Charles Spurgeon
Charles Spurgeon
Charles HaddonSpurgeonwas a British Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, among whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers". He was a strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the Church in agreement with the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith understanding, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth19 June 1834
thinking light grace
The more grace we have, the less we shall think of ourselves, for grace, like light, reveals our impurity.
prayer wheels providence
Prayer is one of the necessary wheels of the machinery of providence.
prayer weight length
True prayer is measured by weight, not by length
scripture needs should
You need not bring life to the scripture. You should draw life from the scripture.
heaven elements flow
There cannot be heaven without Christ. He is the sum total of bliss; the fountain from which heaven flows, the element of which heaven is composed. Christ is heaven and heaven is Christ.
soul church saving
A church is a soul-saving company or it is nothing.
men hands lovely
To a hungry man, Christ is very lovely when He has a loaf of bread in His hand.
bible church christ
The Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible is the religion of Christ's church.
study closets instructors
The closet is the best study. The commentators are good instructors, but the Author Himself is far better.
prayer nine neglect
Nine times out of ten, declension from God begins in the neglect of private prayer.
punishment joy endless
Death is no punishment to the believer: it is the gate of endless joy.
christian danger persecuted
Christians are not so much in danger when they are persecuted as when they are admired.
jesus heart faithful
Settle this in your heart: Whether I am up or down, the Lord Jesus is the same. Whether I sing or sigh, the promise is true and the Promiser is faithful. Whether I stand on the summit or am hidden in the vale the covenant stands fast and everlasting love abides.
joy sorrow sin
That conversion which is all joy and lacks sorrow for sin, is very questionable.