ's life and ministry, but if we underestimate the significance of the ascension, we sail in perilous waters. What could be more important than the cross? Without it we have no atonement, no redemption. Paul resolved to preach | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 035730d | In our day, however, we have focused so intently on the immediate activity of cause and effect that for the most part we have ignored or denied the overarching causal power behind all of life. Modern man basically has no concept of providence. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 3386183 | The fact that people become emotional about the abortion issue has a rational basis. The emotion is not arbitrary or capricious. The emotion is rooted in the deep human consciousness of the sanctity of life. It is emotional concern for the well-being of people-living people. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 275e581 | the more we understand of the holiness and the righteousness of God, the more we begin to see by contrast how desperately fallen we are and how utterly dependent we are on His mercy and grace. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| cdc2b93 | one of the best ways of learning orthodoxy is by learning what is false. In fact, heresy historically has forced the church to be precise, to define its doctrines and differentiate truth from falsehood. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 9451804 | God the Father has exalted His Son as head over all things, with the right to rule the rulers of this world. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 9918266 | It is the prerogative of the theologian to make fine distinctions; that is what theology is about. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 71cc2e9 | However, when the Bible speaks of the fatherhood of God, it doesn't characteristically do so with regard simply to creation, but specifically to redemption. Since that is the case, the fatherhood of God is not inclusive, but exclusive and restricted. | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 6cbf68c | following | R.C. Sproul | ||
| e6a695e | concerning | R.C. Sproul | ||
| 991446b | What is true of Peter is true of all of us: we fall in private before we ever fall in public. | R.C. Sproul |