The whole basis for our relationship with God is rooted and grounded in grace, in that which is not earned.
R. C. SproulAll that God had to do to harden Pharaoh's heart, or to harden your heart, is to withhold His own grace.
R. C. SproulGod is not blind; neither is He capricious. For Him there are no accidents. With God there are no cases of chance events.
R. C. SproulThere are times when we suffer innocently at other peopleโs hands. When that occurs, we are victims of injustice. But that injustice happens on a horizontal plane. No one ever suffers injustice on the vertical plane. That is, no one ever suffers unjustly in terms of his or her relationship with God. As long as we bear the guilt of sin, we cannot protest that God is unjust in allowing us to suffer.
R. C. Sproul