Charles Spurgeon Quotes
The Word of God is like a lion. You don't have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself.
A time will come when instead of shepherds feeding the sheep, the church will have clowns entertaining the goats
Whatever a man depends upon, whatever rules his mind, whatever governs his affections, whatever is the chief object of his delight, is his god.
The Bible is not the light of the world, it is the light of the Church. But the world does not read the Bible, the world reads Christians! “You are the light of the world.”
You will never know the fullness of Christ until you know the emptiness of everything but Christ.
If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him, for you are worse than he thinks you to be.
I believe that one reason why the church of God at this present moment has so little influence over the world is because the world has so much influence over the church.
My faith rests not in what I am, or shall be, or feel, or know, but in what Christ is, in what he has done, and in what he is doing for me.
It is not a matter of time so much as a matter of heart; if you have the heart to pray, you will find the time.
There must be a divorce between you and sin, or there can be no marriage between you and Christ.
We shall not grow weary of waiting upon God if we remember how long and how graciously He once waited for us.
It's a good thing God chose me before I was born, because he surely would not have afterwards.
We must all learn to hear what we do not like. The question is not, 'Is it pleasant?' but, 'Is it true?'
The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation.
May your character not be a writing upon the sand, but an inscription upon the rock!
The more you read the Bible; and the more you meditate on it, the more you will be astonished with it.
God works all things together for your good. If the waves roll against you, it only speeds your ship towards the port
Nearness to God brings likeness to God. The more you see God the more of God will be seen in you.
The early morning hour should be dedicated to praise: do not the birds set us the example?
I know of no better thermometer to your spiritual temperature than this, the measure of the intensity of your prayer.
When you go through a trial, the sovereignty of God is the pillow upon which you lay your head.
God is our portion, Christ our companion, the Spirit our Comforter, Earth our lodge, and Heaven is our home.
A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.
Wherever Jesus may lead us, He goes before us. If we don't know where we are going, we know with whom we go.
Defend the Bible? I'd sooner defend a lion. You don't defend the Bible; you open its cage and let it roar.
It is a good rule never to look into the face of a man in the morning till you have looked into the face of God.
Have your heart right with Christ, and he will visit you often, and so turn weekdays into Sundays, meals into sacraments, homes into temples, and earth into heaven.
A child of God should be a visible beatitude for joy and happiness, and a living doxology for gratitude and adoration.
If you have to give a carnival to get people to come to church, then you will have to keep giving carnivals to keep them coming back.
Morality may keep you out of jail, but it takes the blood of Jesus Christ to keep you out of hell.
Christians are not so much in danger when they are persecuted as when they are admired.
Unless you have forgiven others you read your own death warrant when you repeat the Lord's Prayer
My friends, it is one thing to go to church or chapel; it is quite another thing to go to God.