I thank the Lord for the true pastor friends God has placed in my life. I thought of them when I read this Spurgeon quote from Ray Ortlund’s blog: “Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler, the celebrated Brooklyn divine, was visiting the famous London preacher, Rev. Charles H. Spurgeon. After a hard day of work and serious …

I found this keeper by C.H. Spurgeon while surfing the web. I wish, my brothers and sisters, that during this year you may live nearer to Christ than you have ever done before. Depend upon it, it is when we think much of Christ that we think little of ourselves, little of our troubles, and …

Spurgeon called this sentence the heart of the Gospel. It is the Gospel in one sentence. It is one of the most important verses in the Bible. How important is this verse? Get this right, and you will understand your salvation through Jesus Christ. Miss it, and you’ve missed the truth of the Gospel. The …

“They have dealt faithlessly with (treacherously against) the Lord.” Hosea 5:7 Believer, here is a sorrowful truth! Thou art the beloved of the Lord, redeemed by blood, called by grace, preserved in Christ Jesus, accepted in the Beloved, on thy way to heaven, and yet, “thou hast dealt treacherously” with God, thy best friend; treacherously …

“The gate of Mercy is opened, and over the door it is written, ‘This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.‘ Between that word ‘save’ and the next word ‘sinners,’ there is no adjective. It does not say, ‘penitent sinners,’ ‘awakened sinners,’ ‘sensible …

Charles Spurgeon’s thoughts on our salvation and sanctification from his message “Spiritual Revival, the Want of the Church”: All true religion is the work of God.  God is indeed the author of salvation in the world, and religion is the work of grace.  If there is anything good or excellent found in his Church, it, …

Spurgeon on the truth of God’s Word: There are many things that should make you valiant for God and for his truth. The first thing I will bring to your remembrance is the fact, that this warfare in which you are engaged is an hereditary warfare; it is not one which you began, but it …

I wonder how many of us have ever made the connection between faith and repentance.  Charles Spurgeon certainly did. Says Spurgeon, “When we are sure that we are forgiven, then we abhor iniquity; and I suppose that when faith grows into full assurance, so that we are certain beyond a doubt that the blood of …