Satan Is Real—and He’s Personal

Summary

R.C. Sproul addresses the modern tendency to depersonalize Satan from an individual being to an abstract "evil force," challenging this intellectual reframing as logically unsound. He argues that a true force cannot be inherently moral or immoral, and only a personal entity with consciousness, will, and intentionality can embody evil. By emphasizing that impersonal entities like wind or flowers cannot sin, Sproul underscores the importance of understanding Satan as a personal, intelligent being rather than a vague metaphysical concept. The practical takeaway is that spiritual realities should be understood with theological precision rather than being diluted to make them more palatable to contemporary sensibilities.