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Had you met R.C. Sproul as a kid, you might have expected him to become a professional baseball player. R.C. grew up in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, under those who served in World War II ("The Greatest Generation”). R.C. possessed charm, good character, a fine work ethic, and was full of competitive spirit on the sports field.
God had far more in store for R.C. than anyone might have imagined. During college, some football players opened the Bible with R.C., and afterwards, R.C. gave his life to Jesus. Little did he know that he would be the one to open the Bible for thousands, helping many people understand the truth of God’s Word. In fact, in his lifetime R.C. received three honorary doctorates.
R.C. and his elementary school sweetheart, Vesta, began God's work for them together right after college. In his lifetime, R.C. founded a school, as well as a teaching center. He also laid the foundation for many people to understand what we call “Reformed Theology.” That’s a fancy way of summarizing the truths that Scripture is our only ultimate authority, and salvation is by grace alone, by faith alone, through Christ alone, to the glory of God alone.
We want you to meet R.C. Sproul because we believe that his work will help you see the truth of the Bible clearly. His jovial, kind, and courageous spirit is a wonderful reflection of the character of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Of any author we introduce you to, R.C. has had the biggest impact on our team here at Bibles.net.
Content taken from R. C. Sproul: A Life by Stephen Nichols, ©2021. Used by permission of Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
“For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God” (Ruth 1:16 ESV).
The verse above from the book of Ruth was inscribed on the inside of R.C. Sproul and his wife Vesta’s wedding rings. They committed to each other to do all things together. R.C.’s friends remember that Vesta never missed one of R.C.’s speaking events. She was always there to support him. They remembered that R.C. did nothing without his Vesta.
In R.C.’s biography by Stephen Nichols, we read, “R.C. was in the first grade at Pleasant Hills Elementary School. Vesta Vooris was in the second grade. R.C. vividly remembers seeing her for the first time, and when he did, with clarity, he knew he would marry her... If you were to look on most trees lining old Clairton Toad and McCellan Drive, you’d see four initials carved: “R.C. + V.V.” After that first encounter, a few more years passed before R.C. and Vesta became on-again, off-again boyfriend and girlfriend. Ultimately, the story of R.C. would be that of R.C. and Vesta.”
[R.C. Sproul] was the epitome of the whole-souled Christian. He took even his laughter seriously, and he excelled in it. Indeed, one memorable night when several of us were having dinner together, there was such joyful humor and side-splitting laughter that we had to call Steve Lawson’s brother Mark, a physician, to come over to the restaurant to make sure that R.C. had not seriously injured himself laughing.
by Sinclair B. Ferguson | SourceHere are 10 super fun and interesting facts—some light, some deep, and all meaningful—about the beloved Bible teacher, R.C. Sproul.
I never believed that you could argue somebody into the kingdom of God, but at the same time I believed that we have a deep responsibility to give a rational defense for the truth claims of Christianity… We don’t ask people to take a leap into the dark. We ask them to come out of the dark and to give a playing field where Christianity at least has intellectual respectability in the marketplace. Shoring up the Christian in his experience, instead of being paralyzed, that they can then become articulate, and knowledgeable, and able to give the reason for the hope that is in them—that was always a part of my concern from day one, and certainly my background in philosophy fueled that.
Here was a scholar-preacher, or preacher-scholar, touched with a gift for communication that exceeded the ordinary. More importantly, here was someone who understood what was central to the Scriptures and who desired to communicate it with passion.
by Derek W.H. Thomas | SourceR.C.’s tombstone reads,
“He was a kind man
redeemed by
a kinder Savior.”
R.C. Sproul recounts his experience of being in a historic train wreck in 1993 in detail, and reminds us that according to the providence of God, there are no "accidents."
In 1993, R.C. Sproul and his wife were involved in a historical train wreck. Here's their story, and what they learned from this experience.