Election & Reprobation: Foundations - An Overview of Systematic Theology with R.C. Sproul 

The Lord surely gifted dear R. C. Sproul with the ability to preach/teach His word with such keen clarity! I never knew of my late brother R. C. until March of 2024 (this current year) and I'm sooo grateful to be able to hear him via the Ligonier Ministry recordings! The Lord Jesus Christ ALONE be praised, for it's HIS SOVEREIGN WILL ALONE that counts!

I've never understood why this is controversial. I've been saved for 30+ years. It never even occurred to me that it was so controversial until the internet came along and I started seeing all the confusion/controversy and even anger from some people. The bottom line is, it's a miracle He chooses anyone at all. We ALL deserve hell!

R.C. Sproul is probably the best teacher I've ever seen. Ligonier does a fantastic job in general. So much to learn from him!

It is all through Him and too Him. Nothing we bring and nothing we give. He is truly sovereign.

R.C. Sproul is just an incredible teacher. Rest in Peace Sproul!!

I love all of you brothers and sisters 🙏

This man should receive the Nobel Prize for having the wisdom and knowledge of the Almighty. Not all of the Almighty's knowledge and wisdom, but enough to awe you.

I get it! (finally). It took this lecture for me to finally get it.

This gives me peace . He is all knowing !!! He knows who his elect are.

This is fantastic!

ALL Glory GLORY GLORY GLORY TO GOD yes praise God Amen Hallelujah

Amen to this. I agree 1000%. I wish Faith on Fire on RU-vid could see the error of his ways and stop his John MacArthur and Calvanism attacks. His attacks are out of ignorance, but used by the enemy of man's soul.

All of the comments I see in these videos are usually positive. They agree and basically just echo the talking points of the speaker. That’s good obviously. I just hope that one day I see someone in the comments share how they grew from what they heard. And even someone who held the opposite and objectively wrong view, have a change of heart based on the truth of God’s word and guidance of His holy spit. Being realized by the humility we must have through the death of the Son.

The SOVEREIGN LORD GOD is HOLY & RIGHTEOUS AND FULL OF GRACE! HE is INCAPABLE of doing any evil! He PREDESTINED and ELECTED in eternity past before He made this universe! God's word makes predestination and election clear, and this was "eons" BEFORE John Calvin was ever even born! Thank You for Your Grace & Mercy, dear Lord Jesus!

Our LORD JESUS CHRIST is a living God loving God prayer answering GOD AMEN Hallelujah

Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah

That wombmate joke gets me everytime

Our LORD JESUS CHRIST is a great GOD. King of kings LORD of Lord's AMEN Hallelujah

Hallelujah 🙌 🙏

We cannot begin to understand how God sees things. It is beyond human capacity. We can have drawn out talks such as this one, but we will truly never know.

NEVER EVER GIVE UP ON OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST,……….WHY?,………. BECAUSE HE NEVER GAVE UP ON US,………AMEN

John 6:44 . 44“NO ONE can come to me UNLESS the Father who sent me DRAWS THEM, and I will raise them up at the last day. NO ONE CAN come to Jesus on their own. We do not have the ability to come to him due to our sinful nature. The father needs to draw us first. We do not choose Jesus unless the father first draws us. It is not something we choose or can do on our own due to our sinful nature. We would never seek God on our own accord

Many are called but Few are Choosen vessel

I simply didn't WANT to believe this was true for a time. I was appalled that ANYBODY would dare undermine my conception of God's Love.

Absolutely Amazing!

Amen amen amen

@22:55 He's under no obligation to redeem any. By His grace, some are redeemed. Earlier, Jacob received grace, Essau received justice, nobody received injustice from God. Even being fresh from my early rise this AM, these are still very mysterious and too deep for me to handle. Maybe when the caffeine start to kick in, I'll grasp some of the meaning of these.

Romans 8 gives a great explanation of this and 9 and 10 go on the EXPLAIN IT FURTHER , We are not made righteous if we are outside of Christ and he didn’t waste blood shed and make atonement for those who are not in him, that would be a Hell for no reason if he made us all righteous. You have to see context and understand what’s being said and understand the flow and WHY there was a redemptive plan his chosen people to be in Christ to live according to to the Spirit and not according to the flesh. This is a very easy doctrine to understand when we place our feelings aside and see what we truly are and mankind has been. Ruthless arrogant entitled children of wrath, UNTIL CHRIST UNTIL THE HOLY SPIRIT UNTIL GOD CHANGES their hearts changes the desires and view on sin, others instead of abounding in the grace of God they curse at it or shake it off not seeing the amazing mercy and the grace of almighty God The others he allows to continue in their desires. Reading from Genesis and through the Law and phrophets and continue to revelation, you see Gods sovereignty on full display, man’s rebellion UNLESS GOD gives grace and why Christ come to redeem a certain remnant of people, not even the called not all make it they even walk away but the chosen they remain in him because it was a work of God. He gets all the glory and always will, this is HIS STORY THIS IS HIS CREATION AND THERE IS no injustice with God, he can throw us all onto Hell eternal punishment if he desires but our God has not changed for he cannot he is faithful and he keeps his word. So we must put emotions and feelings aside and read his word and truly read his word. Not read into his word but read out of his word. Meaning we have to understand subjects audience literal figurative we have to stop while reading and dig further get commentaries get trusted resources OLD DEAD GUYS, work the best for sure praise God for the faithful who has went before us!!! Much Love may you find understanding and true peace instead of questioning Gods word and end up having to make another God to serve . I pray hearts are changed and God speaks truth to all who have trouble with this with great patience , as he has shown me as well and still opens my eyes to being gentle. We must remember a profession is not salvation. We must have change in the person sanctification is a work of God a sign of true salvation and repentance

Having had a Damascus road type conversion, I knew it was God’s work on day one. I was convinced, it seems like it was in a moment, of depravity, especially my depravity. The ULIP was welcomed after that.

The prescience view is in contrast to the doctrine of predestination...The Augustinian view is more in line

When a video of 28 minutes has been released 58 minutes ago and I see comments from 44 minutes ago, I see trash comments

Amen

Where can I see the complete series?

Yes we are GOD Choosen vessel

Amazing to hear the incredible "mental gymnastics" that have to be preformed in order to believe and/or explain this nonsense view of God's character. Yes, God in His love and mercy has predestined and elected us to be saved. ALL of US. Just like in Adam all died, in Christ ALL are made alive! God is NOT willing that ANY will perish. EVERY knee will bow and joyfully confess that Jesus is Lord to the glory of God the Father. God Himself in His word has explained clearly that He is Love and explained exactly what the definition of love really is. And God's definition of love found in His word, completely rules out this nonsense that Mr. Sproul is teaching here.

So, if it’s all predetermined, predestined, saved and reprobate, why preach the gospel to the unsaved? Why should or would anyone desire to seek God? It’s all predetermined in eternity past, right? Makes no logical sense. And why? Does God love everyone and wants all to come to a knowledge of the truth? Does he command and desire everyone to repent and believe in Jesus and be saved? Is John 3:16 intended for everyone or just a few already predetermined? I see gaping contradictions and illogical eisegesis here.

I sure do love hearing RC Sprul tak on the Bible, one thing he says in this that is a lie and I strongly disagree with, Luke's.story of christmas, Jesus's birth is not xmas story, it the story of our Saviors birth. God hated and still hates xmas, I don't speK for God, he said he hates it, Dec 25 is the birth date of maybe the head top dog sun god, Mithra, his birthday was 25, God punished Israel for worshipping that pagan god and other pagan gods, easter, valentines, holloween, Mardi gras, all same gods just in different countries and at different times of the year. And God don't want us celebrating those days, he told the children of Israel as they were going into the Promised Land, DO NOT DO AS THE HEARTHEN DO, NOR INQUIRE AS TO HOW THEY WORSHIP THEIR GODS, I'm not a jehovahs witness, thT sect does not recognize Jesus as God in the flesh, which is contrary to the written Word. I don't k ow why most every American knows that xmas and eadter are pagan rooted celebrations but continue to celebrate them. In the fear of God, I wouldn't do it, I don't believe I can say that I'm smarter than God and decide I can do it because I do it different than the pagans, God said not to even inquire about their gods.

After several months of thinking about this doctrine since I found about it, I still struggle to grasp it. Is it not more likely that there's 2 groups that are saved in play here? Some who are chosen and brought to God by Himself, and those who choose to accept Christ of their own will by responding to the gospel message?

RC is great Praise God it depends on Him and he has not shared His glory with another. His authority is from eternity past and anyone who claims to choose a god testifies that YHVH ADONAI who is God has not chosen them. they are unconverted unrepentant blasphemers self righteous narcissist self promoters taking credit for what only God can do and caling god their puppet.

If Jesus is your Lord and Savior, be glad. How it came about- we'll never fully know. Just be glad if you have Jesus.

Predestination is assurance of salvation.