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
true-friend ambition character
A high character might be produced, I suppose, by continued prosperity, but it has very seldom been the case. Adversity, however it may appear to be our foe, is our true friend; and, after a little acquaintance with it, we receive it as a precious thing - the prophecy of a coming joy. It should be no ambition of ours to traverse a path without a thorn or stone.
trying want scripture
Dear friends, whenever you want to understand a text of Scripture, try to read the original
jesus holiness would-be
If you would be holy, you must live close to Jesus.
thinking sin savior
Too many think lightly of sin, and therefore think lightly of the Savior.
holy righteousness
My trust is not that I am holy, but that being unholy, he is my righteousness.
prayer heart giving
Prayer gives a channel to the pent-up sorrows of the soul, they flow away, and in their stead streams of sacred delight pour into the heart.
giving christ repentance
Repentance will not make you see Christ; but to see Christ will give you repentance.
men remember he-man
Remember the man who truly repents is never satisfied with his own repentance.
He is truly great in who hath power over himself.
cheer spirit hundred
I would go to the deeps a hundred times a cheer a downcast spirit.
song pain men
Song of God and Son of Man, there He hangs, bearing pains unutterable, the just for the unjust, to bring us to God.
heart my-heart
Come my, heart, up and away!
inches esteem
Whenever you get one inch above the ground in your own esteem, you are that inch too high!
wise prayer purpose
Make the most of prayer. ... Prayer is the master-weapon. We should be wise if we used it more, and did so with a more specific purpose.