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We think that we do well to be angry with the rebellious, and so we prove ourselves to be more like Jonah than Jesus.

We think that we do well to be angry with the rebellious, and so we prove ourselves to be more like Jonah than Jesus.

Charles Spurgeon
Jesus, Thinking, Rebellious
Charles Spurgeon (2009). “Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon”, p.174, Barbour Publishing

No scene in sacred history ever gladdens the soul like the scene on Calvary. Nowhere does the soul find such consolation as on that very spot where misery reigned, where woe triumphed, where agony reached its climax.

Charles Spurgeon
Easter, Agony, Soul
Charles H. Spurgeon (2012). “The Spurgeon Series 1857 & 1858: Unabridged Sermons In Modern Language”, p.234, New Leaf Publishing Group

Darkness is the fit hour for beasts of prey, and ignorance the natural dwelling place of cruelty.

Charles Spurgeon
Ignorance, Dwelling Place, Darkness
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (2016). “Treasury of David”, p.2589, Bible Study Steps

Periodical godliness is perpetual hypocrisy.

Charles Spurgeon
Hypocrisy, Perpetual, Godliness
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1856). “The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit: Sermons”, p.339

We are certain that there is forgiveness, because there is a Gospel, and the very essence of the Gospel lies in the proclamation of the pardon of sin.

Charles Spurgeon
Forgiveness, Lying, Essence
Spurgeon, Charles H. “The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 50: Sermons 2864-2915”, Delmarva Publications, Inc.

You have need to pray to God, not only to help you in your troubles--but to help you in your blessings

Charles Spurgeon
Blessing, Needs, Helping
Spurgeon, Charles (2015). “The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 2: Sermons 54-106”, p.323, Delmarva Publications, Inc.

If I had never joined a church till I had found one that was perfect, I should never have joined one at all; and the moment I did join it, if I had found one, I should have spoiled it, for it would not have been a perfect church after I had become a member of it. Still, imperfect as it is, it is the dearest place on earthto us.

Charles Spurgeon
Should Have, Perfect, Church
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1988). “Spurgeon at His Best: Over 2200 Striking Quotations from the World's Most Exhaustive and Widely-read Sermon Series”, Baker Publishing Group

Men to be truly won must be won by truth.

Charles Spurgeon
Men

I can admire the solemn and stately language of worship that recognizes the greatness of God, but it will not warm my heart or express my soul until it has also blended therewith the joyful nearness of that perfect love that casts out fear and ventures to speak with our Father in heaven as a child speaks with its father on earth. My brother, no veil remains.

Charles Spurgeon
Brother, Children, Father

If there is one doctrine I have preached more than another, it is the doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints even to the end.

Charles Spurgeon
Perseverance, Saint, Doctrine
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1873). “The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit: Sermons Preached and Revised”, p.337

Sometimes we are inclined to think that a very great portion of modern revivalism has been more a curse than a blessing, because it has led thousands to a kind of peace before they have known their misery; restoring the prodigal to the Father’s house, and never making him say, “Father, I have sinned.”

Charles Spurgeon
Father, Blessing, Thinking

As a church we must love Jesus, or else we have lost our reason for existence.

Charles Spurgeon
Jesus, Church, Reason
Spurgeon, Charles (2015). “The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 32: Sermons 1877-1937”, p.719, Delmarva Publications, Inc.

Get a friend to tell you your faults, or better still, welcome an enemy who will watch you keenly and sting you savagely. What a blessing such an irritating critic will be to a wise man, what an intolerable nuisance to a fool!

Charles Spurgeon
Wise, Blessing, Men
Charles H. Spurgeon (2010). “Lectures to My Students”, p.148, Zondervan

Free grace can go into the gutter, and bring up a jewel!

Charles Spurgeon
Jewels, Grace, Gutters
Spurgeon, Charles H. (2015). “The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 6: Sermons 286-347”, p.521, Delmarva Publications, Inc.

I think you may judge of a man’s character by the persons whose affection he seeks. If you find a man seeking only the affection of those who are great, depend upon it he is ambitious and self-seeking; but when you observe that a man seeks the affection of those who can do nothing for him, but for whom he must do everything, you know that he is not seeking himself, but that pure benevolence sways his heart.

Charles Spurgeon
Heart, Character, Men

I am no preacher of the old legal Sabbath. I am a preacher of the gospel. The Sabbath of the Jew is to him a task; the Lord's Day of the Christian, the first day of the week, is to him a joy, a day of rest, of peace, and of thanksgiving. And if you Christian men can earnestly drive away all distractions, so that you can really rest today, it will be good for your bodies, good for your souls, good mentally, good spiritually, good temporally, and good eternally.

Charles Spurgeon
Christian, Men, Joy

True prayer is measured by weight, not by length

Charles Spurgeon
Prayer, Weight, Length
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Robert Hall (1993). “The Power of Prayer in a Believer's Life”, p.34, YWAM Publishing

A little thorn may cause much suffering. A little cloud may hide the sun. Little foxes spoil the vines; and little sins do mischief to the tender heart. These little sins burrow in the soul, and make it so full of that which is hateful to Christ, that he will hold no comfortable fellowship and communion with us. A great sin cannot destroy a Christian, but a little sin can make him miserable.

Charles Spurgeon
Christian, Heart, Clouds
C. H. Spurgeon (2006). “Morning by Morning”, p.151, Hendrickson Publishers

It is not great faith, but true faith, that saves; and the salvation lies not in the faith, but in the Christ in whom faith trusts...It is not the measure of faith, but the sincerity of faith, which is the point to be considered.

Charles Spurgeon
Lying, Sincerity, Christ

We see his smile of love even when others see nothing but the black hand of death smiting our best beloved.

Charles Spurgeon
Christian, Hands, Black
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1882). “Farm Sermons”

I believe that when Paul plants and Apollos waters, God gives the increase; and I have no patience with those who throw the blame on God when it belongs to themselves.

Charles Spurgeon
Believe, Giving, Water
Charles Spurgeon (2009). “Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon”, p.1397, Barbour Publishing

Hell itself does not contain greater monsters of iniquity than you and I might become. Within the magazine of our hearts there is power enough to destroy us in an instant, if omnipotent grace did not prevent

Charles Spurgeon
Heart, Grace, Monsters

Never lose heart in the power of the gospel. Do not believe that there exists any man, much less any race of men, for whom the gospel is not fitted.

Charles Spurgeon
Believe, Heart, Men
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1871). “Sermons of the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon, of London”, p.244

I THINK the moments we are nearest to heaven are those we spend at the Lord’s table.

Charles Spurgeon
Thinking, Heaven, Tables
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1988). “Spurgeon at His Best: Over 2200 Striking Quotations from the World's Most Exhaustive and Widely-read Sermon Series”, Baker Publishing Group

The assurance of every truth of Scripture is just the beauty of it. First because He has promised to do it; and God's promises are bonds that never yet were dishonored. Secondly, because Christ Jesus hath taken an oath that He will do it.

Charles Spurgeon
Jesus, Taken, Promise

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