Far better for a man that he had never been born than that he should degrade a pulpit into a show box to exhibit himself in. Charles Spurgeon More Quotes by Charles Spurgeon More Quotes From Charles Spurgeon If there is any verse that you would like left out of the Bible, that is the verse that ought to stick to you, like a blister, until you really attend to its teaching. Charles Spurgeon blisterssticksteaching You are as much serving God in looking after your own children, & training them up in God’s fear, & minding the house, & making your household a church for God, as you would be if you had been called to lead an army to battle for the Lord of hosts. Charles Spurgeon armyhousechildren As soon as a man has found Christ, he begins to find others. Charles Spurgeon christianfaithgod We ought not to tolerate for a minute the ghastly and grievous thought that God will not answer prayer. Charles Spurgeon minutesprayeranswers Amusement should be used to do us good “like a medicine”: it must never be used as the food of the man...Many have had all holy thoughts and gracious resolutions stamped out by perpetual trifling. Pleasure so called is the murderer of thought. This is the age of excessive amusement: everybody craves for it, like a babe for its rattle. Charles Spurgeon medicineagemen It does not spoil your happiness to confess your sin. The unhappiness is in not making the confession. Charles Spurgeon unhappinesssindoe Ah, Lord Jesus! I never knew Your love till I understood the meaning of Your death. Charles Spurgeon christiandeathjesus We are too prone to engrave our trials in marble and write our blessings in sand. Charles Spurgeon trialsblessingwriting God's thoughts of you are many, let not yours be few in return. Charles Spurgeon christianfaithgod We are not to be alarmed when Satan hinders us, for it is proof that we are on the Lord's side and are doing the Lord's work. In His strength, we will win the victory and triumph over our adversary. Charles Spurgeon triumphvictorywinning Have you no wish for others to be saved? Then you're not saved yourself, be sure of that! Charles Spurgeon evangelismchristianwish The Christian should work as if all depended upon him, and pray as if it all depended upon God. Charles Spurgeon shouldprayingchristian The true way for a Christian to live is to live entirely upon Christ... Christians have experiences and they have feelings, but, if they are wise, they never feed upon these things, but upon Christ, Himself. Charles Spurgeon christianwisefeelings Do not look to your hope, but to Jesus, the Source of your hope. Charles Spurgeon encouraginglookschrist Answering a student's question, 'Will the heathen who have not heard the Gospel be saved?' thus, 'It is more a question with me whether we, who have the Gospel and fail to give it to those who have not, can be saved. Charles Spurgeon ministrymissionarygiving Ten minutes praying is better than a year's murmuring. Charles Spurgeon murmuringprayingyears The law is for the self-righteous, to humble their pride: the gospel is for the lost, to remove their despair Charles Spurgeon prideselfhumble Nothing teaches us about the preciousness of the Creator as much as when we learn the emptiness of everything else. Charles Spurgeon religiouschristiangod The more objects you set your heart upon, the more thorns there are to tear your peace of mind to shreds. Charles Spurgeon tearsmindheart I saw a young sister, just before this service; and I said to her, "When did you find the Lord?" She replied, "It was when I was very ill." Yes, it is often so; God makes us ill in body that we may have time to think of Him, and turn to Him....What would become of some people if they were always in good health, or if they were always prospering? But tribulation is the black dog that goes after the stray sheep, and barks them back to the Good Shepherd. I thank God that there are such things as the visitations of correction and of holy discipline, to preserve our spirit, and bring us to Christ. Charles Spurgeon dogsheepthinking
