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“In essence, Jesus was saying, “I am the Passover; I am the Pascal Lamb; I am the one who will be sacrificed for you. It is by My blood being marked over the door of your life that you will escape the wrath of God.” So He said: “From now on, this is My blood, which is shed for you for the remission of your sins. This is the blood of a new covenant.”
― R.C. Sproul, What Is the Lord's Supper?

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

“The bottom line is that any time we experience feelings of guilt, we need to step back and ask ourselves as honestly as we possibly can, “Have I broken the law of God?”
― R.C. Sproul, What Can I Do With My Guilt?

“Jonathan Edwards comentou, em seu tratado sobre o pecado original, que, mesmo se a Bíblia não afirmasse que existe um problema em nossa natureza moral, teríamos de afirmá-lo com base na observação racional.”
― R.C. Sproul, Somos todos teólogos: Uma introdução à Teologia sistemática

“la fe es lo siguiente. No es creer en Dios; es creerle a Dios.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Qué es la fe?

“Calvin said that the Old Testament law is useful to the New Testament Christian in three distinct ways. First, the law functions as a mirror; second, it functions as a restraint; and third, which Calvin saw as the most important, the law functions as a revealer.”
― R.C. Sproul, How Does God's Law Apply to Me?

“By expanding the scope of the Ten Commandments to include such matters as lust and slander, Jesus did not mean that it is just as evil to lust after a person as it is to have unlawful physical intercourse. Likewise, Jesus did not say that slander is just as evil as murder. What He did say is that the law against murder includes a law against anything that involves injuring a fellow human unjustly.”
― R.C. Sproul, Abortion: A Rational Look at An Emotional Issue

“If the conscience is misinformed, then we seek the reasons for this misinformation. Is it misinformed because the person has been negligent in studying the Word of God? God has been pleased to reveal His principles to us, and He requires that each Christian master those principles so that the conscience is informed. I may think that it’s fine to indulge in a particular activity that God absolutely prohibits, and I cannot say to God on the last day, “I didn’t know that you would be displeased with this form of behavior. My conscience didn’t accuse me, and I acted according to my conscience.” In such a case you acted according to a conscience that was ignorant of God’s Word that was available to you and that you were called to study and be diligent in your understanding thereof.”
― R.C. Sproul, How Can I Develop A Christian Conscience?

“There was a mountain climber who slipped on a ledge and was about to plummet thousands of feet to his death, but as he started to fall, he grabbed a branch of a tiny, scraggly tree that was growing out of a crack in the face of the cliff. As he clung to the branch, the roots of the scraggly tree began to pull loose, and the climber was facing certain death. At that moment, he cried out to the heavens, “Is there anyone up there who can help me?” In reply, he heard a rich, baritone voice from the sky, saying: “Yes. I am here and I will help you. Let go of the branch and trust Me.” The man looked up to heaven and then looked back down into the abyss. Finally, he raised his voice again and said, “Is there anyone else up there who can help me?”
― R.C. Sproul, Does God Control Everything?

“Our glorification does not mean deification.”
― R.C. Sproul, What is Reformed Theology?: Understanding the Basics

“against what one believes to be the command of God.”
― R.C. Sproul, How Should I Live in This World?

“Oaths are to be taken in the name of God if they are to be legitimate because the swearing of lawful vows and oaths is in itself an act of worship. We are bearing witness to our faith that God can hear all things and see all things—that He is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent.”
― R.C. Sproul, How Does God's Law Apply to Me?

“Recordemos que toda ley verdadera y justa tiene su fundamento último en el carácter de Dios y su ser eterno.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Cómo puedo desarrollar una conciencia cristiana?

“Even if it cannot be proven that a fetus is an actual living human person, there is no doubt that it is a potential living human person. In other words, a fetus is a developing person. It is not in a frozen state of potentiality. The fetus is in dynamic process—without interference or unforeseen calamity, it surely will become a fully actualized living human person.”
― R.C. Sproul, Abortion: A Rational Look at An Emotional Issue

“Have you ever considered the deeper implications of the slightest sin, of the most minute peccadillo? What are we saying to our Creator when we disobey Him at the slightest point? We are saying no :o the righteousness of God. We are saying, "God, Your law is not good. My judgment is better than Yours. Your authority does not apply to me. I am above and beyond Your jurisdiction. I have the right to do what I want to do, not what You command me to do."
The slightest sin is an act of defiance against cosmic It is a revolutionary act, a rebellious act in which we are setting ourselves in opposition to the One to whom we owe everything. is an insult to His holiness. We become false witnesses to God.”
― R.C. Sproul, The Holiness of God

“The prayer of faith is a prayer of trust. The very essence of faith is trust.”
― R.C. Sproul, Surprised by Suffering: The Role of Pain and Death in The Christian Life

“Es peligroso asumir que porque alguien se sienta atraído a estudiar la santidad, es por eso un hombre santo. Es irónico. Estoy seguro de que la razón por la que tengo un hambre profunda de aprender sobre la santidad de Dios es precisamente porque no soy santo. Soy un hombre profano, un hombre que pasa más tiempo fuera del templo que en él. Pero he probado apenas lo suficiente de la majestad de Dios como para desear más.”
― R.C. Sproul, La santidad de Dios = The Holiness of God

“God hears our prayers and sometimes answers yes, but at other times He answers no. Either way, we receive an answer. We should rejoice in His response, for He answers our prayers according to His own counsel, righteousness, and omniscience. We should always pray with the assumption that God knows best.”
― R.C. Sproul, Truths We Confess: A Systematic Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith

“anti can mean "against" or "instead of." In language,”
― R.C. Sproul, Who Is Jesus?

“The issue of the Bible’s reliability is crucial. It is via the Scriptures that the church historically has claimed to understand matters of faith and life, from God’s creation of all things out of nothing to the significance of the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ to the ultimate consummation of all things toward which history is moving. If the Bible is unreliable in what it teaches about these things, the church is left to speculate and has nothing of value to speak to the world.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust the Bible?

“Reformed theology is committed to Christianity as a revealed faith, a faith that rests not on human insight but on information that comes to us from God himself.”
― R.C. Sproul, What is Reformed Theology?: Understanding the Basics

“By making their own bull-idol, Israel conformed their religion to the world around them. Their new religion was now relevant. They had a god that they could control. They made it and they could discard or destroy it. The cow gave no law and demanded no obedience. It had no wrath or justice or holiness to be feared. It was deaf, dumb, and impotent. But at least it could not intrude on their”
― R.C. Sproul, What is Reformed Theology?: Understanding the Basics

“The definition of faith continues: “faith is. . . the evidence of things not seen.” The author uses a reference to one of the senses of the human body through which we gain knowledge, the sense of sight.”
― R.C. Sproul, What Is Faith?

“The irony of New Testament lordship is
that only in slavery to Christ can a man discover authentic freedom.”
― R.C. Sproul, Who Is Jesus?

“For Rome justification is the result of faith plus works. In Reformed theology justification is the result of faith alone, a faith that always produces works. Antinomianism teaches justification by faith minus works. Reformed theology rejects both the Roman and the antinomian views.”
― R.C. Sproul, What is Reformed Theology?: Understanding the Basics

“In this life, we need the second touch of Christ. Indeed, we require a third, fourth, fifth, and continual touch. Though the scales are removed from our eyes, we still need to be led by the hand of Jesus.”
― R.C. Sproul, Pleasing God: Discovering the Meaning and Importance of Sanctification

“Jesús dice que su verdadero hermano es aquel que hace la voluntad del Padre, no alguien que simplemente toma la decisión de seguirlo.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Puedo estar seguro de que soy salvo?

“Our labor must not be simply for the acquisition of wealth, but for the glory of God.”
― R.C. Sproul, How Should I Live In This World?

“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.”
― R.C. Sproul, The Holiness of God

“término apologética proviene del griego apologia, que significa “dar una respuesta”.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Qué puedo hacer con mi culpa?