Jesus' life was a storm of controversy. The apostles, like the prophets before them, could hardly go a day without controversy. Paul said that he debated daily in the marketplace. To avoid controversy is to avoid Christ. We can have peace, but it is a servile and carnal peace where truth is slain in the streets.
R. C. SproulIt is the Holy Spirit who inspired the Bible. It is the Holy Spirit who illumines the Bible.
R. C. SproulIsn't is amazing that almost everyone has an opinion to offer about the Bible, and yet so few have studied it?
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