PRAISE THE LORD!!! I'm sooo very happy for you, @BecamePneuma, that you are now spiritually regenerated, a new creature IN Christ! I am rejoicing to the max!
I discovered RC in 1996 While I was driving a truck. Specifically on highway 6 in Sugarland Tx. Since then, I have followed his teachings. I went to two conferences ,one in Houston and another one in Conroe Tx. ( he autographed my Bible and a book) I couldn’t believe I would shake hands with such a brilliant teacher. His teaching have transformed me and renewed my mind. I thank The Lord God omnipotent for R C. I can now, by the grace of God share the Gospel in a more efficient way. Looking forward to meeting him in heaven!!
I discovered R.C as a young 20 year old kid in 2021 while in my apartment on the 3rd story. I cried my eyes out for hours realizing how sinful my life was in just 20 years. I now listen to him on occasion while driving as a truck driver for Amazon.
I've only just discovered R.C and he just blows me away with his teachings on scripture - thankyou Lord for raising up this man. I look forward to the day i meet him in Heaven
I had an experience. I had already accepted Christ, but I felt terrible about my sin. I felt self loathing. I spoke to the bishop of the Episcopal cathedral in Orlando. He explained that I was being convicted by the HS of my sin & bc Christ was in my heart I hated my sin. He said, I’m going to say a short prayer that God will begin to show you how he sees you… I anticipated a polite little prayer & that I would then be on my way. However, I didn’t hear a word of the prayer bc I was enveloped in a profound & penetrating light & warmth of profound acceptance & feeling of well-being… there were no words but I knew that God’s Holy Spirit had engulfed me in a beautiful embrace of perfect love. I wasn’t looking for an “experience” & I hadn’t previously believed some of the so called experiences I had seen on TV. I didn’t fall down or lose consciousness… but I know I encountered God that night & I also knew beyond doubt that the Gospel was/is real & there isn’t any argument that could ever convince me otherwise.
Today marks RC's 4th year in Heaven. May God bless His beloved Church by sending us faithful preachers and teachers who will not bow the knee to the world. Who will encourage us to stand and fight the good fight of faith. Let us all glorify God in the life of our departed brother R.C. Sproul. May God bless us all
I loved John Lennox response to the statement that God is for those afraid of the dark. He said that atheism is for those afraid of the Light. We need our teachers but we need to be aware of this truth as espoused by FB Meyer. “There are no new truths, only old truths that need to be discovered.” Amen…never raise any teacher to the level of God.
I have long been aware of R.C. Sproul's existence but have never heard him preach, before. I am impressed with what he had to say. That doesn't even begin to show the depth of my feeling about his ministry. Truly a man of God!
what a giant among the teachers of our Holy God's truth. He declares it so precisely. I pray he is enjoying his reward with our Lord Christ Jesus at this very moment. R.C. is home.
God does not exist. I may be unable to prove my statement, just as you would be unable to prove that god does exist. Therefore, evidence should be used as a sure way to determine the existence of god. However, there is absolutely no evidence and you are all being fooled daily.
@@JoshuaSouthgate Is there any specific way then that you somehow found yourself on a RUclips video that is proclaiming the gospel? Ironic, yes? At the very least, in coming here to evangelize your own false religion of atheism, you were rather graced with the opportunity to hear the gospel. (Incidentally, you’re not at atheist).
It is wonderful but then, throughout history, He has raised up teachers as needed. The wonder of this time is the availability, as you noted. No one will have an excuse and the main thing we need to do is take notes and point to teachings such as this. Shalom Aleichem
mr sproul, the coolest preacher on earth. he somehow could explain to anyone with great word, about God and surely christianity. My wife is not a believer, but somehow connects with what Mr Sproul is saying. She is starting to see but not fully seek yet.
This is one of my favorite teachers! I love the fact that alongside biblical veracity his curriculum included acquainting his students with the counter arguments. Having their longterm faith in sight and knowing that objections will rise from inside and out..its a brilliant way to bring them face to face in their own wrestling with truth. Given the reality of the state of our hearts, which we ourselves don't even know..I say this in light of that..I don't doubt that those students reading the anti Christian views, in various form inevitably discovered some of those same school of thoughts in themselves, the culture, and traced in history. All as a way to throw them back upon the truth. R. C. knew doctrinally and personally how much anti God philosophies are naturally lodged deep in the human heart and..and can only be discovered and hated (repented of) by belief in the truth...that if those engaged in this task really wanted to know the truth they would seek God with all their heart and find Him in truth. (Which seeking, if true, is a work of God itself). R. C. did not invent this teaching method but employed it without fear because he knew the truth is eminently unchanging and therefore utterly more powerful and persuasive than any lie. That teaching method seems to mimic the way even God Himself teaches us.. God in His word has accurately recorded the counter arguments and actions opposed to His truth and as it were He brings all things into the light so that they are there seen and examined and finally known for what it is. That is brilliant that is wisdom and that is love.
@RUclips Curates I lived in the country that was according to your evil idol Marx. 40 years that evil man nonsense was crushing my country. I hope that you will never get to where I was but If that will happen. Remember what you wrote here. I go with Marx... And remember it every day through your tears and anger. I will tell you something. I will go with living God and I will cry over deceived people like you.
The world has been given countless great Reformed theologians, including Dr Sproul. But he had something not all of them possessed, namely a unique teaching skill that enabled him to teach the deepest Biblical truths to anyone who was prepared to listen.
I love his preaching. My parents came to Christ in the middle 50s. i am 64. I was blessed and was raised in a believingf home. As were my wife and I. i have a blessing of raising 3 godly daughters and having 3 godly sons in law. I also have the blessing of having my 8 grandchildren to be raised knowing the Lord. Mylate wife's aprents were blessed as 3 years ago of attending family dedication of one of their great grandchildren attended by their christian children and spouses and christian grandchildren and spouses attending the family dedication of their 7th great grandchildren. That is a heritage of faith. I pay I love to see my great grandchildren at family dedication. That is unless the Lord calls me home or returns.
Yes I too just recently came across R C Sproul I can listening to him teaching which making the scriptures coming alive in the pages, God has given these wonderful ppl to explain Him mind to world so can be equip to fellow God words
@Brazilian Goddess you are a coward, like hitler....repent, be baptised and you will receive the gift of the holy spirit. you know what you are a hyporcite! preachers are bad and you are a saint. wow! you are really confused! repent sinner!
And God bless you in brazil, be careful I heard how the meteor shower was like money raining from the sky a few weeks ago. Many landing around a church. See temptation when it stands before you. I cannot say it was an act of God or not for sometimes his gifts come two sided for those who might abuse his gifts but be cautious.
@Brazilian Goddess you have such conviction now but when disaster erupts and chaos rains like fire you'll find yourself grasping to every piece of misinformation you ever heard hoping something in it all was right
As a University student I have been grappling with this question for a long while now, and have even gone into a depressive episode dealing with this issue... however after having listened to this lecture I can say I don’t feel nearly as sad anymore. I can’t explain it.. maybe it’s Marx’s opiate .. motivated reasoning or whatever .. but Dr. Sproul’s explanation of the shoe and existence truthfully awoke something positive in me. I endeavored to take his shoe example from his view with the sincerity he intended and I have to say.. he is convincing me.
John Graves I too was in unbelief and Christ revealed himself to me. My encouragement to you is this...If you seek Him with your whole heart you will find a him! Ask Him a simple question...if you are real will you show yourself to me John Graves? If you desire to know the truth the lover of your soul will show you the way into His kingdom. He is the master of the soul and knows exactly who you are and knows how to personally speak to your heart in such a profound way that you will not be able to resist Him!
To convince myself that i dont have to ultimately answer for all the secret evils ive committed in this life would be a satisfying opiate. Atheism is the true opiate of the masses.
You learnt so much about the Bible through his teaching. Praise the Lord for his teaching of true knowledge of God and to see through the sinful nature of man.
I love his conversion story. Mine was the same in that I told all my "friends." They didnt offer me any explanation other than "leave us alone! You are crazy."
I've been a Christian 40 years. and in 2022 I'm just discovering R C SPROUL. FANTASTIC SERMONS A MASTER APOLOGETICS TEACHER.MAY HE R I P EVANGELIST ROGER MANSOUR MISSIONARY TO HAITI
You are in for a treat, discovering the many messages he left behind! I hope you are able to use and even share them in your work. I know Haiti is a difficult place, not only due to the poverty/suffering of the people there, but also because of their enslavement to spiritism/demonic forces. God bless you!
I'm an atheist. And it's not often I respect the approach of religious believers, but I gotta say, this man is very well informed, very intellectually careful and very reasonable. I disagree mightily with his conclusion, but I gotta give him props for being so well informed and for taking atheist arguments seriously.
Heathen Media I'm a Christian and I really much appreciated your response. As much as believers have harsh behavior so does atheist in my experience but your comment was such a delight.
@Heathen Media Why did you become or decide to call yourself an atheist? What kind of atheist are you exactly? What really sells you on that? Do you believe your life, body, family and the ground you walk on are all a gift or something else? If you believe they are all something else then what do you think they all are then?
in my teen years when i was an atheist, everytime i said god's not real and i was by myself i felt this huge weight on my heart. i could feel the emptiness of space (the universe) telling me that space is not that empty.
Such a very good semon: now, by the examples given by R C Sproul, recognizing motives of people around me who deny God and why, regrettably, I cannot reach them
I was so elated upon discovering Christ that I also shared it with loved ones. A sister told me God doesn't exist and that I needed it as a crutch, a Catholic sibling put me down because I am a Protestant. He was and is a 'protectant'----- protecting the Catholic religion. His was the worst of all critics as was vain and offensive about his Catholicism.
@@clcagwin RC Sproul worshipped the devil? Can you provide a specific instance in which he did this, as well as what chapter and verse number he taught against?
Man does not have the ability to invent God. Man has the ability to invent an image of God, but that is ultimately and categorically not God. This notion should never be granted to the unbeliever. Very much appreciate Sproul's ministry. God has used it as an immense blessing in my life. But granting that man is capable of inventing God is not destroying arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.
My husband and I had heard the name R.C. Sproul for years but knew nothing about him until recently when we started watching different preachers on RUclips. How is this even possible? He is the most profound preacher I have ever heard. Unfortunately there aren’t any around today that comes close to his teaching. Not to say there aren’t any good teacher/preachers today because there are but the depth isn’t the same, I.e. when teaching on the holiness of God.
“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” ― Epicurus
LOL! What nonsense? Without the transcendent standard for moral good/evil given by the God of the Bible, the very terms "good" and "evil" don't even have meaning. Who's to say what's good or evil? You? Me? It all becomes a matter of subjective opinion. Some people consider cannibalism evil. Some people think it's fine. Some people consider child abuse evil. As we can see in the world, other people think it's fine. The same can be said for anything. Stop with this nonsense. Which statement in this video did you disagree with, and upon what basis? Give the time stamp. (You know you didn't even watch it.)
Reminder that the entire time this man was doing all of this, the work of Van Til was publicly available the entire time. It's a deductive proof for the Biblical God... meaning, a 100% certain proof.
@@BraydenWolframe Because nowhere is it polite to call someone simply by their last name except high school. It’s MR Sproul, RC Sproul, Pastor Sproul, anything is more polite than just Sproul. Why are you so dedicated to being rude?
To convince myself that i dont have to ultimately answer for all the secret evils ive committed in this life would be a satisfying opiate. Atheism is the true opiate of the masses.
That was beautiful. Thank you for the upload. I wonder why RC Sproul commented his dislike for presuppositional apologetics when it's premise is based on this concept and this text of the Bible? Romans 1:18 etc.
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Sproul had an experience and then spent his life attempting to develop rhetoric to back up his experience. Smart guy. A metric ton of confirmation bias, but always intelligent commentary. Respect.
So two verses that should have been brought into this sermon. "He doth not willing afflict or grieve the children of men" The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but time and chance happeneth to them all."
I love how he completely destroys atheism and is brave enough to call them Liars. I hope your not still lying to yourself. You clearly couldn't hear when you watched but I see it's been a year maybe God has opened your eyes.
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The question "If There Is a God, Why Are There Atheists?" is seemingly a good question. Yet we might justifiable argue that without incontrovertible evidence there is no evidence of any god or gods.
Most of the time when people demand evidence for the existence of God, it is because they have deceived themselves about who is on trial and who is the judge. Acts 17:30-31.
@@josephleary6008 When in a court of law is it not required by a judge or jury that the demand for the truth in a trial be upheld and cemented by the production of evidence ? And they I readily assume are not deceived as to who is on trial or who the judge is.
I think it was George Jeffreys the founder of the Elim Pentecostal movement in the UK who coined the phrase of “he who who has experience is not at the mercy of him that has an argument”
@@divergentintegral3475 There is plenty of evidence that points towards God. It's the same evidence modern people want to skew into evolution or just order that comes from randomness. The universe is held together by laws. The universe was designed by an intelligence far greater than us. All science is doing is figuring out how God has made things. But science can never disprove an intelligent creator.
@@slash4216 There actually isn't any evidence for god. On the other hand, there is plenty of evidence for evolution. You're just making baseless assertions. Science is not in the business of disproving non-falsifiable claims. In the same way it cannot disprove that everything was created ten seconds ago, it cannot disprove god. It can, however, say that there is no reason to believe such a proposition.
@@divergentintegral3475 Give me the evidence for evolution. Science does not allow evolution to be realisticly possible. The Chemistry doesn't allow it. No scientist knows how the first cell came to be because the cells we observe can not be made in a prehistoric swap. It is impossible.
It's funny, as an atheist I don't think that religion is the only thing based on a psychological need. We believe all sorts of things to satisfy us psychologically. It is the primary motivation. The reason people believed in God so much was that they knew way less than we do now about the natural world. It wasn't because the people were less intelligent or somehow less capable of reasoned thought.
This man is absolutely brilliant! When he talks about psychology...he is spot on. Wow. I will show this to my children until they understand it, because its true. Sorry Atheists, im sorry for you. You never got to see the beauty of Christ. Seek and you shall find, knock and it will be opened to you. I pray you all would be humble enough to seek.
Is there any way that you can provide the transcript I know youTube provides the transcripts up at the corner where the three dots are but I don't see your transcript for these videos. Thanks
No persuasion? Tell that to the countless burned by the church for opposing it. If there’s nothing to fear from you why does he condemn all for not fearing him?
Is there a god or not? That is the theme of most if not all of the debates I hear on atheist fora. Most of these fora are in the West in a Christian environment. However I live in India where there are innumerable religions and the Hindu religion alone has 330 million odd gods. If we take into consideration all the gods of the past and present from all over the world there must have been half a billion gods. So debating whether there is a god or not is as irrational as debating whether there is a book or not without defining or specifying the bood. When we start debating whether there is a god or not we are merely unifying the 90% of the god-believers in the world. On the other hand if we start debating on which god is the true god then this 90% of believers start disintegrating into factions each fighting for his own god. I think the rule divide and conquer works as well in such debates as well as in any war. There are over 40000 denominations in Christianity alone and when we start debaing whether there is a god or not all these 40000 denominations gang up on atheists which makes it difficult for us. However if we start debating whether the Unitarian God or the Catholic God are the real ones we can divide them and win. Even if there is a god it does not mean that the story in the Gospels about the god is true. In fact each and every religion is like a chain and even of one link in the chain is weak the whole chain is useless. Thus not only believers have to prove that there is a god but they also have to prove each and every article of belief in the Nicene creed or whatever creed they cater to. According to Pascal’s wager it is better to believe in god. But he does not say which god. Judjing by the nature of the Biblical god it is better not to believe in any god than believe in the wrong god. In conclusion it is meaningless to debate whether there is a god or not. Instead debate on “If there is a god which is that God?” and see the consternation we cause among the believers. solventz@gmail.com
@Xavier William I enjoyed what you have to say...… I will debate “If there is a god which is that God?” with you and I think you will enjoy what I have to say, I study world religions and have read the main holy texts of all the major religions of the world and many of the minor..... please ask me any questions you like.....
Follow the god you wish, even the god of atheism. Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God and offers all men His salvation. Refuse it at your own peril.
God's existence is written on the hearts of men, and the Bible is supported by historical, archaeological, and prophetical evidence, plus the historicity of Christ. Believing is not enough. Many believe, but they're still unsaved. What matters is if a person is truly saved. God has His elect, and these will become saved at some point. We read about those whom God chose to salvation in Ephesians 1.
I didn’t want to believe the truth of God as the sheer weight and blackness of my sin as highlighted by satan seemed to big a hurdle, he can tell you you are to good and to bad, thank God for Gods grace and mercy hey )) blessed beyond measure.
This video starts out so well! It's a Christian, but he's thoughtful and knowledgeable, and he's willing to engage with questions that are complex and difficult . . . and then he descends into ridiculous caricature. Without ever really dealing with the Christian bias towards belief that he brings up in the beginning of the video, he imagines that the atheists' bias is that they don't want God to exist because they want an excuse to keep sinning. Really? Do you know any atheists, Mr Sproul? Do you know (or imagine that you know) that we just deny God because we want to keep on going with our evil ways? In fact, most of us atheists feel the exact opposite. We would love to believe that there's a good father looking out for us and a paradise waiting for us at the end of our lives. That's a comforting idea. I'm sure that many Christians are comforted by it, and I'm not in a hurry to take that comfort away from them. But--as Mr. Sproul points out in the beginning of this video before abandoning critical thinking entirely--comforting isn't the same thing as true. He then goes into the familiar "Something can't come from nothing" explanation to say that God's existence is so obvious that only someone running from God could deny it. That idea is a complex one, and it's been debunked in other places, so I won't go into it here. Suffice it to say that Sproul's Christian faith preceded this argument. It doesn't come from this argument.
Here's the kicker: that God you're explaining doesn't exist in Scripture. He isn't some gentle, kind god that only gives love and peace signs. He's a holy, wrathful God that demands obedience from his creatures. That goes to show that atheists do indeed have a heavily vested interest to deny the God of Scripture in any way they can, as the existence of such a God is a complete inconvenience. Just because most would can cover this well by acting and false declarations, does not mean it is not so.
@@mikkellowe1270 And your response is a convenient way of trying to affirm the argument without providing evidence for it. The argument is complicated, and if you really wanted to engage with it, there are lots of places you could do so. But briefly: 1. If something can't come from nothing, then where does God come from? 2. Scientists don't actually say that the Universe came from nothing. What they say is that we can only trace time and space back to a particular moment. We can say what happened after that moment, but we can't know anything that happened before it.
@@mikkellowe1270 Again--this is something that some theists invent about atheists because it confirms their own worldview, but it has no basis in reality. Sure, it would be nice to believe in a warm, fuzzy God. But even if God were wrathful and punishing, if there were really evidence for such a God, it would be in atheists' best interest to appease him. It would be unpleasant in the short-term, not to mention repugnant and immoral. But if we weighed short-term unpleasantness vs. an eternity of punishment, we would do our best to so what he said. Better to serve the monster than be tortured by him. Atheists don't run from a wrathful God because we don't want to obey. To do so would be against our self interest. We simply don't believe there's any more reason to believe that this version of God exists any more than there's reason to believe in the kinder, gentler God.
@@81Wordsworth 1. God did not come from anything. We and the universe are contingent- we depend on God to exist and survive- while God is necessary. He has always been, immutable. The question of where he came from is unanswerable, as he never came into being in the first place. 2. In my understanding, scientists can only trace back the existence of the universe until the laws of physics don't make sense. But think about it- what justification is there for order and laws to come from a state of virtual chaos? What justification is there that we can and should trust reality or even or own minds to be orderly and rational, when we came from disorder and chance? The problems are even more disturbing the deeper you get into it.
Reborn Christian as of December 2023. Praise Jesus for placing this man’s works in my life. God Bless
PRAISE THE LORD!!! I'm sooo very happy for you, @BecamePneuma, that you are now spiritually regenerated, a new creature IN Christ! I am rejoicing to the max!
I discovered RC in 1996 While I was driving a truck. Specifically on highway 6 in Sugarland Tx.
Since then, I have followed his teachings. I went to two conferences ,one in Houston and another one in Conroe Tx. ( he autographed my Bible and a book)
I couldn’t believe I would shake hands with such a brilliant teacher. His teaching have transformed me and renewed my mind. I thank The Lord God omnipotent for R C. I can now, by the grace of God share the Gospel in a more efficient way.
Looking forward to meeting him in heaven!!
Hallelujah to this
Gloria a Dio. Praise the Lord!
Truck drivers have lots of time to listen to good sermons and lectures.
I started listening to Sproul in 1986 on Christian radio. Thanks be to God!
Man, Did you swap Lord Jesus for R.C. Sproul?
I discovered R.C as a young 20 year old kid in 2021 while in my apartment on the 3rd story. I cried my eyes out for hours realizing how sinful my life was in just 20 years.
I now listen to him on occasion while driving as a truck driver for Amazon.
Welcome, friend, to your Eternal Family. Can't wait to meet you some day! Blessings!
I've only just discovered R.C and he just blows me away with his teachings on scripture - thankyou Lord for raising up this man. I look forward to the day i meet him in Heaven
Ben ~ Me too Ben! l learned about him, though learning about John MacArthur who wouldn't close his church! Amazing preaching!
@@theresa42213 Me three! we all in the same boat, lol
Me too..I can listen to him for hours!
Go watch the movie the Calvinist r.c is in there
Great to have you guys!! I got saved through John Mac’s preaching 30 years ago, discovered RC about 20 years ago. Great teachers!
I had an experience. I had already accepted Christ, but I felt terrible about my sin. I felt self loathing. I spoke to the bishop of the Episcopal cathedral in Orlando. He explained that I was being convicted by the HS of my sin & bc Christ was in my heart I hated my sin. He said, I’m going to say a short prayer that God will begin to show you how he sees you… I anticipated a polite little prayer & that I would then be on my way. However, I didn’t hear a word of the prayer bc I was enveloped in a profound & penetrating light & warmth of profound acceptance & feeling of well-being… there were no words but I knew that God’s Holy Spirit had engulfed me in a beautiful embrace of perfect love. I wasn’t looking for an “experience” & I hadn’t previously believed some of the so called experiences I had seen on TV. I didn’t fall down or lose consciousness… but I know I encountered God that night & I also knew beyond doubt that the Gospel was/is real & there isn’t any argument that could ever convince me otherwise.
Today marks RC's 4th year in Heaven. May God bless His beloved Church by sending us faithful preachers and teachers who will not bow the knee to the world. Who will encourage us to stand and fight the good fight of faith. Let us all glorify God in the life of our departed brother R.C. Sproul. May God bless us all
I loved John Lennox response to the statement that God is for those afraid of the dark. He said that atheism is for those afraid of the Light. We need our teachers but we need to be aware of this truth as espoused by FB Meyer. “There are no new truths, only old truths that need to be discovered.” Amen…never raise any teacher to the level of God.
Praises to the LORD God Almighty for graciously providing us with godly men whose hearts are wholly for God and His Word 🙏🙌🙏
AMEN
Pure brilliance and genius. I am looking forward to meeting you in our beloved Lord's kingdom, Mr. Sproul.✝️♾️💜✝️💜
I have long been aware of R.C. Sproul's existence but have never heard him preach, before. I am impressed with what he had to say. That doesn't even begin to show the depth of my feeling about his ministry. Truly a man of God!
Another amazing teaching. Thank you Lord for guiding me to R. C. Sproul.
what a giant among the teachers of our Holy God's truth. He declares it so precisely. I pray he is enjoying his reward with our Lord Christ Jesus at this very moment. R.C. is home.
Amen! He is 🕊
God does not exist. I may be unable to prove my statement, just as you would be unable to prove that god does exist. Therefore, evidence should be used as a sure way to determine the existence of god. However, there is absolutely no evidence and you are all being fooled daily.
@@JoshuaSouthgate
Is there any specific way then that you somehow found yourself on a RUclips video that is proclaiming the gospel? Ironic, yes?
At the very least, in coming here to evangelize your own false religion of atheism, you were rather graced with the opportunity to hear the gospel.
(Incidentally, you’re not at atheist).
@@JoshuaSouthgate, I think you were not listening to RC, or you cannot understand it because you are one of those suppressing the truth...
@reynaldodavid2913 yeah bro you're right I suppress the truth that's why I ask real questions and make real statements.
Love R C's teaching! So glad there are recordings of his godly and Biblical teachings available.
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It is wonderful but then, throughout history, He has raised up teachers as needed. The wonder of this time is the availability, as you noted. No one will have an excuse and the main thing we need to do is take notes and point to teachings such as this. Shalom Aleichem
Legacy of Truth , He left one ...
Praise God 🙏🙌🙏
He makes sure that His people are well fed by His precious eternal Truth 🙏🙌🙏
mr sproul, the coolest preacher on earth. he somehow could explain to anyone with great word, about God and surely christianity. My wife is not a believer, but somehow connects with what Mr Sproul is saying. She is starting to see but not fully seek yet.
Praise God for RC Sproul’s minister. I love how he teach the gospel.
One of the best sermons on Romans 1:18-20 I've heard. Thankful to God for the influence of R.C. Sproul.
This is one of my favorite teachers! I love the fact that alongside biblical veracity his curriculum included acquainting his students with the counter arguments. Having their longterm faith in sight and knowing that objections will rise from inside and out..its a brilliant way to bring them face to face in their own wrestling with truth.
Given the reality of the state of our hearts, which we ourselves don't even know..I say this in light of that..I don't doubt that those students reading the anti Christian views, in various form inevitably discovered some of those same school of thoughts in themselves, the culture, and traced in history. All as a way to throw them back upon the truth. R. C. knew doctrinally and personally how much anti God philosophies are naturally lodged deep in the human heart and..and can only be discovered and hated (repented of) by belief in the truth...that if those engaged in this task really wanted to know the truth they would seek God with all their heart and find Him in truth. (Which seeking, if true, is a work of God itself).
R. C. did not invent this teaching method but employed it without fear because he knew the truth is eminently unchanging and therefore utterly more powerful and persuasive than any lie. That teaching method seems to mimic the way even God Himself teaches us.. God in His word has accurately recorded the counter arguments and actions opposed to His truth and as it were He brings all things into the light so that they are there seen and examined and finally known for what it is. That is brilliant that is wisdom and that is love.
SAME
I would have loved to seen him debate the likes of Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Francis and Daniel Dennet.
It's funny though, his counter arguments are more convincing than his apologetics
I'll go with Marx and Freud over his lesser speculations
@@imbluz he would have lost
@RUclips Curates
I lived in the country that was according to your evil idol Marx. 40 years that evil man nonsense was crushing my country. I hope that you will never get to where I was but If that will happen. Remember what you wrote here. I go with Marx... And remember it every day through your tears and anger.
I will tell you something. I will go with living God and I will cry over deceived people like you.
The world has been given countless great Reformed theologians, including Dr Sproul. But he had something not all of them possessed, namely a unique teaching skill that enabled him to teach the deepest Biblical truths to anyone who was prepared to listen.
A must see...timeless and powerful truth. So grateful for RC and the team who continues the ministry. May God bless and keep you
Oh how I wish he was still alive. At least there is an abundance of his teachings available.
His lectures are so intelligent and eloquent.
RC was an amazing man of God. A true blessing to the Church.
AMEN
Is, he lives with God.
RC Sproul teaches with a knife like precision and a passion which is infectious. He explains God's word in a way I can understand.
If there ever was nothing, there could never be anything. ~ RC Sproul
God is eternally self-existent, transcendent above created time.
I love his preaching. My parents came to Christ in the middle 50s. i am 64. I was blessed and was raised in a believingf home. As were my wife and I. i have a blessing of raising 3 godly daughters and having 3 godly sons in law. I also have the blessing of having my 8 grandchildren to be raised knowing the Lord. Mylate wife's aprents were blessed as 3 years ago of attending family dedication of one of their great grandchildren attended by their christian children and spouses and christian grandchildren and spouses attending the family dedication of their 7th great grandchildren. That is a heritage of faith. I pay I love to see my great grandchildren at family dedication. That is unless the Lord calls me home or returns.
That is beautiful!
Good news, some are most likely atheists and don't want to hurt your fee fees
Oh man, this is so good. Such God filled teaching of the absolute truth of scripture. Forever grateful to God for RC. Sproul 🙌
Rc Sproul is still blessing us even today. Thank you Jesus for your Word and for RC.
Yes I too just recently came across R C Sproul I can listening to him teaching which making the scriptures coming alive in the pages, God has given these wonderful ppl to explain Him mind to world so can be equip to fellow God words
Love listening to R.C. Sproul teaching! 🙏🧡!
I have learned SO MUCH from this man's teachings
I appreciate preachers who mention both sides of the history, that's a sign of intelectual honesty. God bless you all. Greetings from Brazil.
@Brazilian Goddess
you are a coward, like hitler....repent, be baptised and you will receive the gift of the holy spirit. you know what you are a hyporcite! preachers are bad and you are a saint. wow! you are really confused! repent sinner!
And God bless you in brazil, be careful I heard how the meteor shower was like money raining from the sky a few weeks ago. Many landing around a church. See temptation when it stands before you. I cannot say it was an act of God or not for sometimes his gifts come two sided for those who might abuse his gifts but be cautious.
@Brazilian Goddess Making such assertion itself without knowing every preacher on the planet is the definition of intellectual dishonesty.
Amen
@Brazilian Goddess you have such conviction now but when disaster erupts and chaos rains like fire you'll find yourself grasping to every piece of misinformation you ever heard hoping something in it all was right
R C SPROUL may God grant you more blessing in your wonderful ministry.
RC spoke truth and did it exceedingly well. Wish I could have met him. He has helped me so much.
As a University student I have been grappling with this question for a long while now, and have even gone into a depressive episode dealing with this issue... however after having listened to this lecture I can say I don’t feel nearly as sad anymore. I can’t explain it.. maybe it’s Marx’s opiate .. motivated reasoning or whatever .. but Dr. Sproul’s explanation of the shoe and existence truthfully awoke something positive in me. I endeavored to take his shoe example from his view with the sincerity he intended and I have to say.. he is convincing me.
John Graves I too was in unbelief and Christ revealed himself to me. My encouragement to you is this...If you seek Him with your whole heart you will find a him! Ask Him a simple question...if you are real will you show yourself to me John Graves? If you desire to know the truth the lover of your soul will show you the way into His kingdom. He is the master of the soul and knows exactly who you are and knows how to personally speak to your heart in such a profound way that you will not be able to resist Him!
Listen to RC's series Consequences of Ideas I'm sure you will enjoy it.
I actually meant his series "Objections Answered"
To convince myself that i dont have to ultimately answer for all the secret evils ive committed in this life would be a satisfying opiate.
Atheism is the true opiate of the masses.
TRUTH is convincing you!
One of the great teachers of God: thank you Father for RC Sproul in Jesus Christ name Amen
You learnt so much about the Bible through his teaching. Praise the Lord for his teaching of true knowledge of God and to see through the sinful nature of man.
Love this. Thanks for uploading these wonderful lectures.
He teaches to people sp clear that even a child or uneducated could understand. Thank God for His work through Him.
RC never disappoints..
this so far is the best.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I love his conversion story. Mine was the same in that I told all my "friends." They didnt offer me any explanation other than "leave us alone! You are crazy."
And they were correct
Pastor explains it so clear. as if we were taught it before 😉🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
My own brother went into eternity a few days ago, and I know that he believed. How I wish I had had the wisdom of RC Sproul and the courage to use it.
I've been a Christian 40 years. and in 2022 I'm just discovering R C SPROUL.
FANTASTIC SERMONS A MASTER APOLOGETICS TEACHER.MAY HE R I P
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MISSIONARY TO HAITI
You are in for a treat, discovering the many messages he left behind! I hope you are able to use and even share them in your work. I know Haiti is a difficult place, not only due to the poverty/suffering of the people there, but also because of their enslavement to spiritism/demonic forces. God bless you!
One of the best men of God ever! So glad he left a great body if work for us.
I love Jesus 💕
What a great message!
I'm an atheist. And it's not often I respect the approach of religious believers, but I gotta say, this man is very well informed, very intellectually careful and very reasonable. I disagree mightily with his conclusion, but I gotta give him props for being so well informed and for taking atheist arguments seriously.
R.C. knew philosophy like few ever had. He reasoned through every major worldview.
Heathen Media I'm a Christian and I really much appreciated your response. As much as believers have harsh behavior so does atheist in my experience but your comment was such a delight.
@Heathen Media
Why did you become or decide to call yourself an atheist? What kind of atheist are you exactly? What really sells you on that?
Do you believe your life, body, family and the ground you walk on are all a gift or something else? If you believe they are all something else then what do you think they all are then?
@@evolutionisbull5h1t I'll pray that one day you realize how pathetically generic and unoriginal you just presented yourself as being
@@evolutionisbull5h1t eh?
Thanks God for serving us the truth (Christ) through his servants like you and others . God bless you more
in my teen years when i was an atheist, everytime i said god's not real and i was by myself i felt this huge weight on my heart. i could feel the emptiness of space (the universe) telling me that space is not that empty.
Praise Him from whom all mercy/blessings flow.
God bless the faithful who teach the truth 🕊️
Such a very good semon: now, by the examples given by R C Sproul, recognizing motives of people around me who deny God and why, regrettably, I cannot reach them
I was so elated upon discovering Christ that I also shared it with loved ones. A sister told me God doesn't exist and that I needed it as a crutch, a Catholic sibling put me down because I am a Protestant. He was and is a 'protectant'----- protecting the Catholic religion. His was the worst of all critics as was vain and offensive about his Catholicism.
Wow! What a sermon. This man just displays the word of God in such a powerful way. I am blown away
He brought absolutely zero glory to God. He worshipped himself and the devil
@@clcagwin
RC Sproul worshipped the devil? Can you provide a specific instance in which he did this, as well as what chapter and verse number he taught against?
I’m a graduate of two evangelical seminaries and RC is the most clear in his teaching than anyone I’ve ever sat under.
Bad news for both of you, you must love worshipping evil...
@@SarahHodgins-xq7rw Amazingly Satanic
Holiness. Seems like we can know why we have an inbuilt hostility towards God. Absolutely brilliant exposition.
Better to question God than to listen to Satan worshippers like this
Man does not have the ability to invent God. Man has the ability to invent an image of God, but that is ultimately and categorically not God. This notion should never be granted to the unbeliever.
Very much appreciate Sproul's ministry. God has used it as an immense blessing in my life.
But granting that man is capable of inventing God is not destroying arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.
My husband and I had heard the name R.C. Sproul for years but knew nothing about him until recently when we started watching different preachers on RUclips. How is this even possible? He is the most profound preacher I have ever heard. Unfortunately there aren’t any around today that comes close to his teaching. Not to say there aren’t any good teacher/preachers today because there are but the depth isn’t the same, I.e. when teaching on the holiness of God.
“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”
― Epicurus
LOL! What nonsense?
Without the transcendent standard for moral good/evil given by the God of the Bible, the very terms "good" and "evil" don't even have meaning. Who's to say what's good or evil? You? Me? It all becomes a matter of subjective opinion. Some people consider cannibalism evil. Some people think it's fine. Some people consider child abuse evil. As we can see in the world, other people think it's fine. The same can be said for anything.
Stop with this nonsense. Which statement in this video did you disagree with, and upon what basis? Give the time stamp. (You know you didn't even watch it.)
A God who is at the command of his creation is no God
-- Me
@@michaelmagee4318 I like that.
Reminder that the entire time this man was doing all of this, the work of Van Til was publicly available the entire time. It's a deductive proof for the Biblical God... meaning, a 100% certain proof.
A day without an RC Sermon isn’t a good day.
Amen Sproul. We must be light in this dark world. May we share the truth about Jesus to our fellow neighbors. God bless you all.
Amen! God Bless you too Brayden.
Stop calling him Sproul.
@@soodanimdraws357 Why? It's his last name.
@@BraydenWolframe Because nowhere is it polite to call someone simply by their last name except high school. It’s MR Sproul, RC Sproul, Pastor Sproul, anything is more polite than just Sproul. Why are you so dedicated to being rude?
To convince myself that i dont have to ultimately answer for all the secret evils ive committed in this life would be a satisfying opiate.
Atheism is the true opiate of the masses.
Nate Christianity... he died for the vilest offender?
Absolutely brilliant.
That was incredible, praise the LORD!
Dope Coversion x Conviction Of The Gospel OG RC was cold with this sermon
R.C. is absolutely awesome.
That was beautiful. Thank you for the upload. I wonder why RC Sproul commented his dislike for presuppositional apologetics when it's premise is based on this concept and this text of the Bible? Romans 1:18 etc.
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Excellent!
I love it the He is Holy Holy Holy and I'm not! Praise our Savior!
Brilliant & Beautiful. St. John 3:27, 2 Corinthians 2:14, St. John 6:37, 44 & 65 ! St. John 18:37 last sentence !
Thank you
Love this man
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Sproul had an experience and then spent his life attempting to develop rhetoric to back up his experience. Smart guy. A metric ton of confirmation bias, but always intelligent commentary. Respect.
If as atheists say there is no God, why do they spend so much time fighting him?
So two verses that should have been brought into this sermon.
"He doth not willing afflict or grieve the children of men"
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but time and chance happeneth to them all."
Best argument for atheism I have heard!
I love how he completely destroys atheism and is brave enough to call them Liars. I hope your not still lying to yourself. You clearly couldn't hear when you watched but I see it's been a year maybe God has opened your eyes.
GOD has concluded them all in unbelief that he might have
Mercy upon all!
It should be titled :-
There is God, so why are there atheists?
My God. Powerful sermon.
Ive never seen these episodes of colombo, i love it
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What religion does is makes you invicable my protector is God
Jeremiah 31:33
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Isreal; After those days, saith YAH, I will put my Torah in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their Elohim and they shall be my people.
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The question "If There Is a God, Why Are There Atheists?" is seemingly a good question. Yet we might justifiable argue that without incontrovertible evidence there is no evidence of any god or gods.
Most of the time when people demand evidence for the existence of God, it is because they have deceived themselves about who is on trial and who is the judge.
Acts 17:30-31.
@@josephleary6008
When in a court of law is it not required by a judge or jury that the demand for the truth in a trial be upheld and cemented by the production of evidence ? And they I readily assume are not deceived as to who is on trial or who the judge is.
You already know the evidence. That's the point. You simply try to deny it.
@@mikkellowe1270
Show me the evidence if you have any.
@@edwardlongfellow5819step outside and see.
I think it was George Jeffreys the founder of the Elim Pentecostal movement in the UK who coined the phrase of “he who who has experience is not at the mercy of him that has an argument”
If Zeus doesn't exist, then why are there people who don't believe in him?
Is your assumption that God doesn't exist? If you believe that the God of the Bible doesn't exist as 100% fact, where is the proof?
@@slash4216 There is no evidence for any god, and rational people don't believe extraordinary propositions without evidence.
@@divergentintegral3475 There is plenty of evidence that points towards God. It's the same evidence modern people want to skew into evolution or just order that comes from randomness. The universe is held together by laws. The universe was designed by an intelligence far greater than us. All science is doing is figuring out how God has made things. But science can never disprove an intelligent creator.
@@slash4216 There actually isn't any evidence for god. On the other hand, there is plenty of evidence for evolution. You're just making baseless assertions. Science is not in the business of disproving non-falsifiable claims. In the same way it cannot disprove that everything was created ten seconds ago, it cannot disprove god. It can, however, say that there is no reason to believe such a proposition.
@@divergentintegral3475 Give me the evidence for evolution. Science does not allow evolution to be realisticly possible. The Chemistry doesn't allow it. No scientist knows how the first cell came to be because the cells we observe can not be made in a prehistoric swap. It is impossible.
It's funny, as an atheist I don't think that religion is the only thing based on a psychological need. We believe all sorts of things to satisfy us psychologically. It is the primary motivation.
The reason people believed in God so much was that they knew way less than we do now about the natural world. It wasn't because the people were less intelligent or somehow less capable of reasoned thought.
Miss RC! He’s enjoying eternity with the Lord now
RC Sproul Is Giving Me Wisdom Y’all !
is that at knox seminary fr lauderdale
This man is absolutely brilliant! When he talks about psychology...he is spot on. Wow. I will show this to my children until they understand it, because its true. Sorry Atheists, im sorry for you. You never got to see the beauty of Christ. Seek and you shall find, knock and it will be opened to you. I pray you all would be humble enough to seek.
RC was just brilliant.
Great! RC Sproul .
Is there any way that you can provide the transcript I know youTube provides the transcripts up at the corner where the three dots are but I don't see your transcript for these videos. Thanks
Can anyone tell me when this series was recorded?
No persuasion? Tell that to the countless burned by the church for opposing it. If there’s nothing to fear from you why does he condemn all for not fearing him?
You mean the Roman Catholic Church that also killed believers in faith in Christ alone saves you?
Is there a god or not? That is the theme of most if not all of the debates I hear on atheist fora. Most of these fora are in the West in a Christian environment. However I live in India where there are innumerable religions and the Hindu religion alone has 330 million odd gods. If we take into consideration all the gods of the past and present from all over the world there must have been half a billion gods. So debating whether there is a god or not is as irrational as debating whether there is a book or not without defining or specifying the bood. When we start debating whether there is a god or not we are merely unifying the 90% of the god-believers in the world. On the other hand if we start debating on which god is the true god then this 90% of believers start disintegrating into factions each fighting for his own god. I think the rule divide and conquer works as well in such debates as well as in any war. There are over 40000 denominations in Christianity alone and when we start debaing whether there is a god or not all these 40000 denominations gang up on atheists which makes it difficult for us. However if we start debating whether the Unitarian God or the Catholic God are the real ones we can divide them and win.
Even if there is a god it does not mean that the story in the Gospels about the god is true. In fact each and every religion is like a chain and even of one link in the chain is weak the whole chain is useless. Thus not only believers have to prove that there is a god but they also have to prove each and every article of belief in the Nicene creed or whatever creed they cater to.
According to Pascal’s wager it is better to believe in god. But he does not say which god. Judjing by the nature of the Biblical god it is better not to believe in any god than believe in the wrong god. In conclusion it is meaningless to debate whether there is a god or not. Instead debate on “If there is a god which is that God?” and see the consternation we cause among the believers. solventz@gmail.com
@Xavier William
I enjoyed what you have to say...… I will debate “If there is a god which is that God?” with you and I think you will enjoy what I have to say, I study world religions and have read the main holy texts of all the major religions of the world and many of the minor..... please ask me any questions you like.....
Follow the god you wish, even the god of atheism. Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God and offers all men His salvation. Refuse it at your own peril.
You know there is is a great Christian you should check out. Ravi Zacharias
God's existence is written on the hearts of men, and the Bible is supported by historical, archaeological, and prophetical evidence, plus the historicity of Christ.
Believing is not enough. Many believe, but they're still unsaved. What matters is if a person is truly saved. God has His elect, and these will become saved at some point. We read about those whom God chose to salvation in Ephesians 1.
I didn’t want to believe the truth of God as the sheer weight and blackness of my sin as highlighted by satan seemed to big a hurdle, he can tell you you are to good and to bad, thank God for Gods grace and mercy hey )) blessed beyond measure.
R.C. Sprouls video of youngest appearance was in the 1970’s. Not this video which appears to be in the near late 1980’s.
This video starts out so well! It's a Christian, but he's thoughtful and knowledgeable, and he's willing to engage with questions that are complex and difficult . . . and then he descends into ridiculous caricature. Without ever really dealing with the Christian bias towards belief that he brings up in the beginning of the video, he imagines that the atheists' bias is that they don't want God to exist because they want an excuse to keep sinning. Really? Do you know any atheists, Mr Sproul? Do you know (or imagine that you know) that we just deny God because we want to keep on going with our evil ways? In fact, most of us atheists feel the exact opposite. We would love to believe that there's a good father looking out for us and a paradise waiting for us at the end of our lives. That's a comforting idea. I'm sure that many Christians are comforted by it, and I'm not in a hurry to take that comfort away from them. But--as Mr. Sproul points out in the beginning of this video before abandoning critical thinking entirely--comforting isn't the same thing as true.
He then goes into the familiar "Something can't come from nothing" explanation to say that God's existence is so obvious that only someone running from God could deny it. That idea is a complex one, and it's been debunked in other places, so I won't go into it here. Suffice it to say that Sproul's Christian faith preceded this argument. It doesn't come from this argument.
Here's the kicker: that God you're explaining doesn't exist in Scripture. He isn't some gentle, kind god that only gives love and peace signs. He's a holy, wrathful God that demands obedience from his creatures. That goes to show that atheists do indeed have a heavily vested interest to deny the God of Scripture in any way they can, as the existence of such a God is a complete inconvenience. Just because most would can cover this well by acting and false declarations, does not mean it is not so.
"The idea is a complex one" is a convenient way of brushing away the fact that it's complete nonsense, and cannot support itself in the long run.
@@mikkellowe1270 And your response is a convenient way of trying to affirm the argument without providing evidence for it. The argument is complicated, and if you really wanted to engage with it, there are lots of places you could do so. But briefly:
1. If something can't come from nothing, then where does God come from?
2. Scientists don't actually say that the Universe came from nothing. What they say is that we can only trace time and space back to a particular moment. We can say what happened after that moment, but we can't know anything that happened before it.
@@mikkellowe1270 Again--this is something that some theists invent about atheists because it confirms their own worldview, but it has no basis in reality. Sure, it would be nice to believe in a warm, fuzzy God. But even if God were wrathful and punishing, if there were really evidence for such a God, it would be in atheists' best interest to appease him.
It would be unpleasant in the short-term, not to mention repugnant and immoral. But if we weighed short-term unpleasantness vs. an eternity of punishment, we would do our best to so what he said. Better to serve the monster than be tortured by him. Atheists don't run from a wrathful God because we don't want to obey. To do so would be against our self interest. We simply don't believe there's any more reason to believe that this version of God exists any more than there's reason to believe in the kinder, gentler God.
@@81Wordsworth
1. God did not come from anything. We and the universe are contingent- we depend on God to exist and survive- while God is necessary. He has always been, immutable. The question of where he came from is unanswerable, as he never came into being in the first place.
2. In my understanding, scientists can only trace back the existence of the universe until the laws of physics don't make sense. But think about it- what justification is there for order and laws to come from a state of virtual chaos? What justification is there that we can and should trust reality or even or own minds to be orderly and rational, when we came from disorder and chance?
The problems are even more disturbing the deeper you get into it.