I cannot conceive of a greater wounding of the heart of Christ than to pay reverence to anything in the shape of a cross, or to bow before a crucifix! Charles Spurgeon More Quotes by Charles Spurgeon More Quotes From Charles Spurgeon Those who think that a woman detained at home by her little family is doing nothing, think the reverse of what is true. Scarcely can the godly mother quit her home for a place of worship; but dream not that she is lost to the work of the church; far from it, she is doing the best possible service for her Lord. Mothers, the godly training of your offspring is your first and most pressing duty. Charles Spurgeon motherdreamhome Whenever God means to make a man great, he always breaks him in pieces first. Charles Spurgeon piecesmenmean If Christ is not all to you He is nothing to you. He will never go into partnership as a part Saviour of men. If He be something He must be everything, and if He be not everything He is nothing to you. Charles Spurgeon partnershipmenchrist I have a great need for Christ: I have a great Christ for my need. Charles Spurgeon christian-inspirationalchristianneeds God has so made man's heart that nothing can ever fill it but God himself. Charles Spurgeon madeheartmen Look to the cross, and hate your sin, for sin nailed your Well Beloved to the tree. Look up to the cross, and you will kill sin, for the strength of Jesus' love will make you strong to put down your tendencies to sin. Charles Spurgeon hatestrongjesus I know of no better thermometer to your spiritual temperature than this, the measure of the intensity of your prayer. Charles Spurgeon temperatureprayerspiritual The more you read the Bible; and the more you meditate on it, the more you will be astonished with it. Charles Spurgeon When you go through a trial, the sovereignty of God is the pillow upon which you lay your head. Charles Spurgeon sovereigntytrialsfaith I believe that the happiest of all Christians and the truest of Christians are those who never dare to doubt God, but take His Word simply as it stands, and believe it, and ask no questions, just feeling assured that if God has said it, it will be so. Charles Spurgeon christianfeelingsbelieve Right is right though all condemn, and wrong is wrong though all approve. Charles Spurgeon Hang that question up in your houses, "What would Jesus do?" and then think of another, "How would Jesus do it?" for what he would do, and how he would do it, may always stand as the best guide to us. Charles Spurgeon christianjesusthinking Visit many good books, but live in the Bible. Charles Spurgeon good-bookbook If you can sin and not weep over it, you are an heir of Hell. If you can go into sin, and afterwards feel satisfied to have done so, you are on the road to destruction. If there are no prickings of conscience, no inward torments, no bleeding wounds; if you have no throbs and heavings of a bosom that cannot rest; if your soul never feels filled with wormwood and gall when you know you have done evil, you are no child of God. Charles Spurgeon soulevilchildren Have your heart right with Christ, and he will visit you often, and so turn weekdays into Sundays, meals into sacraments, homes into temples, and earth into heaven. Charles Spurgeon sundayhomeheart When we believe that we ought to be satisfied, rather than God glorified, we set God below ourselves, imagine that He should submit His own honor to our advantage; we make ourselves more glorious than God, as though we were not made for Him, but He made for us; this is to have a very low esteem of the majesty of God. Charles Spurgeon majestyhonorbelieve If Christ has died for me, ungodly as I am, without strength as I am, then I cannot live in sin any longer. I must arouse myself to love and serve Him who has redeemed me. I cannot trifle with the evil that killed my best Friend. I must be holy for His sake. How can I live in sin when He has died to save me from it? Charles Spurgeon my-best-friendsakeevil The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation. Charles Spurgeon soulselfmen God gave us sleep to remind us we are not him. Charles Spurgeon sleep Think not of the sinner or the greatness of his sin, but think of the greatness of the Savior! Charles Spurgeon greatnesssinthinking
