R.C. Sproul

Dr. R.C. Sproul is co-pastor of Saint Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, Fla., chairman of Ligonier Ministries, and author of the book and teaching series The Holiness of God.

  • Trusting God’s Providence by

    The rain falls on the just and the unjust; foxes have holes and birds have nests, while lilies adorn the fields. Everything in creation is under the providing care of God. Not only does God supply all things, but He …

  • Unconditional Election by

    Upon what condition did God elect sinners to salvation? Was your positive choice for the gospel the basis for your election before the foundation of the world? Was God’s choice based on your foreseen choice? Simply put, did God …

  • Understanding the Parousia by

  • Upsetting the World by

    Throughout the book of Acts, Christians are persecuted for their impact on society. Jesus said in His High Priestly Prayer, “I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one …

  • Vanity of Vanity by

    “Without Christ, without hope,” this statement is one that we draw from the writer of Ecclesiastes’ verse, “Vanity of vanity – all is vanity.”  In this portion of the series Dr. Sproul talks about the meaning behind this Old Testament verse …

  • What About Those Who Demand Their Rights? by

    What exactly do people mean when they say every woman has a right to her own body? The abortion issue seems to be the flagship of the woman’s rights movement. How often do you hear that a woman has …

  • What Are the Key Issues? by

    On June 22, 1973, a decision came from the courts of the United States that legalized abortion on demand. Since then, this country has been split over the legitimacy of the Roe v. Wade decision. Is abortion murder? Is a …

  • What Can We Know About God? by

    Is God hiding from His creation, or has He made Himself known? The simple man may ask, “If God wants to make Himself known, why doesn’t He just write His name in the clouds?”  In a real sense, He …

  • What is Christian Marriage? by

    Before people try to re-define marriage, they need to first be able to define marriage. What is marriage? What is the purpose of marriage? How do we regulate marriage? Dr. Sproul considers these things as he looks not only at …

  • What Is Faith? by

    How do you know that Christianity is true? Scripture tells us that we live by faith and not by sight. The book of Hebrews tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things …

  • What Is Faith? by

    What does it mean for the Christian to say “I believe?” What is faith? Is faith enough? Where does reason fit in matters of faith? Is there an eternal fixed chasm between faith and reason? Contemplating these questions in this …

  • What is Free Will? by

  • What Is Free Will? by

    If God predestines people to salvation, then what about free will? Doesn’t the Calvinistic doctrine of predestination override human free will? What about choice? Considering the doctrine of divine election in this message, Dr. Sproul discusses some of the …

  • What Is Heaven Like? by

    The question what is heaven?, or more specifically, what is heaven like?, has left professors and lay people wondering for centuries. That is because the Bible is rather oblique with its descriptions about the final destiny of God’s …

  • What Is Predestination? by

    With all of the controversy surrounding predestination, isn’t there common ground on which we can all stand together? Where there is smoke there is fire, and where there is predestination, there is controversy. It seems that you can’t …