One of the best Bible teachers, scholars and communicators ever. I am looking forward to meeting Dr. Sproul in Heaven. He has had a huge impact on my walk with the Lord.
There's no feeling like feeling the presence of God. It happened to me the night that I was saved, alone in my room. I was on my knees and crying tears of deep sorrow while I prayed for God to come into my life. He answered that prayer and it was like someone flipped a light switch. I went from being the saddest I'd ever been before, to crying tears of joy and filled with hope and happiness. I could feel Him there with me, and that I was changed in an instant. I never understood what people meant by being born again until that night. Thank you Lord! Thank you for pulling me out of the sewer! I owe you everything. 🙏❤️
A pastor told my husband and me that when it comes to God, our feelings alone don't matter. What matters is what God said in The Bible, because our feelings can lead us astray.
I'd like to suggest a short book entitled, The Experience That Counts from Grace Publications. It is an abridged version of Jonathan Edwards's classic book, Religious Affections. In it, Jonathan Edwards tells us about the nature of emotions and their importance in Christianity. Emotions in heaven and how true emotions are summed up in love.
Feelings are important. The right feelings are more important than what most people will say out of caution. The right feelings are very important. But they must be powerful feelings based on your correct knowledge of truth, consequence and mercy. The more you understand what’s at stake and how much God has done for you the more dramatic feelings will come to you. The ones you don’t have to feel worried about or doubt your priorities over. The strong feelings are results of the understanding of His love. They are not the focus.
!!! This is the first time I have heard Sproul say he was “converted from *paganism*”. 10:50 Has any else ever heard him give testimony about this before?! Is there perhaps a video where he elaborates on this? I’ve been a fan of RC Sproul and Ligonier Ministries for a long time. I love Sproul and this Ministries. *Just interested if he ever shares a more in-depth/or elaborate testimony about this part of his history. Does anyone know?
“The ‘Secret’ of The LORD is with them that Fear HIM; And HE Will ‘Cause’ them to Know HIS Covenant.” (Psalm 25:14) ~~~ “By Mercy and Truth Iniquity is PURGED; And By The FEAR of The LORD men Depart from Evil.” (Prov 16:6) ~~~ “And Wisdom and Knowledge shall be the Stability Of thy times, and ‘Strength of Salvation’; The ‘F-E-A-R’ of The LORD ‘IS’ HIS TREASURE.” (Isaiah 33:6) ~~~ :o
Hebrews 10:28 Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses. 29 How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace? "The gospel is not an announcement that God has relaxed his justice or lowered the standard of His holiness." --Arthur W. Pink
Dear Dave, I often see comments like yours and search my heart for some winsome way to show the truth of God but it pains me because I have no idea who you are and what you have been through and I remember what it was like when Christians used to throw bible verses at me and how it just did nothing to my heart (or so it seemed). But I want to share with you that I used to sit in the seat of scoffers and stand in the way of sinners (as Psalm 1 reflects) but one day God changed my heart through His Word (the Holy Bible) and now it is true of me that once "I was blind, but now I see!" John 9:25 ...I pray that you will some day know God and love Him because there is no greater joy than this and it is the reason why He made us. Seek Him
Keith Green "All my life I'd been lost in a fantasy that blinded me, untill your love broke through". We hate God, I did all of my life, and I'd thought that I just didn't believe in him, and I never realized that I had been running from him untill I had a moment, where I recognized simply that if he'd existed, how immensely important it was that I live my life in search for him, that that was all that mattered even if there was a chance he existed, and recognized that for some reason, even though I didn't believe in him, I found myself for years desperately avoiding him... avoiding someone who didn't exist... Why
I once tried to disprove God also. Then God put me on my knees for seven days, praying, calling out to him. I was put before Jesus, at the foot of the cross. I was shown what he did for me. My sin was imputed to him, and his righteousness was imputed to me. He died for the sins I should have died for. He became sin for us. He saved me, and then my wife, my son, and my two daughters. Then he called me to preach his Word. I went from denying him, to proclaiming his glory. I pray you find God's mercy in your life.
This message is from Dr. Sproul’s 6-part teaching series Fear and Trembling. Watch the entire series: www.ligonier.org/learn/series/fear-and-trembling
Oh Lord, let us tremble and fear before you!!!
One of the best Bible teachers, scholars and communicators ever. I am looking forward to meeting Dr. Sproul in Heaven. He has had a huge impact on my walk with the Lord.
There's no feeling like feeling the presence of God. It happened to me the night that I was saved, alone in my room. I was on my knees and crying tears of deep sorrow while I prayed for God to come into my life. He answered that prayer and it was like someone flipped a light switch. I went from being the saddest I'd ever been before, to crying tears of joy and filled with hope and happiness. I could feel Him there with me, and that I was changed in an instant. I never understood what people meant by being born again until that night. Thank you Lord! Thank you for pulling me out of the sewer! I owe you everything. 🙏❤️
Paise the Lord for your true conversion !
Those tears in the presence of god are diamonds 💎. It's such a satisfying cry that only the almighty can produce.
I don't know how many times I've listened to this sermon in the last few weeks. I just can't get over it.
A pastor told my husband and me that when it comes to God, our feelings alone don't matter. What matters is what God said in The Bible, because our feelings can lead us astray.
Amen ✝️
How True That Is..
God Bless ❤️
@HaroldZwingley ohhhh wow!! I'm so sorry I thought you were replying to my post..Please forgive me..❤️
I'd like to suggest a short book entitled, The Experience That Counts from Grace Publications. It is an abridged version of Jonathan Edwards's classic book, Religious Affections. In it, Jonathan Edwards tells us about the nature of emotions and their importance in Christianity. Emotions in heaven and how true emotions are summed up in love.
We walk by faith and not by sight (or by feeling, or by what we hear that doesn’t align with the Word, etc.)
@HaroldZwingley awesome reply bro. I understand your passion.
Thank God we have so much of this wonderful man's teaching recorded 🙏🏼
God be praised 🙏 I'm in Awe of the definition of his infinite influence upon this teaching of his WORD.📖
Amen. Let our theology always trump our feelings
Thank you Lord for your teachings.
I tremble every morning when I wake up.
I know God is with me everywhere I go.
Thank you Lord Jesus 🙏 💓
I really appreciate RC Sproul !
1 Timothy 1:17
English Standard Version
17 To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Thank you. What a blessing
I had to watch this again because it was so powerful to me ! Thank you
AMAZING!!!❤
Amen
I needed to hear this message.
Feelings are important. The right feelings are more important than what most people will say out of caution. The right feelings are very important. But they must be powerful feelings based on your correct knowledge of truth, consequence and mercy. The more you understand what’s at stake and how much God has done for you the more dramatic feelings will come to you. The ones you don’t have to feel worried about or doubt your priorities over. The strong feelings are results of the understanding of His love. They are not the focus.
Awesome video
Amen!!!
Just read this story in his book The Holiness of God
!!! This is the first time I have heard Sproul say he was “converted from *paganism*”. 10:50
Has any else ever heard him give testimony about this before?!
Is there perhaps a video where he elaborates on this?
I’ve been a fan of RC Sproul and Ligonier Ministries for a long time. I love Sproul and this Ministries.
*Just interested if he ever shares a more in-depth/or elaborate testimony about this part of his history.
Does anyone know?
👍
“The ‘Secret’ of The LORD is with them that Fear HIM;
And HE Will ‘Cause’ them to Know HIS Covenant.”
(Psalm 25:14)
~~~
“By Mercy and Truth Iniquity is PURGED;
And By The FEAR of The LORD men Depart from Evil.”
(Prov 16:6)
~~~
“And Wisdom and Knowledge shall be the Stability
Of thy times, and ‘Strength of Salvation’;
The ‘F-E-A-R’ of The LORD ‘IS’ HIS TREASURE.”
(Isaiah 33:6)
~~~
:o
Wow! Around 22 mins is what I feel. Not all the time though.
I read the bible from cover to cover. When I started I was an Atheist. By the end I became more Atheistic.
Makes sense, the natural man cannot understand the things of God. You must trust in Christ and repent and be filled with the Spirit.
Oh, the volume is way too low.
He should have went to the country and seen God's work
He sits so high and looks so low
Hebrews 10:28 Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses. 29 How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace?
"The gospel is not an announcement that God has relaxed his justice or lowered the standard of His holiness."
--Arthur W. Pink
And this was also written to Hebrews, who are under the law, and are under the circumcision evangel.
What kind of being can create universes by speaking? An imaginary one.
No my dear, He is not imaginary. He is the One and Only Powerful.
GOD ALMIGHTY.
GOD! That's Who!!!
Dear Dave, I often see comments like yours and search my heart for some winsome way to show the truth of God but it pains me because I have no idea who you are and what you have been through and I remember what it was like when Christians used to throw bible verses at me and how it just did nothing to my heart (or so it seemed). But I want to share with you that I used to sit in the seat of scoffers and stand in the way of sinners (as Psalm 1 reflects) but one day God changed my heart through His Word (the Holy Bible) and now it is true of me that once "I was blind, but now I see!" John 9:25 ...I pray that you will some day know God and love Him because there is no greater joy than this and it is the reason why He made us. Seek Him
Keith Green "All my life I'd been lost in a fantasy that blinded me, untill your love broke through". We hate God, I did all of my life, and I'd thought that I just didn't believe in him, and I never realized that I had been running from him untill I had a moment, where I recognized simply that if he'd existed, how immensely important it was that I live my life in search for him, that that was all that mattered even if there was a chance he existed, and recognized that for some reason, even though I didn't believe in him, I found myself for years desperately avoiding him... avoiding someone who didn't exist... Why
I once tried to disprove God also. Then God put me on my knees for seven days, praying, calling out to him. I was put before Jesus, at the foot of the cross. I was shown what he did for me. My sin was imputed to him, and his righteousness was imputed to me. He died for the sins I should have died for. He became sin for us. He saved me, and then my wife, my son, and my two daughters. Then he called me to preach his Word. I went from denying him, to proclaiming his glory. I pray you find God's mercy in your life.
Amen