 I believe the doctrine of election, because I am quite certain that, if God had not chosen me, I should never have chosen Him; and I am sure He chose me before I was born, or else He never would have chosen me afterwards; and He must have elected me for reasons unknown to me, for I never could find any reason in myself why He should have looked upon me with special love. Author: Charles Spurgeon
Source: Sermon, A Defense of Calvinism. |
| I love the pure doctrine of unadulterated Calvinism. But if that be wrong - if there be anything in it which is false - I for one say, "Let that perish too, and let Christ's name last forever. Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Crown Him Lord of all!" Author: Charles Spurgeon
Source: 1.212. |
| I will defy any man who has held a deep experience of his own odious depravity to believe any other doctrines but those which are commonly called Calvinism. Author: Charles Spurgeon
Source: Sermons, 49.257. |
| If God would have painted a yellow stripe on the backs of the elect I would go around lifting shirts. But since He didn't I must preach "whosoever will" and when "whatsoever" believes I know that he is one of the elect. Author: Charles Spurgeon |
| If I did not believe the doctrine of the final perseverance of the saints, I think I should be of all men the most miserable, because I should lack any ground for comfort. Author: Charles Spurgeon
Source: 13.107. |
| Nothing makes a man so virtuous as belief of the truth. A lying doctrine will soon beget a lying practice. A man cannot have an erroneous belief without by-and-by having an erroneous life. I believe the one thing naturally begets the other. Author: Charles Spurgeon
Source: Sermon, A Defense of Calvinism. |
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| There are certain doctrines called Calvinistic, which I think commend themselves to the minds of all thoughtful persons for this reason mainly - they ascribe to God everything. Author: Charles Spurgeon
Source: 10.308. |
| There is no attribute of God more comforting to His children than the doctrine of Divine Sovereignty. Under the most adverse circumstances, in the most severe troubles, they believe that Sovereignty hath ordained their afflictions, that Sovereignty overrules them, and that Sovereignty will sanctify them all. Author: Charles Spurgeon |
| Whatever may be said about the doctrine of election, it is written in the Word of God as with an iron pen, and there is no getting rid of it. To me, it is one of the sweetest and most blessed truths in the whole of revelation, and those who are afraid of it are so because they do not understand it. If they could but know that the Lord had chosen them, it would make their hearts dance for joy. Author: Charles Spurgeon
Source: Sermons, 9.374, 375. |
| When my spirit gets depressed, nothing will sustain it but the good old-fashioned Calvinistic doctrine. Author: Charles Spurgeon
Source: 58.380. |
| Who is to have authority in the matter of gracious adoption? The children of wrath? Surely not; and yet all men are such! No, it stands to reason, to common sense, that none but the parent can have the discretion to adopt. Author: Charles Spurgeon
Source: Sermons, 10.488. |
| You will bear me witness, my friends, that it is exceedingly seldom I ever intrude into the mysteries of the future with regard either to the second advent, the millennial reign, or the first and second resurrection. As often as we come about it in our expositions, we do not turn aside from the point, but if guilty at all on this point, it is rather in being too silent than saying too much Author: Charles Spurgeon
Source: The First Resurrection, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, 7:345. |
