"Care more for a grain of faith than a ton of excitement."
A vigorous temper is not always an evil. Men who are as easy as an old — Charles Spurgeon
"A vigorous temper is not always an evil. Men who are as easy as an old shoe are generally of as little worth."
Charles Haddon Spurgeon was an English Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, to some of whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers." He was a strong figure in the Baptist tradition, defending the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon was an English Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, to some of whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers." He was a strong figure in the Baptist tradition, defending the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day.
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"When mens hearts are melted under the preaching of the word, or by sickness, or the loss of friends, believers should be very eager to stamp the truth upon the prepared mind. Such opportunities are to be seized with holy eagerness."
"Losses and crosses are heavy to bear; but when our hearts are right with God, it is wonderful how easy the yoke becomes."
"I would not have you exchange the gold of individual Christianity for the base metal of Christian Socialism."