R.C. Sproul Quotes

“Surely it would make more sense to deny inspiration altogether than to conjoin inspiration with error.”

“In a sense the Spirit acts as the signet ring of the divine King.”

“Note that Paul puts the stress on God, not on man, when he says that “He who has begun a good work in you will complete it.” What God begins he finishes.”

“At the Roman Catholic Council of Trent in the sixteenth century, Rome condemned the Reformed doctrine of justification by faith alone and declared it anathema.”

“Just as the tomb of Christ was sealed to prevent desecration by thieves and robbers, so we are sealed to prevent the evil one from snatching us from the arms of Christ.”

“We conclude that the election of which the Bible speaks is unconditional.”

“Though we do not possess the autographs themselves, we can reconstruct them with remarkable accuracy.”

“As an expert Craftsman, he never needs to destroy or discard an imperfect work of spiritual artisanship.”

“God is not willing (in the preceptive sense) that any should perish.”

“The work of redemption accomplished by Christ as our surety is no mere possibility or potentiality.”

“We are all under the sanctions of the covenant of works, and we are in desperate need of a covenant of grace.”

“The only way I can see another person’s faith is by observing his works.”

“The sinner may continue to be utterly carnal, with his personal nature unchanged.”

“Prophetic oracles, for example, were divine pronouncements of either weal or woe.”

“The Reformers taught that “justification is by faith alone, but not by a faith that is alone.” True faith is never alone.”

“But Christ brings us another name, in which there is the forgiveness of sins, that for His sake sins are remitted and pardoned.”

“The term tradition here refers to that which is “given over.” Paul speaks warmly of the gospel tradition in which he worked.”

“He did not respond to the call of Christ until after he had been made alive.”

“Theoretically God could have justly and righteously imposed an obligation on his creatures to obey his law without any promise of reward whatsoever.”

“No foreseen actions of the elect cause them to be elect or provide the grounds of their election.”

“The covenant of works had no provision for vicarious obedience, obedience to God’s law by one person in behalf of another.”

“We show our love in return by obeying the stipulations or laws of his covenant.”

“We are always called to seek more and more to bring our faith and practice into conformity to the Word of God.”

“The fear of God to which Paul refers is not the servile fear or dread one has for an enemy, but the awe that fills the heart with reverence and inclines the soul to adoration.”

“The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.”

“Is the difference in response found in the power of the human will or in some added measure of grace?”

“And as Paul contends that men are justified without the aid of works, so James will not allow any to be regarded as justified who are destitute of good works. [33] At issue here is the question of genuine faith.”

“General revelation, sometimes called natural revelation , refers to God’s revelation of himself in nature.”