If grace is obligated it is no longer grace. The very essence of grace is that it is undeserved.
R. C. SproulGod not only initiated my salvation, He not only sowed the seed, but He made sure that that seed germinated in my heart by regenerating me by the power of the Holy Ghost.
R. C. SproulHumanism was not invented by man, but by a snake who suggested that the quest for autonomy might be a good idea.
R. C. SproulI think the greatest weakness in the church today is that almost no one believes that God invests His power in the Bible. Everyone is looking for power in a program, in a methodology, in a technique, in anything and everything but that in which God has placed itโHis Word. He alone has the power to change lives for eternity, and that power is focused on the Scriptures.
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