God will not go forth with that man who marches in his own strength Charles Spurgeon More Quotes by Charles Spurgeon More Quotes From Charles Spurgeon Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite. Charles Spurgeon sincerityhypocritepersons You cannot slander human nature; it is worse than words can paint it. Charles Spurgeon painthuman-naturebelief The friend of God must not spend a day without God, and he must undertake no work apart from his God. Charles Spurgeon without-god If you want the truth to go round the world you must hire an express train to pull it; but if you want a lie to go round the world it will fly; it is as light as a feather, and a breath will carry it. Charles Spurgeon lightlyingworld Justification by religious performances, and meritorious deeds, is nothing better than the old Pharisaism with a Christian name stuck upon it. . . That doctrine makes the Lord Jesus Christ to be practically a nobody; for if salvation be of works, then the way of salvation through faith in a Savior is superfluous, and even mischievous Charles Spurgeon religiouschristianjesus 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. Charles Spurgeon thornscrownswant When we preach Christ crucified, we have no reason to stammer, or stutter, or hesitate, or apologize; there is nothing in the gospel of which we have any cause to be ashamed. Charles Spurgeon apologizingcauseseaster If you will not have death unto sin, you shall have sin unto death. There is no alternative. If you do not die to sin, you shall die for sin. If you do not slay sin, sin will slay you. Charles Spurgeon alternativesdiessin It is far easier to fight with sin in public than to pray against it in private. Charles Spurgeon motivationfightinginspiration It seems odd, that certain men who talk so much of what the Holy Spirit reveals to themselves, should think so little of what he has revealed to others. Charles Spurgeon littlesmenthinking To wash and dress a corpse is a far different thing from making it alive: Man can do the one--God alone can do the other. Charles Spurgeon differentdressesmen A man who does nothing never has time to do anything Charles Spurgeon doemen Some Christians try to go to heaven alone, in solitude; but believers are not compared to bears, or lions, or other animals that wander alone; but those who belong to Christ are sheep in this respect, that they love to get together. Sheep go in flocks, and so do God’s people. Charles Spurgeon christiansheepanimal Praying without fervency is like hunting with a dead dog. Charles Spurgeon huntingprayingdog Every Christian is either a missionary or an imposter. Charles Spurgeon christian-missionarymissionarychristian If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I should say that it is in one word - prayer. Live and die without prayer, and you will pray long enough when you get to hell. Charles Spurgeon prayerchristianlong Nobody can do as much damage to the church of God as the man who is within its walls, but not within its life. Charles Spurgeon christianfaithgod Stale godliness is ungodliness. Let our religion be as warm, and constant, and natural as the flow of the blood in our veins. A living God must be served in a living way. Charles Spurgeon veinsbloodway If you are to go to Christ, do not put on your good doings and feelings, or you will get nothing. Go in your sins, they are your livery. Your ruin is your argument for mercy! Your poverty is your plea for heavenly alms! And your need is the motive for heavenly goodness. Charles Spurgeon ruinsfeelingsneeds A man is not saved against his will, but he is made willing by the operation of the Holy Ghost. A mighty grace which he does not wish to resist enters into the man, disarms him, makes a new creature of him, and he is saved. Charles Spurgeon gracewishmen
