It's a good thing God chose me before I was born, because he surely would not have afterwards. Charles Spurgeon More Quotes by Charles Spurgeon More Quotes From Charles Spurgeon Whenever God means to make a man great, he always breaks him in pieces first. Charles Spurgeon pieces men mean 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 partnership men christ I have a great need for Christ: I have a great Christ for my need. Charles Spurgeon christian-inspirational christian needs God has so made man's heart that nothing can ever fill it but God himself. Charles Spurgeon made heart men 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 hate strong jesus I know of no better thermometer to your spiritual temperature than this, the measure of the intensity of your prayer. Charles Spurgeon temperature prayer spiritual 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 sovereignty trials faith 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 christian feelings believe 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 christian jesus thinking Visit many good books, but live in the Bible. Charles Spurgeon good-book book 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 soul evil children 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 sunday home heart 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 majesty honor believe 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-friend sake evil The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation. Charles Spurgeon soul self men 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 greatness sin thinking A prayerless church member is a hindrance. He is in the body like a rotting bone or a decayed tooth. Before long, since he does not contribute to the benefit of his brethren, he will become a danger and a sorrow to them. Neglect of private prayer is the locust which devours the strength of the church. Charles Spurgeon sorrow prayer long
