R.C. Sproul Quote
Several recent books would have us believe that all we have to do is follow certain steps and God will give us whatever we ask. The authors say, in effect, Follow this procedure or use these specific words and know for certain that God will give in to your requests. That's not prayer; that's magic. That's not faith but superstition. These are gimmicks intended to manipulate the sovereign God.
R.C. Sproul
Several recent books would have us believe that all we have to do is follow certain steps and God will give us whatever we ask. The authors say, in effect, Follow this procedure or use these specific words and know for certain that God will give in to your requests. That's not prayer; that's magic. That's not faith but superstition. These are gimmicks intended to manipulate the sovereign God.
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About R.C. Sproul
Working as a staunch defender of Protestantism, Sproul saw emerging modern technologies as an opportunity to disseminate teaching on Reformed theology. Faced with an increase in ecumenical activity between evangelical and Roman Catholic figures in the 1990s, Sproul engaged in polemics to defend the evangelical doctrine of justification by faith alone. He has been described as "the greatest and most influential proponent of the recovery of Reformed theology in the last century."