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C. H. Spurgeon Conclusion IF YOU HAVE not followed me step by step as you have read these pages, I am truly sorry. Book reading is of small value unless the truths which pass before the mind are grasped, appropriated, and carried out in a practical way. I tis as if one saw plenty of…
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C. H. Spurgeon Why Saints Persevere THE HOPE which filled the heart of Paul concerning the Corinthian brethren we have already seen to be full of comfort to those who trembled as to their future. But why was it that he believed that the brethren would be confirmed unto the end? I want you to…
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C. H. Spurgeon Confirmation NOTICE THE SECURITY which Paul confidently expected for all the saints. He says, “Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Co 1:8). This is the kind of confirmation which is to be desired above all things.…
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C. H. Spurgeon Chapter 15 The Final Fear of Falling A DARK FEAR haunts the minds of many who are coming to Christ; they are afraid that they shall not persevere to the end. I have heard the seeker say, “If I were to cast my soul upon Jesus, yet perhaps I would after all…
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C. H. Spurgeon Chapter 15 How Repentance Is Given RETURN to the grand text: “Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.” Our Lord Jesus Christ has gone up that grace may come down. His glory is employed…
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C. H. Spurgeon Chapter 15 Repentance Must Go with Forgiveness IT IS CLEAR from the text which we quoted earlier that repentance is bound up with the forgiveness of sins. In Acts 5:31 we read that Jesus is exalted to give repentance and forgiveness of sins. These two blessings come from that sacred hand which…
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C. H. Spurgeon Chapter 14 “My Redeemer Liveth” I HAVE SPOKEN CONTINUALLY to you concerning Christ crucified, who is the great hope of the guilty, but we will be wise to remember that our Lord has risen from the dead and lives eternally. You are not asked to trust in a dead Jesus but in…
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C. H. Spurgeon Chapter 10 Regeneration and the Holy Spirit YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN. This word of our Lord Jesus has appeared to flame in the way of many, like the drawn sword of the cherub at the gate of paradise. They have despaired because this change is beyond their utmost effort. The new…
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C. H. Spurgeon Chapter 12 The Increase of Faith HOW CAN WE OBTAIN an increase of faith? This is a very earnest question to many. They say they want to believe but cannot. A great deal of nonsense is said about this subject. Let us be strictly practical in our dealing with it. Common sense…
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C. H. Spurgeon Chapter 11 I Can Do Nothing! AFTER THE ANXIOUS HEART has accepted the doctrine of atonement and learned the great truth that salvation is by faith in the Lord Jesus, it is often troubled with a sense of inability toward that which is good. Many are groaning, “I can do nothing.” They…