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
soul hell christ
Come as you are. If you are the blackest soul out of hell, trust Christ, and that act of trust shall make you clean.
christian suffering doubt
It seems to me that doubt is worse than trial. I had sooner suffer any affliction than be left to question the gospel or my own interest in it.
thinking joy suffering
It is the very joy of this earthly life to think that it will come to an end.
joy suffering sorrow
Sorrow for sin should be the keenest sorrow; joy in the Lord should be the loftiest joy.
encouragement gratitude religious
The greater our present trials, the louder will our future songs be, and the more intense our joyful gratitude.
faith religious heart
It is not all darkness in a heart which can cry, "My God".
faith religious men
Men will never be great in theology until they are great in suffering.
christian spiritual tears
To pray is to cast off your burdens, it is to tear away your rags, it is to shake off your diseases, it is to be filled with spiritual vigor, it is to reach the highest point of Christian health.
transgression angry
He who is not angry at transgression becomes a partaker in it.
wise steps lord
A sense of our own folly is a great step towards being wise, when it leads us to rely on the wisdom of the Lord.
voice ministry ill
An ill life will effectually drown the voice of the most eloquent ministry.
motto let-me ready
Let me be as the bullock which stands between the plough and the altar, to work or to be sacrificed; and let my motto be, "Ready for either".
arms burden
When God places a burden upon you, He places His arms underneath you.
adversity fire secret
Many a text [of Scripture] is written in a secret ink which must be held to the fire of adversity to make it visible.