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R.C. Sproul

Is anyone else familiar with the great American theologian R.C. Sproul?

A reformed Presbyterian, Sproul spent his life sharing the message of the Gospel across the world. My parents were big fans and I spent my childhood and early adult years listening to his sermons and seminars. I usually agree with his most pedagogy on theology.

He was practical yet sophisticated, honest yet gentle, conservative yet progressive. He came off as a real person who treated people humane and with kindness.

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by Anonymousreply 31June 5, 2023 4:00 AM

Sproul on voting for presidential candidates.

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by Anonymousreply 1June 4, 2023 5:36 PM

no comments?

by Anonymousreply 2June 4, 2023 5:55 PM

Never heard of him but I'm not religious.

by Anonymousreply 3June 4, 2023 6:32 PM

Dear OP, are you lost?

by Anonymousreply 4June 4, 2023 7:21 PM

This Sproul, R.G., is far better & imortant.

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by Anonymousreply 5June 4, 2023 8:01 PM

Important

by Anonymousreply 6June 4, 2023 8:01 PM

R5 I don't think they are related

by Anonymousreply 7June 4, 2023 8:03 PM

I know that—

by Anonymousreply 8June 4, 2023 8:08 PM

Progressive?

I don't think so.

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by Anonymousreply 9June 4, 2023 8:09 PM

This is the "lecture" referenced above.

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by Anonymousreply 10June 4, 2023 8:10 PM

RG is far better- known and regarded. That is all.

by Anonymousreply 11June 4, 2023 8:10 PM

Happy Pride everyone! Who wants to discuss PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGIANS?

by Anonymousreply 12June 4, 2023 8:11 PM

Only 12, so far?

by Anonymousreply 13June 4, 2023 8:16 PM

Whither the merits of Barnhouse?

by Anonymousreply 14June 4, 2023 8:21 PM

R9 He is saying he disagrees with homosexuality and thinks it is unbiblical, but he is also saying to to love the person.

by Anonymousreply 15June 4, 2023 8:57 PM

[quote] He is saying he disagrees with homosexuality and thinks it is unbiblical, but he is also saying to to love the person.

Well, isn't that special.

by Anonymousreply 16June 4, 2023 9:14 PM

So its just more of the 'hate the sin love the sinner' cliché. How progressive.

That's been around since St. Augustine

by Anonymousreply 17June 4, 2023 9:18 PM

[quote]hate the sin love the sinner

I often find the opposite to be more relevant to my life.

by Anonymousreply 18June 4, 2023 9:23 PM

I think he really believed it

by Anonymousreply 19June 4, 2023 10:08 PM

He was just another of the parade of radio preachers my Dad had on his AM radio every day during the 70s. Nothing particularly different about him, as far as I could tell.

by Anonymousreply 20June 4, 2023 10:44 PM

Thanks, R5 I lived in the dormitory named after Robert Gordon Sproul while attending UCLA.

by Anonymousreply 21June 5, 2023 12:10 AM

Religious people bore the fuck out of me.

by Anonymousreply 22June 5, 2023 12:22 AM

I marched across Sproul Plaza to occupy Sproul Hall in a war protest while attending Cal. 🤙🏼

by Anonymousreply 23June 5, 2023 12:51 AM

R22: “ Religious people bore the fuck out of me.”

No, they don’t. They attract your attention. Thus, you post.

It’s not criticism. Just observation.

by Anonymousreply 24June 5, 2023 1:06 AM

His son, who is a real piece of work, has a daughter married to the oldest son of Doug Phillips, disgraced leader of the patriarchal Vision Forum cult. I first learned about that here from the Dominion Wackiness Troll.

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by Anonymousreply 25June 5, 2023 1:21 AM

Let’s discuss election!

by Anonymousreply 26June 5, 2023 1:52 AM

r5 - That's the Sproul I was thinking about 'til I got to your post. I was confused why UC Davis would name a building (tallest one on campus back in the day) after a preacher. I had no idea what the guy looked like.

by Anonymousreply 27June 5, 2023 2:09 AM

R2 No

by Anonymousreply 28June 5, 2023 2:26 AM

Prior to the creation of the UC system, everything we now think of as separate campuses was run out of Berkeley— even UCLA. Local campus control only came about in the 50s. He was most closely associated with Cal, but he played a huge role in what we think of as the modern UC, hence the named buildings for him at several campuses,

by Anonymousreply 29June 5, 2023 2:47 AM

I think all grown men in the religion racket are creepy.

by Anonymousreply 30June 5, 2023 2:58 AM

Sproul on homosexuality

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