It is a reading age, a preaching age, a working age, but it is not a praying age. Charles Spurgeon More Quotes by Charles Spurgeon More Quotes From Charles Spurgeon There is nothing so deluded as feelings. Christians cannot live by feelings. Let me further tell you that many feelings are the work of Satan, for they are not right feelings. What right have you to set up your feelings against the Word of Christ? Charles Spurgeon satan christian feelings Remember that thought is speech before God. Charles Spurgeon omniscience speech remember I have now concentrated all my prayers into one, and that one prayer is this, that I may die to self, and live wholly to Him. Charles Spurgeon religious christian god Preach Christ or nothing: don't dispute or discuss except with your eye on the cross. Charles Spurgeon christian faith god The Spirit of God bears no witness to Christless sermons. Leave Jesus out of your preaching, and the Holy Spirit will never come upon you. Why should he? Has he not come on purpose that he may testify of Christ? Did not Jesus say, ‘He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you’? Yes, the subject was Christ, and nothing but Christ, and such is the teaching which the Spirit of God will own. Be it ours never to wander from this central point: may we determine to know nothing among men but Christ and his cross. Charles Spurgeon teaching men jesus Don’t go where it is all fine music and grand talk and beautiful architecture; those things will neither fill anybody’s stomach, nor feed his soul. Go where the gospel is preached, the gospel that really feeds your soul, and go often. Charles Spurgeon architecture soul beautiful Be not proud of race, face, place, or grace. Charles Spurgeon proud humility race Free-will doctrine-what does it? It magnifies man into God. It declares God's purposes a nullity, since they cannot be carried out unless men are willing. It makes God's will a waiting servant to the will of man, and the whole covenant of grace dependent on human action. Denying election on the ground of injustice, it holds God to be a debtor to sinners. Charles Spurgeon grace waiting men Suffering is better than sinning. There is more evil in a drop of sin than in an ocean of affliction. Better, burn for Christ, than turn from Christ. Charles Spurgeon ocean suffering evil Satan can make men dance upon the brink of hell as though they were on the verge of heaven. Charles Spurgeon satanic men heaven I do not think the devil cares how many churches you build, if only you have lukewarm preachers and people in them. Charles Spurgeon church people thinking Conflicts bring experience and experience brings that growth in Grace which is not to be attained by any other means! Charles Spurgeon growth grace mean The sermon which does not lead to Christ, or of which Jesus Christ is not the top and the bottom, is a sort of sermon that will make the devils in hell laugh, but make the angels of God weep. Charles Spurgeon angel laughing jesus The devil is not afraid of a dust-covered Bible. Charles Spurgeon not-afraid devil dust My soul has learned yet more fully than ever, this day, that there is no satisfaction to be found in earthly things-God alone can give rest to my spirit. Charles Spurgeon satisfaction soul giving Mighty prayer has often been produced by mighty trial. Charles Spurgeon trials prayer Consume all obstacles, heavenly fire, and give us now both hearts of flame and tongues of fire to preach Your reconciling word, for Jesus' sake Charles Spurgeon fire heart jesus Some temptations come to the industrious, but all temptations attack the idle Charles Spurgeon industrious idle temptation If any man is not sure that he is in Christ, he ought not to be easy one moment until he is sure. Dear friend, without the fullest confidence as to your saved condition, you have no right to be at ease, and I pray you may never be so. This is a matter too important to be left undecided. Charles Spurgeon important ease men Oh my brethren, Bold hearted men are always called mean-spirited by cowards! Charles Spurgeon coward men mean
