Charles Spurgeon
Charles Spurgeon
Charles HaddonSpurgeonwas a British Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, among whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers". He was a strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the Church in agreement with the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith understanding, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth19 June 1834
over-you trouble mercy
Do not fret over your heavy troubles, for they are the heralds of weighty mercies.
christ conviction backbone
The backbone of the preaching of Christ is a conviction of the truth of Christ.
prayer lord forgiven
Unless you have forgiven others you read your own death warrant when you repeat the Lord's Prayer
christian support stores
The boundless stores of Providence are engaged for the support of the believer.
kindness heart soul
Soul-serving requires a heart that beats hard against the ribs. It requires a soul full of the milk of human kindness. This is the sine qua non of success.
deep-thought disease saws
I am not superstitious, but the first time I saw this medal, bearing the venerated likeness of John Calvin, I kissed it, imagining that no one saw the action. I was very greatly surprised when I received this magnificent present, which shall be passed round for your inspection. On the one side is John Calvin with his visage worn by disease and deep thought, and on the other side is a verse fully applicable to him: 'He endured, as seeing Him who is invisible.
believe church majority
I believe a very large majority of church goers are merely unthinking, slumbering worshipers of an unknown God.
men witness
Never, for fear of feeble man, restrain your witness.
forgiveness lying essence
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.
jehovah eternal-life equal
A thousand lives are not equal to the eternal life which abides in Jehovah's smile
believe moving dust
I believe that every particle of dust that dances in the sunbeam does not move an atom more or less than God wishes
mystery crosses wounds
Abide close to the cross, and search the mystery of His wounds.
heart thinking despair
When you think of what you are, and despair; think also of what He is, and take heart.
world crosses remedy
The world's one and only remedy is the cross.