Quotes from R. C. Sproul

Satan can do only what the sovereign God allows him to do.

When we behold the face of God, all memories of pain and suffering will vanish. Our souls shall be totally healed.

It is by virtue of the atonement that God can maintain His justice and yet demonstrate His mercy.

If the being of God ceased for one second, the universe would disappear.

Regeneration is a work of the omnipotent power of God, power that nothing can overcome or resist.

The issue of faith is not so much whether we believe in God, but whether we believe the God we believe in. (p.35)

The more I learn about God, the more aware I become of what I don't know about him.

Heaven is a place where God will personally wipe away our tears.

We have a tendency to think of GOD being glorified only in the manifestation of his mercy----- He is just as glorified by His justice.

We are puzzled and bewildered whenever we see suffering in this world because we have become accustomed to the mercy and the long-suffering of God. Amazing grace is no longer amazing to us.

The question is not, "Why is there only one way to God?" but "Why is there even one way?"

If God did not act first, no one would be saved.

God's graciousness is not totally removed from any individual during this lifetime. In hell, it is.

If there is one maverick molecule in all the universe, then God is not sovereign. And if God is not sovereign, He is not God.

If God says, 'I forgive you,' you are forgiven no matter how you feel, and to refuse that forgiveness is an act of arrogance.

I cannot have God in my heart if he is not in my head. Before I can believe in, I must believe that.

For the Christian, every tragedy is ultimately a blessing, or God is a liar.

God Himself supplies the necessary condition to come to Jesus, that's why it is 'sola gratia,' by grace alone, that we are saved.

Any conception of a god that is less than sovereign is an idol and no god at all.

The whole concept of providence is that God knows everything about what we do.

Only a true faith that applies God's Word to everything-incl uding economics-will lead to the revival and reformation our culture needs so badly.

If I know anything about the character of God after fifty years of ministry, I know that God hates abortion.

We experience the grace of an infinite God, but grace is not infinite.

To be known by God is the highest goal of human existence.