The clearest sensation that a human being has when he experiences the holy is an overpowering and overwhelming sense of creatureliness. That is, when we are in the presence of God, we are humbled and become most aware of ourselves as creatures. This is the opposite of Satan's original temptation, "You shall be as gods.
R. C. SproulWhen thereโs something in the Word of God that I donโt like, the problem is not with the Word of God, itโs with me.
R. C. SproulWe are secure, not because we hold tightly to Jesus, but because He holds tightly to us.
R. C. SproulThe Word of God can be in the mind without being in the heart; but it cannot be in the heart without first being in the mind.
R. C. SproulChrist told his disciples not to be anxious about tomorrow, but he never said not to consider tomorrow. Intelligent problem solving demands careful consideration of the future effects of present solutions.
R. C. SproulThe real crisis of worship today is not that the preaching is paltry or that it's too drafty in church. It is that people have no sense of the presence of God, and if they have no sense of His presence, how can they be moved to express the deepest feelings of their souls to honor, revere, worship, and glorify God?
R. C. Sproul