Charles Spurgeon Quotes

Don't rely too much on labels, for too often they are fables

Prayer girds human weakness with divine strength, turns human folly into heavenly wisdom, and gives to troubled mortals the peace of God. We know not what prayer can do.

The Christian should take nothing short of Christ for his model.

In heaven we shall see that we had not one trial too many.

The worst thing that can happen to a man who gambles is to win

Whatever subject I preach, I do not stop until I reach the Savior, the Lord Jesus, for in Him are all things.

Believing right doctrine will no more save you, than doing good works will save you.

Man's wonder grows with his knowledge.

The verb 'highly favored' (Luke 1:28) is the same as 'made us accepted' in Ephesians 1:6, referring to all of God's children. All true believers have been 'highly graced' by the Lord.

I do not know if there is a more dreadful word in the English language than that word "lost."

Sometimes we think we are too busy to pray. That is a great mistake, for praying is a saving of time.

When you speak of heaven, let your face light up...When you speak of hell well then, your everyday face will do.

Live in such a way that men may recognize that you have been with Jesus.

God is too good to be unkind, too wise to be mistaken; and when you cannot trace His hand, you can trust His heart.

You must keep all earthy treasures out of your heart, and let Christ be your treasure, and let Him have your heart.

We wept when we were born though all around us smiled; so shall we smile when we die while all around us weep.

The Christian is the most contented man in the world, but he is the least contented with the world.

You will never be saved against your will; God drags nobody to heaven by the ears.

None of us can come to the highest maturity without enduring the summer heat of trials.

The work of God's Holy Spirit begins with bruising. In order to be saved, the fallow ground must be plowed up, the hard heart must be broken, the rock must be split apart.

God's children are God's children anywhere and everywhere, and shall be even unto the end. Nothing can sever that sacred tie, or divide us from his heart.

Where the plow does not go and the seed is not sown, the weeds are sure to multiply.

Prayer is the thermometer of grace.

Fine music without devotion is but a splendid garment upon a corpse.

I am certain that I never did grow in grace one-half so much anywhere as I have upon the bed of pain.

They will never accept grace till they tremble before a just and holy law.

The full he empties, and the empty he fills.

Don't let your hopes or fears come between you and Jesus; follow hard after Him. He will never fail you.

Prayer is the autograph of the Holy Ghost upon the renewed heart.

Praise is the beauty of a Christian. What wings are to a bird, what fruit is to the tree, what the rose is to the thorn, that is praise to a child of God.

The Gospel is like a caged lion. It does not need to be defended, it just needs to be let out of its cage.

The lion of anger shall give place to the lamb of meekness; the raven of uncleanness shall fly before the dove of purity; the vile serpent of deceit shall be trodden under the heel of truth.

He who is not angry at transgression becomes a partaker in it.

We shall not adjust our Bible to the age; but before we have done with it, by God’s grace, we shall adjust the age to the Bible.

If your religion does not make you holy, it will damn you. It is simply painted pageantry to go to hell in.

Learn to say no; it will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin.

Even if I give the whole of my worth to Him, He will find a way to give back to me much more than I gave.

It is the very joy of this earthly life to think that it will come to an end.

I will do as much as I can, says one. Any fool can do that. He that believes in Christ does what he cannot do, attempts the impossible, and performs it.

If you would be holy, you must live close to Jesus.

If your faith does not make you pray, have nothing to do with it; get rid of it, and God help thee to begin again.

Beloved Friends, we may well continue to praise God, for our God continues to give us causes for praise!

I believe nothing merely because Calvin taught it, but because I have found his teaching in the Word of God.

There is nothing in the law of God that will rob you of happiness; it only denies you that which would cost you sorrow.

Far be it for me to imagine that Zion contains none but Calvinistic Christians within her walls, or that there are none saved who do not hold our views

Defend the Bible? I would as soon defend a lion! Unchain it and it will defend itself.

When fathers are tongue tied religiously with their offspring, need they wonder if their children's hearts remain sin tied?

Remember, Christ's scholars must study upon their knees.

The more grace we have, the less we shall think of ourselves, for grace, like light, reveals our impurity.

FAITH untried may be true faith, but it is sure to be little faith, and it is likely to remain dwarfish so long as it is without trials.