Oh, the hard, cruel thoughts which men have toward one another when they are angry! They kill and slay a thousand times over. These hasty sins are soon forgotten by us, but they are not forgotten by God. Charles Spurgeon More Quotes by Charles Spurgeon More Quotes From Charles Spurgeon In agony unknown He bleeds away His life; in terrible throes He exhausts His soul. "Eloi! Eloi! lama sabachthani?" And then see! they pierce His side, and forthwith runneth out blood and water! This is the shedding of blood, the terrible pouring out of blood, without which, for you and the whole human race, there is no remission. Charles Spurgeon agony race blood Too many think lightly of sin, and therefore think lightly of the Savior. He who has stood before his God, convicted and condemned, with the rope about his neck, is the man to weep for joy when he is pardoned, to hate the evil which has been forgiven him, and to live to the honor of the Redeemer by whose blood he has been cleansed. Charles Spurgeon hate men thinking We ought to muse upon the things of God, because we thus get the real nutriment out of them. Charles Spurgeon muse ought real Nothing makes a man so virtuous as belief of the truth. A lying doctrine will soon beget a lying practice. A man cannot have an erroneous belief without by-and-by having an erroneous life. I believe the one thing naturally begets the other. Charles Spurgeon men believe lying There is no other salvation except that which begins and ends with grace. Charles Spurgeon salvation ends grace Patience is a grace as difficult as it is necessary, and as hard to come by as it is precious when it is gained. Charles Spurgeon difficult patient grace The marvel of heaven and earth, of time and eternity, is the atoning death of Jesus Christ. This is the mystery that brings more glory to God than all creation. Charles Spurgeon good-friday easter jesus Death is no punishment to the believer: it is the gate of endless joy. Charles Spurgeon endless punishment joy Your damnation is your own election, not God’s. Charles Spurgeon damnation election The more of heaven there is in our lives, the less of earth we shall covet. Charles Spurgeon our-lives earth heaven The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can ever engage the attention of a child of God, is the name, the nature, the person, the work, the doings, and the existence of the great God whom he calls his Father. Charles Spurgeon philosophy father children A religion that cannot stand a little laughter must be a very rotten one. Charles Spurgeon rotten laughter littles We must school and train ourselves to deal personally with the unconverted. We must not excuse ourselves, but force ourselves to the irksome task until it becomes easy. Charles Spurgeon perseverance learning school God's law is our pleasure when the God of the law is our God. Charles Spurgeon pleasure law The doctrines some now preach could not build a mouse-trap. Charles Spurgeon traps doctrine church God never punishes his children in the sense of avenging justice. He chastens as a father does his child, but he never punishes his redeemed as a judge does a criminal. It is unjust to exact punishment from redeemed souls since Christ has been punished in their place. How shall the Lord punish twice for one offense? Charles Spurgeon punishment father children All places are places of worship to a Christian. Charles Spurgeon places-of-worship worship christian I would sooner pluck one single brand from the burning than explain all mysteries. Charles Spurgeon burning mystery salvation He that is ashamed to speak the truth has need to be ashamed of himself. Charles Spurgeon ashamed speak needs If Christ were only a cistern we might soon exhaust his fullness but who can drain a fountain? Charles Spurgeon fountain might christ
