We are able to persevere only because God works within us, within our free wills. And because God is at work in us, we are certain to persevere. The decrees of God concerning election are immutable. They do not change, because He does not change. All whom He justifies He glorifies. None of the elect has ever been lost.
R. C. SproulWhat makes art Christian art? Is it simply Christian artists painting biblical subjects like Jeremiah? Or, by attaching a halo, does that suddenly make something Christian art? Must the artistโs subject be religious to be Christian? I donโt think so. There is a certain sense in which art is its own justification. If art is good art, if it is true art, if it is beautiful art, then it is bearing witness to the Author of the good, the true, and the beautiful
R. C. SproulA loving God who has no wrath is no God. He is an idol of our own making as much as if we carved Him out of stone.
R. C. SproulWhat better evidence could there be of a man's salvation than that he offers to others the grace he himself has received?
R. C. SproulThe higher purpose of the cross was that the Father would be glorified by the satisfaction of His justice.
R. C. SproulWe do not segment our lives, giving some time to God, some to our business or schooling, while keeping parts to ourselves. The idea is to live all of our lives in the presence of God, under the authority of God, and for the honor and glory of God. That is what the Christian life is all about.
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