R. C. Sproul Quotes about Grace

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Grace and mercy are never deserved.

R. C. Sproul

Grace And Mercy, Grace, Mercy

God’s grace is not infinite. God is infinite, and God is gracious. We experience the grace of an infinite God, but grace is not infinite. God sets limits to His patience and forbearance. He warns us over and over again that someday the ax will fall and His judgment will be poured out.

R. C. Sproul

Fall, Grace, Limits

R. C. Sproul (2010). “Classic Teachings on the Nature of God”, p.95, Hendrickson Publishers

Grace, by definition, is something that God is not required to grant. He owes a fallen world no mercy.

R. C. Sproul

Grace, Fallen World, Definitions

R. C. Sproul (2012). “God's Love: How the Infinite God Cares for His Children”, p.120, David C Cook

The whole basis for our relationship with God is rooted and grounded in grace, in that which is not earned.

R. C. Sproul

Grace, Our Relationship, Relationship With God

God's grace is not infinite. God is infinite, and God is gracious.

R. C. Sproul

Grace, Infinite, Gracious

R. C. Sproul (2010). “Classic Teachings on the Nature of God”, p.95, Hendrickson Publishers

If grace is obligated it is no longer grace. The very essence of grace is that it is undeserved.

R. C. Sproul

Essence, Grace, Ifs

R. C. Sproul (2010). “Classic Teachings on the Nature of God”, p.176, Hendrickson Publishers

What better evidence could there be of a man's salvation than that he offers to others the grace he himself has received?

R. C. Sproul

Men, Grace, Salvation

R. C. Sproul (1984). “Effective Prayer”, Tyndale House Pub

God Himself supplies the necessary condition to come to Jesus, that's why it is 'sola gratia,' by grace alone, that we are saved.

R. C. Sproul

Jesus, Grace, Supplies

Twitter post from Nov 12, 2016

But the blessing Christ promised, the blessing of great reward, is a reward of grace. The blessing is promised even though it is not earned. Augustine said it this way: Our rewards in heaven are a result of God's crowning His own gifts.

R. C. Sproul

Blessing, Heaven, Grace

R. C. Sproul (2003). “In the Presence of God: Devotional Readings on the Attributes of God”, p.48, Thomas Nelson Inc