Quotemeal: May. 3rd, 1959

Sunday, May 3, 1959

"Without God man has no reference point to define himself. 20th century philosophy manifests the chaos of man seeking to understand himself as a creature with dignity while having no reference point for that dignity."
— R. C. Sproul

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"God, who needs nothing, loves into existence wholly superfluous creatures in order that he may love and perfect them."
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Illustration of R. C. Sproul — "Without God man has no reference point to define himself. 20th century philosophy manifests the chaos of man seeking to understand himself as a creature with dignity while having no reference point for that dignity."

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