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“Many thousands, if not millions, of believers can also testify how the Holy Spirit worked in their lives through the sharp, penetrating power of the Word. The Scriptures are absolutely key in the process by which the Spirit gives-and strengthens-the faith of Christians.”
― R.C. Sproul, What Is Faith?

“But when the Holy Spirit does His mysterious work of regeneration, the first thing that changes in a person is the disposition of his or her soul. Now he cares for the things of God and desires to seek God. Now there is an affection for God that was not there before. It is far from perfect, but it is real. Its origins and its power remain mysterious. But the reality is that the person's heart is beating for God, whereas it never did before. This is the undeniable effect of the blowing of the Pneuma through the soul.”
― R.C. Sproul, What Does It Mean To Be Born Again?

“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?”
― R.C. Sproul, Abortion: A Rational Look at An Emotional Issue

“wondered”
― R.C. Sproul, Who Is the Holy Spirit?

“Uno de los grandes temas del Nuevo Testamento es que Dios, en su gracia, nos capacita para hacer lo que él ordena. Su mandato primordial es el arrepentimiento.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Qué es el arrepentimiento?

“We are told in Scripture that it is possible for people, by repeated sins, to lose the capacity for embarrassment and shame. The Bible frequently speaks of the hardened heart, which causes a person no longer to feel remorse for his or her transgression. It is dangerous for us to rely totally on our guilt feelings to reveal to us the reality of our guilt itself because we can quench the pangs of conscience.”
― R.C. Sproul, What Can I Do With My Guilt?

“cuando la Biblia habla de esperanza, no se refiere a un deseo por un resultado futuro que es incierto, sino más bien a un deseo por un futuro que es absolutamente seguro.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Qué es la fe?

“of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sproul, R. C. (Robert Charles), 1939-   What is the relationship”
― R.C. Sproul, What is the Relationship between Church and State?

“was indicated that the Draft Committee would meet within the year to review and, if necessary,”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust The Bible?

“The Bible is His written Word, but it is mute. So, God used visual signs as part of His communication with His people. Along with His written Word, He gave a multitude of signs, symbols, external gestures, and rites. The purpose, just as in human communication, was to reinforce that Word.”
― R.C. Sproul, How Then Shall We Worship?: Biblical Principles to Guide Us Today

“Could not God originally have decreed that no one ever would be able to sin, thus”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Know God's Will?

“La fe es la sustancia de la esperanza La definición más fundacional para la fe en la Biblia se encuentra en Hebreos: “Ahora bien, la fe es la garantía de lo que se espera, la certeza de lo que no se ve.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Qué es la fe?

“devourer 1 for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the LORD of hosts. 12 Then e all nations will call you blessed, for you will be f a land of delight, says the LORD of hosts.”
― R.C. Sproul, ESV Reformation Study Bible

“authority; rather, they recognized the voice of God in Scripture and displayed their willingness to submit to His Word. Ultimately, they—and we—believe the Bible because it comes from God Himself. Since the close of the canon in the first century, the Word of God alone is the means by which God speaks to the church. But previously, He spoke to His people in various ways. In Old Testament times, He spoke to people directly on occasion.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust the Bible?

“The issue isn’t that atheists are peculiarly wicked people, but rather that their system of thought leaves no room for a transcendent standard by which we can determine what wickedness even is.”
― R. C. Sproul, If There's a God Why Are There Atheists?: Why Atheists believe in unbelief

“upright . . . faithfulness . . . righteousness . . . justice . . . steadfast love. Since all these terms characterize God, they also characterize His word and His works, a number of which are enumerated in the verses that follow. PSALM 33:6–9 Offers”
― R.C. Sproul, ESV Reformation Study Bible

“Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. Through”
― R.C. Sproul, Romans

“The law not only prohibits certain negative behaviors and attitudes, but by implication it requires certain positive behaviors and attitudes. That is, if adultery is prohibited, chastity and purity are required.”
― R.C. Sproul, Abortion: A Rational Look at An Emotional Issue

“Evangelism, on the other hand, is the actual proclamation—either oral or written, but certainly verbal—of the gospel. It is declaring the message of the person and work of Christ, who He is and what He has done on behalf of sinners like you and me. That means there are several things that evangelism is not. It is not living your life as an example. It is not building relationships with people. It is not giving one’s personal testimony. And it is not inviting someone to church. These things may be good and helpful, but they are not evangelism. They may lay the groundwork for evangelism. They may allow others to relate to us, or they may cause someone to be curious about why we live the way we do. But they are not evangelism, because they don’t proclaim the gospel.”
― R.C. Sproul, What is the Great Commission?

“We argue endlessly over matters of religion and philosophy, about ethics and politics, but each person must ultimately face the personal issue squarely: "What do I do about my sin?”
― R.C. Sproul, Who Is Jesus?

“pan nuestro de cada día, dánoslo hoy Dios provee para su pueblo. Merece la atención que lo que aquí se pide es el pan diario, no el bistec diario o el costillar de primera calidad diario. Dios suple las necesidades, pero no siempre las exquisiteces. Observemos la experiencia de los israelitas luego de su liberación de la tierra de Egipto. Dios le proveyó el pan al pueblo milagrosamente en forma de maná. ¿Qué sucedió entonces? Primero, ellos dejaron de darle gracias a Dios por su provisión. Segundo, dejaron de pedirle su provisión. Tercero, comenzaron a quejarse de su provisión. Finalmente, comenzaron a recordar lo bien que andaban las cosas en Egipto. Soñaban con los pepinos, los melones, los puerros, y los ajos que habían tenido en Egipto —al mismo tiempo que olvidaban la opresión, las durezas, y las torturas que habían soportado a manos del Faraón. Se quejaban por tener que comer maná al desayuno, maná al almuerzo, y maná en la cena. Los israelitas comían suflé de maná, pastel de maná, merengue de maná, maná cocido, maná horneado, y maná asado. Pronto estaban pidiendo carne a gritos. En Números 11:18-19 se nos relata esta historia:   Pero dile al pueblo que se santifique para mañana. Ustedes van a comer carne, pues han llorado ante mí y han dicho: “¡Cómo quisiéramos que alguien nos diera a comer carne! La verdad, ¡nos iba mejor en Egipto!” Así que yo, el Señor, voy a darles a comer carne. Y no la comerán un día ni dos; ni cinco, diez o veinte días, sino todo un mes, hasta que les salga por las narices, y se harten de comerla. Dios dijo: “Si quieren carne, carne les voy a dar, y van a comer carne hasta el hastío”. Una de las cosas que delata nuestra condición caída es el concepto del hombre que se hace a sí mismo, alguien que se arroga el mérito por la abundancia de sus bienes y olvida la Fuente de todas sus provisiones. Debemos recordar que a fin de cuentas es Dios quien nos da todo lo que tenemos.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Puede la oración cambiar las cosas?

“Christians have nothing to be smug about; we are not righteous people trying to correct the unrighteous. As one preacher said, "Evangelism is just one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread." The chief difference between the believer and unbeliever is forgiveness.”
― R.C. Sproul

“All of us, to a greater or lesser degree, allow elements of idolatry to intrude into our faith and religion. If we don’t like certain aspects of who God is and we blot out those attributes from our understanding of His character, then the God we’re worshiping is not the true God.”
― R.C. Sproul, How Does God's Law Apply to Me?

“Ética proviene del griego ethos, que se deriva de una raíz que significa “casilla”, en referencia a un lugar para caballos. Comunicaba el sentido de un lugar para habitar, un lugar de estabilidad y permanencia. Por otra parte, moral viene de la palabra mores, que describe los patrones de conducta de una sociedad determinada.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Cómo debo vivir en este mundo?

“Every time the gospel has been proclaimed boldly and accurately in church history, there has been persecution. Every time the church speaks out to confront ungodliness in the culture, there is a backlash. I have no desire to go looking for persecution and conflict, but the fact that I live so free of persecution makes me question my commitment to the things of God. I don't like conflict, but I hate to stand among people like Caiaphas.”
― R.C. Sproul, John

“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?”
― R.C. Sproul, Abortion: A Rational Look at An Emotional Issue

“Every single person, Christian or not, longs to be reunited with loved ones who have died, but the Christian longs to be with Christ. I can’t wait to see my father, my mother, and my friends in heaven, but beyond that, the ultimate hope of my soul is to see the resurrected Christ in His Father’s house, and He promised that this will happen.”
― R.C. Sproul, What Comes after This Life?

“The Bible teaches us again and again that we are slaves to sin. Sin is not only in our nature, but it is our master.”
― R.C. Sproul, Romans

“One Reformed theologian, A. A. Hodge, gives the following list of distinctions between true assurance and false assurance: TRUE ASSURANCE FALSE ASSURANCE begets unfeigned humility begets spiritual pride leads to diligence in holiness leads to slothful indulgence leads to honest self-examination avoids accurate evaluation leads to desire for more intimate fellowship with God is cold toward fellowship with God”
― R.C. Sproul, Chosen by God

“Indeed, as others have said, the most dangerous place in the United States for a human being is inside the womb of a woman.”
― R.C. Sproul, Abortion: A Rational Look at An Emotional Issue