The great misconception in our day is this: that God isnยดt concerned to protect His own integrity. Heยดs a kind of wishy-washy deity, who just waves a wand of forgiveness over everybody. No. For God to forgive you is a very costly matter.
R. C. SproulIf you donโt delight in the fact that your Father is holy, holy, holy, then you are spiritually dead. You may be in a church. You may go to a Christian school. But if there is no delight in your soul for the holiness of God, you donโt know God. You donโt love God. Youโre out of touch with God. Youโre asleep to his character.
R. C. SproulManโs will is free to follow his inclinations, but fallen manโs inclinations are always and invariably away from God.
R. C. SproulScripture does not say that God is 'love, love, love' or that He is 'wrath, wrath, wrath,' but that He is 'holy, holy, holy.'
R. C. SproulIt is superstitious to equate our feelings and inclinations with the leading of the Holy Spirit.
R. C. SproulTo solve a marriage problem, you have to talk with each other about it, choosing wisely the time and place. But when accusations and lengthy speeches of defense fill the dialogue, the partners are not talking to each other but past each other. Take care to listen more than you speak. If you still can't agree on a solution, consider asking a third party, without a vested interest, to mediate.
R. C. Sproul