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“The author of Ecclesiastes made this declaration: "To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die" (Eccl. 3:1-2a). Likewise the author of Hebrews says, "It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment" (Heb. 9:27).
Notice the language of Scripture. It speaks of death in terms of a "purpose under heaven" and of an "appointment." Death is a divine appointment. It is part of God's purpose for our lives. God calls each person to die. He is sovereign over all of life, including the final experience of life.”
― R.C. Sproul, Surprised by Suffering: The Role of Pain and Death in The Christian Life

“into the philosopher's”
― R.C. Sproul, Who Is Jesus?

“God calls us to work, to plow, to plant, to read, to study, to prepare. We do all of these things, but He brings the growth. What does Paul say? "I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase" (1 Cor. 3:6).”
― R.C. Sproul, The Prayer of the Lord

“Nous oublions plutôt vite que la patience de Dieu vise à nous conduire à la repentance, à nous donner le temps d’obtenir la rédemption. Au lieu de profiter de cette patience pour solliciter son pardon avec humilité, nous voyons dans sa grâce l’occasion de pécher avec plus d’audace.”
― R.C. Sproul, La sainteté de Dieu

“Deception through distortion of the truth of God is a major problem that confronts every generation and every Christian community. For”
― R.C. Sproul, Five Things Every Christian Needs to Grow

“against" or "instead of." In language, there is a difference, but in life, it is a distinction without a difference, because”
― R.C. Sproul, Who Is Jesus?

“Mi vida no empezó a complicarse sino cuando me hice cristiano, porque solo entonces tuve que ir todos los días a la guerra entre las cosas de la carne y las cosas del Espíritu. El conflicto es constante porque la capacidad para el mal que reside en el corazón de una persona regenerada casi no tiene límites.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Qué significa nacer de nuevo? (Preguntas Cruciales)

“La verdadera fe que nos conecta a Cristo siempre se manifiesta en obras, y si no hay obras al lado derecho de la ecuación, eso nos dice que no hay fe al lado izquierdo de la ecuación”
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“comes”
― R.C. Sproul, What Is Faith?

“Let’s assume that all men are guilty of sin in the sight of God. From the mass of humanity, God sovereignly decides to give mercy to some of them. What do the rest get? They get justice. The saved get mercy and the unsaved get justice. Nobody gets injustice.”
― R. C. Sproul

“That eternity should be born; that He who thunders in the heavens should cry in the cradle; that He who rules the stars should suck the breasts; that the Prince of Life should die; that the Lord of Glory should be put to shame; that sin should be punished to the full, yet pardoned to the full; who could ever have conceived of such a mystery, had not the Scripture revealed it to us?”
― R.C. Sproul, Truths We Confess: A Systematic Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith

“the arena of humiliation and suffering to enter into His glory. In one moment, He leapfrogged from the status of despised Galilean teacher to the cosmic King of the universe, jumping over the heads”
― R.C. Sproul, Who Is Jesus?

“One of the things for which humans will have to stand trial before the heavenly tribunal is their ecological transgressions. Instead of dressing the garden, tilling and keeping it, we have polluted, exploited, and violated the garden. We’ll also have to answer for the fact that fish eggs are more protected than human embryos, and that there are people who worship cattle while others are dying of starvation.”
― R.C. Sproul, Are People Basically Good?

“O LORD God of heaven, k the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,”
― R.C. Sproul, ESV Reformation Study Bible

“When I was in high school, my biology teacher told me that my value as a person was $24.37. He was adding up the value of all the minerals in the body—zinc, copper, potassium, etc. Today, thanks to inflation, that total would be around $160. That’s still a paltry sum. But it is one way to take the measure of a man.”
― R.C. Sproul, Are People Basically Good?

“Hemos aprendido a coexistir con personas con las que discrepamos. Valoramos esa paz. Pero me temo que el peligro es que la valoramos tanto que estamos dispuestos a oscurecer el evangelio mismo. Debemos tener cuidado de hablar de unidad cuando en realidad no la tenemos.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Qué es la iglesia?

“The way of suffering was the Father's plan. It was the Father's will. The cross was not Satan's idea. The passion of Christ was not the result of human contingency. It was not the accidental contrivance of Caiaphas, Herod, or Pilate. The cup was prepared, delivered, and administered by almighty God.”
― R.C. Sproul, Surprised by Suffering: The Role of Pain and Death in The Christian Life

“refuses”
― R.C. Sproul, What Do Jesus' Parables Mean?

“Our understanding of worship is truncated if we see it completely apart from its Old Testament origins.”
― Sproul, R.C.

“La iglesia está llamada a ser crítica del estado cuando este deja de cumplir su mandato sujeto a Dios.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Cuál es la relación entre la iglesia y el estado?

“zealous, Spirit-filled Christians. Their actions revealed, at best, immaturity; at worst, arrogance and presumption.”
― R.C. Sproul, Does Prayer Change Things?

“theology touches every dimension of our lives. The”
― R.C. Sproul, Essential Truths of the Christian Faith

“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.”
― R.C. Sproul, Growing in Holiness: Understanding God's Role and Yours

“La Biblia nos dice que Dios es benigno y paciente. El motivo de esta bondad y misericordia es darnos tiempo para arrepentirnos y volvernos a Cristo. Pero nunca deberíamos asumir que la paciente gracia de Dios significa que él no nos pedirá cuentas.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Estamos en los últimos días?

“General revelation provides us with the knowledge that God exists. “The heavens declare the glory of God,” says the psalmist. God’s glory is displayed in the works of His hands. This display is so clear and manifest that no creature can possibly miss it. It unveils God’s eternal power and deity (Romans 1:18-23). Revelation in nature does not give a full revelation of God. It does not give us the information about God the Redeemer that we find in the Bible. But the God who is revealed in nature is the same God who is revealed in Scripture.”
― R. C. Sproul, Essential Truths of the Christian Faith

“sure I’m saved? Dr. R.C. Sproul answers these important questions, along with more than twenty”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Be Sure I'm Saved?

“Biblical scholars focus on how God has revealed Himself at various points over time, while the systematician takes that information, puts it all together, and shows how it fits into a meaningful whole. This is a daunting task, to be sure, and I am convinced that no one has ever done it perfectly. As”
― R.C. Sproul, Everyone's a Theologian: An Introduction to Systematic Theology

“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.”
― R.C. Sproul, Surprised by Suffering: The Role of Pain and Death in The Christian Life

“What higher approval could a person enjoy than to know that what he or she has done is pleasing to God? Every Christian should have a passion to please God. We are to delight in honoring Him. It should be our greatest desire to please our Redeemer.”
― R.C. Sproul, Pleasing God: Discovering the Meaning and Importance of Sanctification

“reason”
― R.C. Sproul, What Is Faith?