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Charles Spurgeon

~ 1834 - 1892

Charles Spurgeon (1834–1892) was a prominent English preacher and prominent figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition. Known as the "Prince of Preachers," he served as a pastor of the New Park Street Chapel and later the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London. Spurgeon is celebrated for his powerful sermons, extensive writings, and his influence in the evangelical movement during the 19th century.

  1. The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation.

    Charles SpurgeonThe Greatest Enemy to Human Souls, sermon delivered June 11, 1871
    #self#righteousness#salvation

  2. It is not well to make great changes in old age.

    Charles SpurgeonLectures to My Students, Second Series, p. 276
    #age#change#wisdom

  3. A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

    Charles SpurgeonSermons Delivered in Exeter Hall, Strand, April 1, 1855
    #lie#truth#perception

  4. Nothing reflects so much honor on a workman as a trial of his work and its endurance of it. So it is with God. It honors Him when His saints preserve their integrity.

    Charles SpurgeonTrials of Faith in The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit vol. 20, p. 651, 1874
    #honor#integrity#endurance

  5. Revenge, lust, ambition, pride, and self-will are too often exalted as the gods of man's idolatry; while holiness, peace, contentment, and humility are viewed as unworthy of a serious thought.

    Charles SpurgeonThe Treasury of David, Psalm 85, p. 334, 1885
    #revenge#humility#ambition

  6. By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

    Charles SpurgeonThe Salt-cellars : Being a Collection of Proverbs, Together with Homely Notes Thereon, p. 89, 1889
    #snail#perseverance#achievement

  7. Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.

    Charles SpurgeonMorning and Evening, October 4, morning
    #anxiety#strength#resilience

  8. Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.

    Charles SpurgeonGleanings Among the Sheaves, p. 12, 1869
    #wisdom#knowledge#folly

  9. It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

    Charles SpurgeonThe Art of Happiness, Farm Sermons, 1882
    #happiness#enjoyment#perspective