Inspirational Quotes by R. C. Sproul

“Our divine vocation is not ultimately to suffering, but to a hope that triumphs over suffering. It is the hope of our future inheritance with Christ. This hope is no mere wish or idle longing of the soul. It is a hope that is rooted in the exceedingly great power of God. It is a hope that cannot fail. For those who embrace it, this hope will never bring shame or disappointment. The hope of eternal joy in the presence of Christ, a hope that sustains us in the midst of temporary suffering, is the legacy of Jesus Christ. It is the promise of God to all who put their trust in Him.”

“We have already seen that our suffering is part of the total plan of God and that God can work through evil to accomplish His plan. The fact that God has a plan is indicative that He has a purpose. The fact that He is sovereign is indicative that He is fulfilling that purpose even when He allows suffering to come upon us. As in the case of Job, He may not reveal what His purpose is, but we have good reason to trust Him.”

“Dualism is on a collision course with Christianity. The Christian faith has no stock in dualism. Satan may be opposed to God, but he is by no means equal to God. Satan is a creature; God is the Creator. Satan is potent; God is omnipotent. Satan is knowledgeable and crafty; God is omniscient. Satan is localized in his presence; God is omnipresent. Satan is finite; God is infinite. The list could go on. But it is clear from Scripture that Satan is not an ultimate force in any sense.”

“We were made for holiness. And when we reject it, we suffer a deprivation—a deep-rooted sense of lostness and restlessness because we are out of sync with the nature for which we were made.”

“the widespread confusion about Jesus' identity”

“The irony of New Testament lordship is that only in slavery to Christ can a man discover authentic freedom.”

“nuestra principal función es engrandecer al Señor. Asimismo, debemos adorarlo, no adularlo, como si quisiéramos “disponerlo” para nuestras súplicas.”

“The principle of priestly absolution was not a major issue. The Roman Catholic Church has always taught that the priestly words Te absolvo (“I absolve you”) find their strength in the promise of Jesus to the church that “whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven” (Matt. 16:19), granting the spokesmen of the church a right to speak the pardon of Christ to penitent people. The Roman Catholic Church understands that the power to forgive sins does not reside ultimately in the priest. The priest is merely a spokesman for Christ. In practice, the priestly absolution differs very little from the Protestant minister’s “assurance of pardon,” which is given from pulpits across the land every Sunday.”

“We need Christ-the real Christ. A Christ born of empty speculation or created to squeeze into the philosopher's pattern simply won't do. A recycled Christ, a Christ of compromise, can redeem no one. A Christ watered down, stripped of power, debased of glory, reduced to a symbol, or made impotent”

“Los Salmos fueron escritos en un vocabulario simple pero potente por medio del cual el corazón de varios escritores expresó su reverencia a Dios sin excluir la mente.”

“La Biblia dice que hay ciertas cosas que Dios ha decretado desde la eternidad. Tales cosas sucederán inevitablemente. Si tú oraras individualmente o si tú y yo uniéramos fuerzas en oración, o si todos los cristianos del mundo orásemos colectivamente, eso no cambiaría lo que Dios, en su consejo oculto, ha determinado hacer. Si decidiéramos orar para que Jesús no regrese, aun así él regresaría. Aunque quizá tú preguntarás: “¿No dice la Biblia que si dos o tres se ponen de acuerdo en algo, lo conseguirán?” Sí, eso dice, pero ese pasaje habla de la disciplina de la iglesia, no de las peticiones de oración. Así que debemos tener en consideración toda la enseñanza bíblica sobre la oración y no aislar un pasaje del resto. Debemos abordar el asunto a la luz de toda la Escritura, evitando una lectura fragmentaria.”

“Built into our concept of justice is the idea that punishment must fit the crime. If the punishment is more sever than the crime, then an injustice has been committed.”

“Christians who give themselves as living sacrifices and offer their worship in this way are people with a high standard of discipline. They are not satisfied with superficial forms of righteousness. The "saints" are called to a rigorous pursuit of the kingdom of God. They are called to depth in their spiritual u ider-standing.”

“Shadows in a cave are given to change. They dance and flicker with ever-changing shape and brightness. To contemplate the truly holy and to go beyond the surface of creaturely things, we need to get out of our self-made cave and walk in the glorious light of God's holiness.”

“God's holiness is more than just separateness. His holiness is also transcendent. The word transcendence means literally "to climb across." It is defined as "exceeding usual limits." To transcenc is to rise above something, to go above and beyond a certain limit. When we speak of the transcendence of God, we are talking about that sense in which God is above and beyond us. Transcendence describes His supreme and absolute greatness. The word is used to describe God's relationship to the world. He is higher than the world. He has absolute power over the world. The world has no power over Him. Transcendence describes God in His consuming majesty, His exalted loftiness. It points to the infinite distance that separates Him from every creature. He is an infinite cut above everything else.”

“Jesus was different. He possessed an awesome otherness. Lle was the supreme mysterious stranger. He made people uncomfortable.”

“It has been said many times that there is a fine line between genius and insanity and that some people move back and forth across it. Perhaps that was the problem Luther had.”

“Luther was a Protestant who knew what he was protesting.”

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God" (Rom. 5:1-2).”

“Prayer is not magic. God is not a celestial bellhop ready at our beck and call to satisfy our every whim.”