If it does not glorify Christ, let it not console or please you. Charles Spurgeon More Quotes by Charles Spurgeon More Quotes From Charles Spurgeon We declare, upon Scriptural authority, that the human will is so desperately set on mischief, so depraved, and so inclined to everything that is evil, and so disinclined to everything that is good, that without the powerful, supernatural, irresistible influence of the Holy Spirit, no human will ever be constrained towards Christ. Charles Spurgeon powerfulspiritevil No stars gleam as brightly as those which glisten in the polar sky. No water tastes so sweet as that which springs amid the desert sand. And no faith is so precious as that which lives and triumphs through adversity. Tested faith brings experience. You would never have believed your own weakness had you not needed to pass through trials. And you would never have known God’s strength had His strength not been needed to carry you through. Charles Spurgeon starsspringsweet The man who is deeply discontented with himself is probably growing fast into the full likeness of Christ. Charles Spurgeon growingmenchrist Where God works, He works with men that work. Charles Spurgeon men I would not give much for your religion unless it can be seen. Lamps do not talk, but they do shine. Charles Spurgeon lampsshininggiving No man ever made himself to live. No preacher, however earnest, can make one hearer to live. No parent, however prayerful, no teacher, however tearful, can make a child live unto God. “You hath HE quickened,” is true of all who are quickened. Charles Spurgeon teachermenchildren Remember the goodness of God in the frost of adversity. Charles Spurgeon adversityfrostremember Grace does not choose a man and leave him as he is. Charles Spurgeon gracedoemen It is folly to think the Lord provides grace for every trouble but the one you are in today. Charles Spurgeon gracetodaythinking To rejoice in temporal comforts is dangerous, to rejoice in self is foolish, to rejoice in sin is fatal, but to rejoice in God is heavenly. Charles Spurgeon sinselfcomfort Evil things are easy things: for they are natural to our fallen nature. Right things are rare flowers that need cultivation. Charles Spurgeon flowerevilneeds You must be DIVORCED from your SIN, or you cannot be MARRIED to CHRIST. Charles Spurgeon marriedsinchrist Free will carried many a soul to hell, but never a soul to heaven. Charles Spurgeon hellsoulheaven To trust God in the light is nothing, but trust him in the dark-that is faith. Charles Spurgeon trust-in-godlightdark We might preach till our tongues rotted, till we should exhaust our lungs and die, but never a soul would be converted unless there were mysterious power going with it - the Holy Ghost changing the will of man. O Sirs! We might as well preach to stone walls as preach to humanity unless the Holy Ghost be with the word, to give it power to convert the soul. Charles Spurgeon wallgivingmen From all the afflictions, Your glory shall spring. And the deeper the sorrow, the louder you'll sing. Charles Spurgeon afflictionsorrowspring Show the world that your God is worth ten thousand worlds to you. Show rich men how rich you are in your poverty when the Lord God is your helper. Show the strong man how strong you are in your weakness when underneath you are the everlasting arms. Charles Spurgeon weaknessstrongmen You are not mature if you have a high esteem of yourself. He who boasts in himself is but a babe in Christ, if indeed he be in Christ at all. Young Christians may think much of themselves. Growing Christians think themselves nothing. Mature Christians know that they are less than nothing. The more holy we are, the more we mourn our infirmities, and the humbler is our estimate of ourselves. Charles Spurgeon self-esteemchristianthinking If we complained less, and praised more, we should be happier, and God would be more glorified. Charles Spurgeon ifsshouldwould-be Prayer meetings are the throbbing machinery of the church. Charles Spurgeon machinerychurchprayer
