Quotes from R. C. Sproul

Sin can bring pleasure, but never happiness.

The most obscene symbol in human history is the Cross; yet in its ugliness it remains the most eloquent testimony to human dignity.

The very heart of worship, as the Bible makes clear, is the business of expressing, from the depths of our spirits, the highest possible honor we can offer before God.

To honor God as God, we must worship Him as He and He alone decrees.

If the final decision for the salvation of fallen sinners were left in the hands of fallen sinners, we would despair all hope that anyone would be saved.

Right now counts forever.

Not until we take God seriously will we ever take sin seriously.

The power of the gospel is the word of God . . . nobody needs a gospel if there's no judgment, or law, if God is not a God of judgment. If there is no such thing as hell, what good is the gospel?

Prayer is to the Christian what breath is to life, yet no duty of the Christian is so neglected.

Our prayers cannot force God to do anything, but He uses them as His own instruments to bring about His will.

Prayer does change things, all kinds of things. But the most important thing it changes is us.

God is not interested in our public displays of piety. He's not interested in religion in terms of the outward show. He's interested in godliness.

One can have knowledge without having wisdom, but one cannot have wisdom without having knowledge.

To live coram Deo is to live one's entire life in the presence of God, under the authority of God, to the glory of God.

The Christian life is to live all of your life in the presence of God.

The worst sin against stewardship is to waste your life.

When God writes our names in the 'Lamb's Book of Life' He doesn't do it with an eraser handy. He does it for eternity.

Isn't is amazing that almost everyone has an opinion to offer about the Bible, and yet so few have studied it?

By His life, death, and resurrection, our Savior has conquered our enemies, and by His Spirit He has granted us to share in the victory.

God wants your life. Not one hour a week, not 10% of your income, He wants you.

If you're not accountable in life that means ultimately that your life doesn't count.

Look to the Bible and not your feelings as the basis of the Christian life.

The sin of fallen man is this: Man seeks the benefits of God while at the same time fleeing from God Himself.

As soon as a baby enters the world, the baby is immediately introduced to pain. It is somewhat symbolic that life begins with a cry.