If there ever was a time when absolutely nothing existed, all there could possibly be now is nothing.
R. C. SproulTo call a Christian a theist is roughly equivalent to calling the space shuttle Atlantis a glider.
R. C. SproulThe fundamental deception of Satan is the lie that obedience can never bring happiness.
R. C. SproulOne can have knowledge without having wisdom, but one cannot have wisdom without having knowledge.
R. C. SproulI do not want to drive across a bridge designed by an engineer who believed the numbers in structural stress models are relative truths.
R. C. SproulIt is important for us to make a distinction between the spiritual fruit of joy and the cultural concept of happiness. A Christian can have joy in his heart while there is still spiritual depression in his head. The joy that we have sustains us through these dark nights and is not quenched by spiritual depression. The joy of the Christian is one that survives all downturns in life.
R. C. Sproul