A time will come when instead of shepherds feeding the sheep, the church will have clowns entertaining the goats Charles Spurgeon More Quotes by Charles Spurgeon More Quotes From Charles Spurgeon Atonement by the blood of Jesus is not an arm of Christian truth; it is the heart of it. Charles Spurgeon christian heart jesus I can admire the solemn and stately language of worship that recognizes the greatness of God, but it will not warm my heart or express my soul until it has also blended therewith the joyful nearness of that perfect love that casts out fear and ventures to speak with our Father in heaven as a child speaks with its father on earth. My brother, no veil remains. Charles Spurgeon brother father children I would not have you exchange the gold of individual Christianity for the base metal of Christian Socialism. Charles Spurgeon socialism gold christian What will you do when the Law of God comes in terror; when the trumpet of the archangel shall tear you from your grave; when the eyes of God shall burn their way into your guilty soul; when the great books shall be opened and all your sin and shame shall be punished... can you stand against an angry Law in that Day? Charles Spurgeon eye law book I believe that much of the secret of soul-winning lies in having bowels of compassion, in having spirits that can be touched with the feeling of human infirmities. Charles Spurgeon winning believe lying Do what you may, strive as earnestly as you can, live as excellently as you please, make what sacrifices you choose, be as eminent as you can for everything that is lovely and of good repute, yet none of these things can be pleaseing to God unless they be mixed with faith. Charles Spurgeon lovely sacrifice may And I will go as far as Martin Luther, in that strong assertion of his, where he says, "If any man ascribes any of salvation, even the very least, to the free-will of man, he knows nothing of grace, and he has not learned Jesus Christ aright." Charles Spurgeon grace men jesus A man who knows that he is saved by believing in Christ does not, when he is baptized, lift his baptism into a saving ordinance. In fact, he is the very best protester against that mistake, because he holds that he has no right to be baptized until he is saved. Charles Spurgeon mistake men believe Ho, Ho, Sir Surgeon. You are too delicate to tell the man that he is ill. You hope to heal the sick without their knowing it. You therefore flatter them. And what happens? They laugh at you. They dance upon their own graves and at last they die. Your delicacy is cruelty, your flatteries are poisons you are a murderer. Shall we keep men in a fool's paradise? Shall we lull them into soft slumber from which they will awake in hell? Are we to become helpers of their damnation by our smooth speeches? In the name of God we will not. Charles Spurgeon knowing names men If God does not save men by truth, he certainly will not save them by lies. And if the old gospel is not competent to work a revival, then we will do without the revival. Charles Spurgeon christian faith god Lord, save all the elect, and then elect some more. Charles Spurgeon lord The gospel is not for you who can save yourselves, but for those who are lost. Charles Spurgeon lost Think lightly of hell, and you will think lightly of the cross. Think little of the sufferings of lost souls, and you will soon think little of the Savior who delivers them. Charles Spurgeon soul suffering thinking If the Lord's bearing our sin for us is not the gospel, I have no gospel to preach. Charles Spurgeon sin easter lord Christ will be master of the heart, and sin must be mortified. If your life is unholy, then your heart is unchanged, and you are an unsaved person. The Savior will sanctify His people, renew them, give them a hatred of sin, and a love of holiness. The grace that does not make a man better than others is a worthless counterfeit. Christ saves His people, not IN their sins, but FROM their sins. Without holiness, no man shall see the Lord. Charles Spurgeon blessing christian heart Hope sees a crown in reserve, mansions in readiness, and Jesus Himself preparing a place for us, and by the rapturous sight she sustains the soul under the sorrows of the hour. Charles Spurgeon soul sight jesus I believe that very much of current Arminianism is simply ignorance of gospel doctrine; and if people began to study their Bibles, and to take the Word of God as they find it, they must inevitably, if believers, rise up to rejoice in the doctrines of grace. Charles Spurgeon ignorance believe people I believe that in public worship we should do well to be bound by no human rules, and constrained by no stereotyped order. Charles Spurgeon worship order believe A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he can create a world. Charles Spurgeon spirit believe world 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. Charles Spurgeon fighting winning jesus
