Spurgeon stings!

North Jersey Baptist · #1 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 09:22 PM

Speaking about Daniel, Charles Spurgeon said:

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Further, Daniel was delivered from great peril.
He was cast into the lions' den because he was a man greatly beloved of God. I think I see some shrink back, and I hear them say, "We do not want to go into the lions' den." They are poor creatures, but Daniel was worth putting in the lions' den; there was enough of him to be put there. Some men would be out of place among lions; cats would be more suitable companions for them; indeed. They are such insignificant beings that they would be more at home among mice. Lion's dens would not be at all in their line. They would imitate Solomon's slothful man, and say, "There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets." There is not enough manhood in them to bring them into close quarters with the king of beasts.

Ouch!

Gryphonette · #2 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 09:46 PM

That Spurgeon....he didn't pull his punches, did he? ;^)

North Jersey Baptist · #3 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Gryphonette

That Spurgeon....he didn't pull his punches, did he? ;^)

No, he didn't. What would happen if a preacher said those things today? Called men, mice? Not even worth lions, but cats?

PuritanBouncer · #4 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 09:54 PM

Well for one, I would attend his church!

North Jersey Baptist · #5 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 09:57 PM

What has happened to the Christian man?

PuritanBouncer · #6 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 10:25 PM

He's busy looking for his "purpose"

North Jersey Baptist · #7 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by PuritanBouncer

He's busy looking for his "purpose"

It's taken a lot more than 40 days, hasn't it?

Ivan · #8 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by PuritanBouncer

Well for one, I would attend his church!

Amen to that! I'd be there with you!!

PuritanBouncer · #9 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by North Jersey Baptist

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Originally Posted by PuritanBouncer

He's busy looking for his "purpose"

It's taken a lot more than 40 days, hasn't it?

Well, it leads down a broad path.

Reformingstudent · #10 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 11:04 PM

I bet you would never see Spurgeon at a so called "promise Keepers" meeting.

Reformingstudent · #11 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Reformingstudent

I bet you would never see Spurgeon at a so called "promise Keepers" meeting.

I take it back. He probably would go there to preach to these men the True gospel.

KMK · #12 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by North Jersey Baptist

Speaking about Daniel, Charles Spurgeon said:

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Further, Daniel was delivered from great peril.
He was cast into the lions' den because he was a man greatly beloved of God. I think I see some shrink back, and I hear them say, "We do not want to go into the lions' den." They are poor creatures, but Daniel was worth putting in the lions' den; there was enough of him to be put there. Some men would be out of place among lions; cats would be more suitable companions for them; indeed. They are such insignificant beings that they would be more at home among mice. Lion's dens would not be at all in their line. They would imitate Solomon's slothful man, and say, "There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets." There is not enough manhood in them to bring them into close quarters with the king of beasts.

Ouch!

I agree! That Mr. Ritchie is no girlie-man!

Pergamum · #13 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 11:57 PM

He is trying also to be "Wild at Heart" I think.

danmpem · #14 (**permalink**) 06-01-2008, 12:03 AM

Nah, he's just living his best life now.

DMcFadden · #15 (**permalink**) 06-01-2008, 02:48 AM

I'm not sure about his purpose, but he is certainly driven!

bookslover · #16 (**permalink**) 06-01-2008, 03:54 AM

Here's some more Spurgeon, pleading for balance in the Christian life, from a sermon on John 1:36 preached in 1872:

No subject so well balances the soul as Jesus, the Lamb of God. Other themes disturb the mental equilibrium, and overload one faculty at the expense of others. I have noticed, in theology, that certain brethren meditate almost exclusively upon doctrine, and I think it is not severely critical to say that they have a tendency to become hard, rigid, and far too militant. It is to be feared that some doctrinalists miss the spirit of Christ in fighting for the words of Christ. God forbid I should speak against earnestly contending for the true faith, but still, without fellowship with the living Saviour we may, through controversy, become ill-developed and one-sided.

I think I have noticed that brethren who give all their thoughts to experience are also somewhat out of square. Some of them dwell upon the experience of human corruption until they acquire a melancholy temperament and are, at the same time, apt to censure those who enjoy the liberty of the children of God. Other brethren turn all their attention to the brighter side of experience, and these are not always free from the spirit of carnal security, which leads them to look down on trembling and anxious hearts, as though they could not possess true faith in God.

I think, also, that I have noticed that those who pay all their homage at the shrine of practical theology have a tendency to become legal, and to exchange the privileges of believers for the bondage of servants. This, also, is a grievous fault. But, when a man takes Christ Jesus crucified to be his mind's main thought, he has all things in one: doctrine, experience, and practice, combined. As Canaan contained Carmel, and Sharon, and Eschol, and Hermon, so Jesus comprehends all good things.

North Jersey Baptist · #17 (**permalink**) 06-01-2008, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by bookslover

Here's some more Spurgeon, pleading for balance in the Christian life, from a sermon on John 1:36 preached in 1872:

No subject so well balances the soul as Jesus, the Lamb of God. Other themes disturb the mental equilibrium, and overload one faculty at the expense of others. I have noticed, in theology, that certain brethren meditate almost exclusively upon doctrine, and I think it is not severely critical to say that they have a tendency to become hard, rigid, and far too militant. It is to be feared that some doctrinalists miss the spirit of Christ in fighting for the words of Christ. God forbid I should speak against earnestly contending for the true faith, but still, without fellowship with the living Saviour we may, through controversy, become ill-developed and one-sided.

I think I have noticed that brethren who give all their thoughts to experience are also somewhat out of square. Some of them dwell upon the experience of human corruption until they acquire a melancholy temperament and are, at the same time, apt to censure those who enjoy the liberty of the children of God. Other brethren turn all their attention to the brighter side of experience, and these are not always free from the spirit of carnal security, which leads them to look down on trembling and anxious hearts, as though they could not possess true faith in God.

I think, also, that I have noticed that those who pay all their homage at the shrine of practical theology have a tendency to become legal, and to exchange the privileges of believers for the bondage of servants. This, also, is a grievous fault. But, when a man takes Christ Jesus crucified to be his mind's main thought, he has all things in one: doctrine, experience, and practice, combined. As Canaan contained Carmel, and Sharon, and Eschol, and Hermon, so Jesus comprehends all good things.

This Spurgeon guy is good. He may go far.