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
trying want scripture
Dear friends, whenever you want to understand a text of Scripture, try to read the original
jesus want casts
We want to assure you...that if you seek Him you will find Him. Jesus casts out none who come unto Him.
spiritual men want
Want of will causes paralysis of every faculty. In spiritual things man is utterly unable because resolvedly unwilling.
thinking want-something goes-on
I do not think I should care to go on worshipping a Madonna even if she did wink. One cannot make much out of a wink. We want something more than that from the object of our adoration.
might want what-you-want
You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.
crowns want thorns
You cannot be Christ’s servant if you are not willing to follow him, cross and all. What do you crave? A crown? Then it must be a crown of thorns if you are to be like him. Do you want to be lifted up? So you shall, but it will be upon a cross.
brought cheek facts native
When facts were weak, his native cheek brought him serenely through
prayer weight length
True prayer is measured by weight, not by length
remember foolish gentle
How gentle and tender ought we to be with others who are foolish when we remember how foolish we are ourselves
sea highways
That which,like a sea, threatens to drown you- shall be a highway for your escape
winning giving soul
You will win as many souls as God gives you, but no one will be converted by your own power.
two truth-is teach
I cannot agree with those who say that they have 'new truth' to teach. The two words seem to me to contradict each other; that which is new is not true. It is the old that is true, for truth is as old as God himself.
men ministry easy
The man who finds the ministry an easy life will also find that it will bring a hard death.
jesus fighting winning
But the best argument of all [for evangelism] is to be found in the wounds of Jesus. You want to honor Him, you desire to put many crowns upon His head, and this you can best do by winning souls for Him. These are the spoils that He covets, these are the trophies for which He fights, these are the jewels that shall be His best adornment.