Voices and influences
R. C. Sproul
Summary
This site quotes R. C. Sproul 5 times across 5 books, and lists 8 works.
- Lived 1939 to 2017, American.
- Quoted here most in Genesis: 1 of 5.
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R. C. Sproul
- Lived
- 1939 to 2017
- Nation
- American
- Tradition
- Reformed
- Body
- Presbyterian
5 of 5 quotations
Own words
Quoted at 50 words or fewer, because R. C. Sproul's works are in copyright.
“Joseph's brothers meant his suffering for evil, and insofar as this was their motivation, they were culpable before God.”
Undated in the archive this site cites.
Genesis 50:20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people. BSB
“That hit home with me because I was doing a lot of fretting and it wasn't helping my spiritual life.”
Undated in the archive this site cites.
Psalms 37:1 Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. BSB
“The text says nothing, absolutely nothing, about who will ever believe.”
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. BSB
“But in the marriage of Christ and His bride, there is neither divorce nor separation.”
Undated in the archive this site cites.
Romans 8:35–39 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. BSB
“They're worthless without love because love is the sine qua non of all virtue.”
Love Beyond Performance: Why Virtue Without Love Is Worthless
Undated in the archive this site cites.
1 Corinthians 13:3 If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. BSB
Influence, on the record
This site quotes R. C. Sproul 5 times across 5 books.
This site’s own count of what it does with the voice
The life, in order
The life told as one accountfrom this site's record
Dr. Robert Charles Sproul (February 13, 1939 – December 14, 2017) was an American Reformed theologian, Christian apologist, Presbyterian pastor (Presbyterian Church in America, PCA), and the founder of Ligonier Ministries (originally Ligonier Valley Study Center, founded 1971 in Western Pennsylvania; later relocated and grew into the global Reformed-teaching ministry). Educated at Westminster College PA (B.A., 1961), Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1964), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Drs., 1969), and Whitefield Theological Seminary (Ph.D., 2001). His doctoral work at the Vrije Universiteit was on the philosophy of religion under G.C. Berkouwer. He has been described by The Gospel Coalition and other Reformed-evangelical sources as "the greatest and most influential proponent of the recovery of Reformed theology in the last century." Ligonier's Renewing Your Mind daily radio broadcast (launched 1994) became one of the most-heard Reformed-theology platforms internationally; the broadcast continues posthumously in Sproul's voice through extensive sermon archive. He chaired the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy (ICBI) and was one of the principal drafters of the 1978 Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy alongside J.I. Packer. His pastorate at Saint Andrew's Chapel (Sanford, Florida) began 1997 and continued until his death. His book catalog includes 70+ titles; The Holiness of God (1985) is his signature work.
8 works
How to read this voice
The Holiness of God
1985; multiple subsequent editions; companion video series widely distributed
Sproul's signature work; modern Christian classic on God's holiness; one of the most-significant 20th-c. evangelical articulations of fear-of-the-Lord theology. Substantial direct alignment with Bevere ★★★ anchor in different ecclesial register — the key Reformed-register convergent voice for the founder-foundational topic.
Not quoted on this site yet
Chosen by God
1986; multiple subsequent editions
Sproul's accessible articulation of unconditional-election doctrine. Standard Reformed-evangelical lay-introduction to TULIP soteriology.
1 quotation on this site
What Is Reformed Theology? Understanding the Basics
1997, originally Grace Unknown
Standard accessible introduction to Reformed-theology framework — the five solas, the doctrines of grace, covenant theology, Reformed worship, the Christian life.
Not quoted on this site yet
Knowing Scripture
1977; multiple editions
Sproul's hermeneutics primer — how the believer reads Scripture responsibly. Standard Reformed-evangelical lay-introduction to biblical-interpretation principles.
Not quoted on this site yet
Classical Apologetics: A Rational Defense of the Christian Faith
with John Gerstner and Arthur Lindsley, 1984
Sproul's principal academic articulation of classical apologetics method against presuppositional apologetics (Van Til stream). Substantially shaped Reformed-evangelical apologetic-method discourse.
Not quoted on this site yet
Defending Your Faith: An Introduction to Apologetics
2003
Lay-accessible companion to Classical Apologetics; the introductory framework for Reformed-evangelical lay readers.
Not quoted on this site yet
Essential Truths of the Christian Faith
1992
Compact one-volume systematic-theology articulation of mainstream Reformed-evangelical doctrine in 100 short chapters. Standard Reformed-evangelical lay-systematic.
Not quoted on this site yet
The Reformation Study Bible
2005, ed.
Sproul's editorial-curatorial work on the Reformed-confessional study-Bible apparatus. Major Ligonier publishing project.
Not quoted on this site yet
Their whole shelf sits at Ligonier Ministries.
5 quotations across 5 books
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