My kin are those who have been bought by the blood of the Lamb. They are my brothers and my sisters, even if they root for the wrong football team. My calling is to love them like family, for they are family. They, like me, have been born a second time, born into the family of God. We share a common Father, we share a common mother, the church, and we share a common brother, Jesus our Lord.

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017), Theologe, Pastor, Apologet, Bestsellerautor

Topics: Church & Congregation, Grace & Redemption, Love

Occasions: For Reflection

R.C. Sproul

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) war ein US-amerikanischer presbyterianischer Theologe, Pastor und Autor, der über das von ihm gegründete Lehrwerk Ligonier Ministries in Florida wirkte. Er profilierte sich als prominenter Vertreter des Calvinismus, betonte die absolute Heiligkeit Gottes sowie die Irrtumslosigkeit der Schrift und lehnte theologische Annäherungen an den Katholizismus entschieden ab. Für Bibelleser bietet er einen verständlichen Zugang zu historisch-reformatorischer Dogmatik, stößt jedoch mit seiner kompromisslosen Erwählungslehre und seinem Cessationismus außerhalb konservativ-reformierter Kreise auf Kritik.

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