“Those whom the Lord will promote are those who have no choice of their own, but are ready for anything, and ready for everything. He who has been fearless in one hour of peril shall have for his reward the privilege of exhibiting still great courage. He who is faithful over a small charge shall …
Indisputable Holiness
“Thus, those who are eager to dispute about perfection had better see that their lives are first of all decently consistent with the profession they have made. Brethren, we can be much more holy than we are. Let us attain first to that holiness about which there is no controversy” (Charles Spurgeon, An All-Round Ministry, …
Falcons and Owls
“Some men never can do much for God in the way which they would prefer, for they were never cut out for the work. Owls will never rival falcons by daylight; but, then falcons would be lost in the enterprise of hunting barns at night for rats and mice . . . Friend, be true …
A Text Grinder
“The man who grinds out theology at so much a yard has no power over men” (Charles Spurgeon, An All-Round Ministry, p.221).
And There I Abide
“Brethren, because I cannot think, I hide behind a doctrine which God has thought out for me; and because I cannot invent a hypothesis, I rest my soul on a self-evident fact; and because I cannot even be consistent with myself, I get behind the plain teaching of the text, and there I abide” (Charles …
Part of the Cost of Doing Business
“A scandalous story from the father of lies may be forged against you, and you may be quite unable to defend yourself” (Charles Spurgeon, An All-Round Ministry, p. 217).
Grace Into Flags
“I have not observed yet that anybody who has had grace to make into flags has won the more victories in consequence. I have required, so far as I am concerned, all my grace to make into a sword; I have wanted all my power for real fighting; but, as to making a single banner …
Painted Fire
“His preaching is like a painted fire, no one is either cheered or alarmed by it” (Charles Spurgeon, An All-Round Ministry, p. 207).
The Amazing Thing is That Men are Still Doing This
“When he falls upon his text, he interprets it, not at all desiring to know what the men of God who lived before him have said upon it, for they were of a darker age, and he lives in the nineteenth century, that world of wonders, that region of wisdom, that flower and glory of …
Two Kinds of Weakness
“Faith is our battle-axe and weapon of war; woe to the warrior who forgets it. Therefore, brethren, let us separate between weakness and weakness, — the weakness which is the token of strength, and weakness in faith which is the indication of spiritual decay” (Charles Spurgeon, An All-Round Ministry, p. 202).