The Carnal Christian, by Dr. R. C. Sproul (1939-2017)
Here are some short excerpts from this great message:
"If it's really true that self is completely dominating your life, and Christ is in no sense exercising Lordship in your life, and if you are utterly carnal, and not spiritual at all, you are not a Christian."
"The theme song of the antinomians is,
'Freed from the law,
O blessed condition!
I can sin all I want
And still have remission!'"
"How did they respond to that? They did it with this little formula that's easy to remember:
'Justification is by faith alone - comma - but not by a faith that is alone'"
-----------------------------------
The following 2 quotes are from R. C. Sproul's (1939-2017) book Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification
"Does saving faith require a trust in the righteousness of Christ alone as the grounds of our justification? Or may a person have a different view of the gospel and still be a Christian?"
"The Reformation was waged, not over the issue of justification by faith, but over the issue of justification by faith alone. It was the Sola of Sola Fide that was the central point of dispute."
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
R. C. Sproul: The Prince's Poison Cup - Pastor Kevin Boling interviews the late R. C. Sproul (2008)
Holiness of God, by R. C. Sproul
The Carnal Christian, by R. C. Sproul
Justification by Faith Alone, by R. C. Sproul
Do Calvinists Believe in Free Will? by R. C. Sproul
Books by the late R. C. Sproul:
 |
Faith Alone, repackaged: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification By R.C. Sproul / Baker Books What must you do to be right with God? The Reformers broke with the Roman Catholic Church when they insisted people are justified by faith alone. But today many Protestants fail to grasp that keystone of faith. In Faith Alone, a Gold Medallion finalist, R. C. Sproul explains why Protestantism and Roman Catholicism split over justification in the first place and why that division remains an uncrossed chasm. Protestants must understand the biblical, Reformation view of the doctrine of justification to grasp the power of the gospel and proclaim it far and wide today. This repacked edition of a classic offers a new generation of Christians a clear explanation of the vital doctrine of salvation. |
