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
self grace trials
When our troubles are many we are often by grace made courageous in serving our God; we feel that we have nothing to live for in this world, and we are driven, by hope of the world to come, to exhibit zeal, self-denial, and industry.
want waste firsts
Hundreds would never have known want if they had not first known waste.
spiritual men want
Want of will causes paralysis of every faculty. In spiritual things man is utterly unable because resolvedly unwilling.
play skills needs
It needs more skill than I can tell To play the second fiddle well.
anvils hammers not-afraid
The anvil is not afraid of the hammer.
prayer successful confession
For a successful season of prayer, the best beginning is confession.
desire alive sin
When you desire to be most alive to God, you will generally find sin most alive to repel you.
running heart joy
When the heart is full of joy, it always allows its joy to escape. It is like the fountain in the marketplace; whenever it is full it runs away in streams, and so soon as it ceases to overflow, you may be quite sure that it has ceased to be full. The only full heart is the overflowing heart.
heaven needs christ
You need not to know much about Heaven-it is where Christ is, and that is Heaven enough for us.
world crosses remedy
The world's one and only remedy is the cross.
heart thinking despair
When you think of what you are, and despair; think also of what He is, and take heart.
mystery crosses wounds
Abide close to the cross, and search the mystery of His wounds.
jehovah eternal-life equal
A thousand lives are not equal to the eternal life which abides in Jehovah's smile
forgiveness lying essence
We are certain that there is forgiveness, because there is a Gospel, and the very essence of the Gospel lies in the proclamation of the pardon of sin.