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“The God of Christianity is sovereign, wise, righteous, and ultimately concerned with justice. Not only is God concerned with justice, He assumes the role of judge over us. It is axiomatic to Christianity that our actions will be judged. This theme is conspicuously absent in much Christian teaching today, yet it fills the New Testament and touches virtually every sermon of Jesus of Nazareth. We will be called into account for every idle word we speak. On the
final day, it will not be our consciences that will accuse or excuse us, but God Himself.”
― R.C. Sproul, How Should I Live In This World?

“Have mercy upon me, 0 God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight-
That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.... Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, 0 God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit....
Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, 0 God, The God of my salvation, And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness. 0 Lord, open my lips, And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
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― R.C. Sproul, Five Things Every Christian Needs to Grow

“Paul describes this as “his eternal power and divine nature” (Rom. 1:20). We not only can but do know that the creation requires a Creator and that the Creator must be sovereign over His creation, both in terms of His authority and His power.”
― R.C. Sproul, Truths We Confess: A Systematic Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith

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― R.C. Sproul, What Does It Mean to Be Born Again?

“When we say that God is all-powerful, almighty, omnipotent, we mean that His power surpasses everything in the universe. Nothing can resist His power or overpower Him.”
― R.C. Sproul, Truths We Confess: A Systematic Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith

“The Christian ethic is based on an antithesis between what is and what ought to be. We view the world as fallen; an analysis of fallen human behavior describes what is
normal to the abnormal situation of human corruption. God calls us out of the indicative by His imperative. Ours is a call to nonconformity-to a transforming ethic that shatters the status quo.”
― R.C. Sproul, How Should I Live In This World?

“Para mí no hay nada más reconfortante que saber que hay un Dios de providencia que no solo está consciente de cada una de mis transgresiones, sino de cada una de mis lágrimas, cada uno de mis dolores, y cada uno de mis miedos.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Controla Dios todas Las Cosas?

“De ratones y hombres es la historia de dos trabajadores migrantes, Lennie y George, que deambulan por el campo de un trabajo a otro, soñando con el día en que puedan tener su propia granja. Steinbeck los describe: Ambos vestían pantalones de mezclilla y abrigos del mismo material con botones de bronce. Ambos llevaban sombreros negros deformes y apretados hatos envueltos en mantas y echados al hombro. El primer hombre era pequeño y vivaz, de rostro oscuro, con ojos inquietos y rasgos definidos y fuertes. Cada parte de su cuerpo estaba definida: manos pequeñas y fuertes, brazos delgados, nariz fina y huesuda. Detrás de él caminaba su opuesto: un hombre enorme, de rostro deforme, grandes ojos pálidos y hombros anchos y encorvados; caminaba pesadamente, arrastrando un poco los pies, como un oso arrastra sus patas. Sus brazos no se balanceaban a sus costados, sino que colgaban con holgura. Nota el contraste entre los dos personajes. La cara de George está claramente definida. Lennie es «de rostro deforme». Hay algo incomprensible en este hombre enorme. Camina como un oso, pero tiene la mente de un niño ingenuo. Lennie tiene retraso mental. Está prácticamente indefenso sin George. George tiene que cuidarlo y hablarle en los términos más simples. Lennie tiene una extraña particularidad. Le encantan los animales pequeños y peludos: ratones, conejos y demás. Sueña con el día en que George tenga su granja y pueda tener sus propios conejos y ratones. Pero Lennie tiene un problema. No entiende su propia fuerza. Cuando atrapa un ratón de campo o un conejo, todo lo que quiere hacer es amarlos, derramar en ellos su afecto. Pero las criaturas peludas no entienden. Están asustadas e intentan escapar del alcance de Lennie. Lennie los aprieta para mantenerlos quietos y que puedan recibir su amor. Sin querer los mata, exprimiéndoles la vida con sus pesadas manos.”
― R.C. Sproul, La santidad de Dios = The Holiness of God

“Throughout church history, the supreme attack of the world, the flesh, and the devil against godliness has been an attack on the authority of God’s Word.”
― R.C. Sproul, Truths We Confess: A Systematic Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith

“✞] Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, w not reluctantly or under compulsion, for x God loves a cheerful giver.”
― R.C. Sproul, ESV Reformation Study Bible

“It is anxiety that robs us of our joy. And what is anxiety but fear? Fear is the enemy of joy. It is hard to be joyful when we are afraid.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy in My Life?

“Only if we believe God can we maintain joy in the midst of hardship.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

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― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust The Bible?

“wonder, then, at the disciples' joy? Once they understood where Jesus was going and why He was going there, the only appropriate response was celebration. They danced back to Jerusalem. His physical presence was gone, but His spiritual and political presence was enhanced. His words console his "absent" bride: "And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the”
― R.C. Sproul, Who Is Jesus?

“En el Nuevo Testamento vemos que la conciencia no es la autoridad ética última de la conducta humana, porque la conciencia es capaz de cambiar. Mientras que los principios de Dios no cambian, nuestra conciencia vacila y se desarrolla.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Cómo puedo desarrollar una conciencia cristiana?

“Si quieres crecer en madurez como cristiano, tienes que involucrarte en tu iglesia. La membrecía en la iglesia no es una opción para el cristiano. Cristo estableció su iglesia y ordena a su pueblo que sea parte de ella, porque la participación en la iglesia (asistencia, membrecía, servicio, adoración) es un medio de gracia. Es un medio por el cual tu nueva vida se nutre para que puedas crecer.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Qué significa nacer de nuevo? (Preguntas Cruciales)

“No es solo cuestión de “hacer lo correcto”, sino de discernir qué es lo correcto.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Cómo debo vivir en este mundo?

“What prayer most often changes is the wickedness and the hardness of our own hearts. That alone would be reason enough to pray, even if none of the other reasons were valid or true.”
― R.C. Sproul, Does Prayer Change Things?

“La palabra que usa Jesús que se traduce como “siervo” a veces se traduce como “esclavo”. La gente tiene una reacción negativa a esa palabra, pero la gran ironía de la enseñanza del Nuevo Testamento es que nadie es realmente libre mientras no se vuelva esclavo de Jesucristo. Todos somos esclavos de algún tipo u otro. O somos esclavos de Cristo, o somos esclavos del pecado. No hay otra opción para la humanidad.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Estamos en los últimos días?

“The most obvious alternative to abortion is to put the baby up for adoption.”
― R.C. Sproul, Abortion: A Rational Look at An Emotional Issue

“What would happen to the universe if God died? If God ceased to exist, the universe would perish with Him, because God not only has created everything, He sustains everything.”
― R.C. Sproul, Does God Control Everything?

“When we say the Bible is infallible in its origin, we are merely ascribing its origin to a God who is infallible. This is not to say that the biblical writers were intrinsically or in themselves infallible. They were human beings who, like other humans, proved the axiom Errare humanum est, “To err is human.” It is precisely because humans are given to error that, for the Bible to be the Word of God, its human authors required assistance in their task.”
― R.C. Sproul, What is Reformed Theology?: Understanding the Basics

“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?

“But that is exactly what classical apologetics is trying to prove. We must show people that if they want to be rational, they must affirm the existence of God, because the very rationality that they presuppose demands the existence of God.”
― R.C. Sproul, Does God Exist?

“with winsomeness and clarity this great tenet in witness to which we are gladly uniting.
-Roger R. Nicole”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust The Bible?

“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, Does Prayer Change Things?

“A pagan, a person of profound corruption, may do acts externally conforming to the demands of the law. The internal motivation, however, is that of selfish interest or what the theologians call "enlightened self-interest," a motive that is not in harmony with the Great Commandment. Our external deeds may measure up to the external demands of the law, while at the same time our hearts are far removed from God.”
― R.C. Sproul, How Should I Live In This World?

“Gastamos tanto tempo enchendo nossa mente com muitas coisas, mas não com o conhecimento da Palavra de Deus. Somos negligentes; não somos diligentes em nossa busca da verdade de Deus. Essas atitudes contribuem para as distorções que criamos.”
― R.C. Sproul, Somos todos teólogos: Uma introdução à Teologia sistemática

“Sproul is the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries, an international multimedia ministry based in Lake Mary, Florida. He also serves as senior minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's in Sanford, Florida, and his teaching can be heard on the daily radio program Renewing Your Mind.
During his distinguished”
― R.C. Sproul, Who Is Jesus?

“I don't think that anything reveals the state of a person's soul more clearly than the words that come out of his mouth.”
― R.C. Sproul, The Prayer of the Lord