We lose much consolation by the habit of reading His promises for the whole church, instead of taking them directly home to ourselves.
– Charles Haddon Spurgeon
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- Scripture was given to the church, and theology is a necessary work of the church, by the church, in the church, and for the church. – Kenneth S Kantzer
- If God be near a church, it must pray. And if he be not there, one of the first tokens of his absence will be a slothfulness in prayer. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- Life makes two promises, one, it promises to be good, and two, it promises to be bad. Cherish the good and be strong during the bad. – Meena Sarine
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- Curses are like chickens, they always come home to roost. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- As artists give themselves to their models, and poets to their classical pursuits, so must we addict ourselves to prayer. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- To give to others is but sowing seed for ourselves. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- God is too good to be unkind and He is too wise to be mistaken. And when we cannot trace His hand, we must trust His heart. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- if God spared not His own Son, how much less will He spare you! – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- Jesus is in the tempest. His love wraps the night about itself as a mantle, but to the eye of faith the sable robe is scarce a disguise. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- If it pleases Him to bid our patience exercise itself, shall He not do as He wills with His own! – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- The suppliant, whose fears prevent his words, will be well understood by the Most High. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- The commencement of all labor consisted in the preparation of his own soul. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- Jesus is persecuted in every injured saint, and He is mighty to avenge His beloved ones. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- If you are renewed by grace, and were to meet your old self, I am sure you would be very anxious to get out of his company. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- A man might as well hope to fight a swarm of flies with a sword as to master his own thoughts when they are set on by the devil. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- Down deep in His innermost soul Christ carried an inexhaustible treasury of refined and heavenly joy. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- There is nothing Christ dislikes more than for His people to make a showpiece of Him and not to use Him. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- It is better to lose friends than to lose your reputation, and better to lose riches than to lose your integrity. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- There will be no fear of your becoming lethargic if you are continually familiar with internal realities. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- The most likely man to go to hell is the man who has nothing to do on earth. Idle people tempt the devil to tempt them. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- Groanings which cannot be uttered are often prayers which cannot be refused. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
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- There is no balm in Gilead, but there is balm in God. There is no physician among the creatures, but the Creator is Jehovah-rophi. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- The saints shall persevere in holiness, because God perseveres in grace. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- Here is the day for the man, where is the man for the day? – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- No sooner is there a good thing in the world, than a division is necessary. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- Marching and quick-marching are much easier to God’s warriors than standing still. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- When grace has won the day, the worldling seeks the world to come. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- Unbelief is a master carpenter at cross-making. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- Let me be on my guard when the world puts on a loving face, for it will, if possible, betray me as it did my Master, with a kiss. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- Be wise and attend to obeying. Let Christ manage the providing. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- You can leave the Word of God to wound and kill it need not be yourselves cutting in phrase in manner. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- The world commands our desire for purity but bids that we not be too precise about it. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- God has made all things that are in the world to be our teachers. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- Watch for subjects as you go but the city or the country. Keep your eyes and ears open, and you will hear and see angels. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon