PARTICULAR REDEMPTION An extract from The Early Years by C. H. Spurgeon Some persons love the doctrine of universal atonement because they say, “It is so beautiful. It is a lovely idea that Christ should have died for all men; it commends itself,” they say, “to the instincts of humanity; here is something in it …
Author: C.H. Spurgeon
THE PRIORITY OF DOCTRINAL PREACHING* Ernest Reisinger The volumes that have been written in order to show and teach ministers how to preach are enough to make a small library—we all have plenty of books on the subject, and that is Direct Doctrinal Preaching. Doctrine is the foundation of all true Christian experience. Without a …
It was by the ear, by our first parents listening to the serpent, that we lost paradise; and it is by the ear, by hearing of the Word, that we get to heaven. “Hear, and your souls shall live.” (Isaiah 55:3). Thomas Watson
Good prayers never come weeping home. I am sure I shall receive, either what I ask or what I should ask. Joseph Hall
The angel fetched Peter out of prison, but it was prayer fetched the angel. Thomas Watson
God hath work to do in this world; and to desert it because of its difficulties and entanglements, is to cast off His authority. It is not enough that we be just, that we be righteous, and walk with God in holiness; but we must also serve our generation as David did before he fell …
PREACH THE WORD The theme of this edition of Gospel Tidings will be immediately evident. It is the urgent command of Paul to Timothy, 2 Tim. 4.1-5, I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; …
IMPORTANCE OF SERIOUSNESS TO THE CHRISTIAN MINISTER Daniel Dana, D.D. A minister, if he is not one of the most inconsistent and wretched of human beings, is a Christian. In other words, he is a professed follower, and humble representative, of the Son of God. And how shall this sublime character be maintained and exhibited? …