Our best performances are so stained with sin, that it is hard to know whether they are good works or bad works.
Charles SpurgeonI believe that much of the secret of soul-winning lies in having bowels of compassion, in having spirits that can be touched with the feeling of human infirmities.
Charles SpurgeonEvery time I open my Bible I will read it as the Word of 'God, that cannot lie;' and when I get a promise or a threatening, I will either rejoice or tremble because I know that these stand fast.
Charles SpurgeonAlas, if our children lose the crown of life, it will be but a small consolation that they have won the laurels of literature or art.
Charles SpurgeonIf the devil never roars, the Church will never sing! God is not doing much if the devil is not awake and busy. Depend upon it: a working Christ makes a raging devil! When you hear ill reports, cruel speeches, threats, taunts and the like, believe that the Lord is among His people and is working gloriously.
Charles Spurgeon