The great misconception in our day is this: that God isnยดt concerned to protect His own integrity. Heยดs a kind of wishy-washy deity, who just waves a wand of forgiveness over everybody. No. For God to forgive you is a very costly matter.
R. C. SproulGod's graciousness is not totally removed from any individual during this lifetime. In hell, it is.
R. C. SproulThe higher purpose of the cross was that the Father would be glorified by the satisfaction of His justice.
R. C. SproulThe rapture will not be secret but open and manifest. Its purpose will not be to whisk the elect away from the earth for a while until Christ returns for a 'second' Second Coming. The purpose of the rapture is to allow the saints to meet Jesus in the air as He returns and be included in His entourage during His triumphal descent from Heaven. His coming in this manner will be attended by the general resurrection, the final judgment, and the end of the world.
R. C. Sproul