Inspirational Quotes by R. C. Sproul

“The world or the soul? Please the world or please God?”

“Why do some in society think that the church should not speak out on political issues? Why do some in the church think that the church should avoid political or legislative affairs?”

“They are seeking the benefits of God. Natural humanity’s sin is precisely this: wanting the benefits of God without God Himself.”

“The sanctity-of-life principle underscores the gravity of the question of when human life begins.”

“To seek God is a lifelong pursuit.”

“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.”

“Nature is imitated by our discoveries, but she has known much more than we have yet discovered.”

“If our origin is accidental and insignificant, and if our destiny is annihilation, is it not absurd to believe that we have some significance in between?”

“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”

“The most obvious alternative to abortion is to put the baby up for adoption.”

“Though sin often brings immediate pleasure, it gives no lasting joy.”

“Feminists need to ask why the "sexist" establishment supports abortion. It may be that abortion enhances the male's freedom to exploit by sparing him from the worry ofpaternity. -Bill Crouse”

“God's people likely will not receive the world's adulation, but we will someday hear the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant.”

“The punitive measures against murder underscore the gravity of the crime precisely because of the value of the victim.”

“This yields a practical help for Bible study: read the Bible with a red pen in hand. I suggest that you put a question mark in the margin beside every passage that you find unclear or hard to understand. Likewise, put an X beside every passage that offends you or makes you uncomfortable. Afterward, you can focus on the areas you struggle with, especially the texts marked with an X. This can be a guide to holiness, as the Xs show us quickly where our thinking is out of line with the mind of Christ. If I don't like something I read in Scripture, perhaps I simply don't understand it. If so, studying it again may help. If, in fact, I do understand the passage and still don't like it, this is not an indication there is something wrong with the Bible. It's an indication that something is wrong with me, something that needs to change. Often, before we can get something right, we need to first discover what we're doing wrong.”

“Indeed, as others have said, the most dangerous place in the United States for a human being is inside the womb of a woman.”

“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”

“The Supreme Court decided that the state has no compelling interest in the fetus until viability. (One wonders at what point the fetus has a compelling interest in the state.) By denying the unborn the fundamental right to live, the state has reneged on its solemn duty.”

“That is to say, that which is totally concealed from our eyes right now, namely the very substance and essence of God, we will see in all of his glory and majesty and splendor in heaven.”

“look to the Bible and not my feelings as the basis of the Christian life. I've”