Charles Spurgeon Quotes

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It seems odd, that certain men who talk so much of what the Holy Spirit reveals to themselves, should think so little of what he has revealed to others.

Charles Spurgeon
It seems to me that doubt is worse than trial. I had sooner suffer any affliction than be left to question the gospel or my own interest in it.

Charles Spurgeon
Prayer is the lisping of the believing infant, the shout of the fighting believer, the requiem of the dying saint falling asleep in Jesus.

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Lord Jesus, cause me to know in my daily experience the glory and sweetness of Thy name, and then teach me how to use it in my prayer, so that I may be a prince prevailing with God.

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Nothing binds me to my Lord like a strong belief in His changeless love.

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If you hear a man rail at the Bible, you can usually conclude that he never reads it.

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Patience, then, believer, eternity will right the wrongs of time.

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You will never be saved against your will; God drags nobody to heaven by the ears.

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Prayer gives a channel to the pent-up sorrows of the soul, they flow away, and in their stead streams of sacred delight pour into the heart.

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I would to God that saints would cling to Christ half as earnestly as sinners cling to the devil. If we were as willing to suffer for God as some are to suffer for their lusts, what perseverance and zeal would be seen on all sides!

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If a crooked stick is before you, you need not explain how crooked it is. Lay a straight one down by the side of it, and the work is well done. Preach the truth, and error will stand abashed in its presence.

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We must teach plainly that the faith which saves the soul is not a dead faith, but a faith which operates with purifying effect upon our entire nature, and produces in us fruits of righteousness to the praise and glory of God.

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Before you can teach children, you must get the silver key of kindness to unlock their hearts, and so secure their attention.

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That which,like a sea, threatens to drown you- shall be a highway for your escape

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

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God will hear His people at the beginning of their prayers if the condition of their heart is ready for it.

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Serve God with integrity, and if you achieve no success, at least no sin will lie upon your conscience.

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You have no time for the prayer meeting, but you have time enough to be brushing your hair to all eternity; you have no time to bend your knee, but plenty of time to make yourselves look smart and grand.

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I have noticed that whenever a person gives up his belief in the Word of God because it requires that he should believe a good deal, his unbelief requires him to believe a great deal more. If there be any difficulties in the faith of Christ, they are not one-tenth as great as the absurdities in any system of unbelief which seeks to take its place.

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Persecution is the heirloom of the church, and the ensign of the elect.

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We ought not to tolerate for a minute the ghastly and grievous thought that God will not answer prayer.

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If I had my choice of all the blessings I can conceive of I would choose perfect conformity to the Lord Jesus, or, in one word, holiness.

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One of the most modern pretenders to inspiration is the Book of Mormon. I could not blame you should you laugh outright while I read aloud a page from that farrago.

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If any man is not sure that he is in Christ, he ought not to be easy one moment until he is sure. Dear friend, without the fullest confidence as to your saved condition, you have no right to be at ease, and I pray you may never be so. This is a matter too important to be left undecided.

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Do not commit spiritual suicide through a passion for discussing metaphysical subtleties.

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A friend to everybody is often a friend to nobody, or else in his simplicity he robs his family to help strangers, and becomes brother to a beggar. There is wisdom in generosity, as in everything else.

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The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. It is the most grievous sentence of the three, but it overflows with comfort. Strange is it that where misery was concentrated mercy reigned; where sorrow reached her climax weary souls find rest.

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He makes those just who are unjust, forgives those who deserve to be punished, and favors those who deserve no favor.

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There is no form of sinfulness to which you are addicted which Christ cannot remove.

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The wicked man, when he dies, is driven to his grave, but the Christian comes to his grave.

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