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“The devil never tempted a man whom he found judiciously employed.”

Quote by Charles Spurgeon

Book:Brilliants: selected from the works of C.H. Spurgeon

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Brilliants: selected from the works of C.H. Spurgeon

Brilliants is a collection that showcases the theological insights and spiritual wisdom of Charles H. Spurgeon, a prominent figure in the Christian Evangelical movement. The book includes a variety of sermons and religious texts that reflect Spurgeon's profound understanding of the Bible and his passion for Christian living. more

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Charles Spurgeon

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, born on June 19, 1834, was a prominent Christian preacher from the United Kingdom. Known as the 'Preacher of London,' he was renowned for his passionate sermons and profound influence. Spurgeon's preaching drew thousands of listeners, and his writings had a widespread impact on the Christian world. more

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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.”

Ifs Needs Wells Done Sides Lays Sticks Errors Crooked Well Done

Book:The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 31: Sermons 1816-1876

Source: The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 31: Sermons 1816-1876

“Children will imitate their fathers in their vices, seldom in their repentance.”

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Book:Sermons: 1st series [-6th series].

Source: Sermons: 1st series [-6th series].

“The first thing in faith is knowledge. What we know we must also agree unto. What we agree unto we must rest upon alone for salvation. It will not save me to know that Christ is a Saviour; but it will save me to trust Him to be my Saviour.”

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Author:Charles Spurgeon

“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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Book:Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon

Source: Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon

“We are in hot haste to set the world right and to order all affairs; the Lord hath the leisure of conscious power and unerring wisdom, and it will be well for us to learn to wait.”

World Wells Order Waiting Lord Conscious Hot Affair Leisure Haste

Book:Illustrations and Meditations: Or, Flowers from a Puritan's Garden

Source: Illustrations and Meditations: Or, Flowers from a Puritan's Garden

“Ah, sinner, may the Lord quicken thee! But it is a work that makes the Saviour weep. I think when He comes to call some of you from your death in sin, He comes weeping and sighing for you. There is a stone that is to be rolled away--your bad and evil habits--and when that stone is taken away, a still small voice will not do for you; it must be the loud crashing voice, like the voice of the Lord which breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.”

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Book:The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 3: Sermons 107-164

Source: The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 3: Sermons 107-164

“Incredulity is not wisdom.”

Author:Charles Spurgeon

“He who boasts of being perfect is perfect in folly. I never saw a perfect man. Every rose has its thorns, and every day its night. Even the sun shows spots, and the skies are darkened with clouds; and faults of some kind nestle in every bosom.”

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Book:Brilliants: selected from the works of C.H. Spurgeon

Source: Brilliants: selected from the works of C.H. Spurgeon

“Affliction of itself does not sanctify any body, but the reverse. I believe in sanctified afflictions, but not in sanctifying afflictions.”

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Book:Sermons on the Book of Revelation

Source: Sermons on the Book of Revelation

“If you have no share in the living Lord may God have mercy upon you! If you have no share in Christ's rising from the dead then you will not be raised up in the likeness of His glorified body. If you do not attain to that resurrection from among the dead then you must abide in death.”

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Book:Sermons on the Last Days

Source: Sermons on the Last Days