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Now we care not what men mockingly impute to us; we feel it our duty, when men sin, to tell them they shall be punished, and so long as the world will not give up its sin we feel we must not cease our warnings.

#Spurgeon #S106
How few there are who will solemnly tell us of the judgment to come. They preach of God’s love and mercy as they ought to do, and as God has commanded them; but of what avail is it to preach mercy unless they preach also the doom of the wicked?

#Spurgeon #S106
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…it is a notorious fact, that men who do go wrong after a good training are the worst men in the world.

#Spurgeon #S105
The worst of men are those who, having much light, still run astray.

#Spurgeon #S105
Let no man…despair of his fellow. I never do, since I think and hope that God has saved me. I am persuaded that, live as long as I may, I shall never see the individual of whom I can say, “That man is a hopeless case.”

#Spurgeon #S105
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…it is no fawning words, uttered either in prayer or praise, but it is the pious deed, the holy act, which is the justification of thy faith, and the proof that it is the faith of God’s elect.

#Spurgeon #S104
Shall the theme which stirs the marvel of the seraph not move your hearts? That God himself should become man, and then should die for you! “God commendeth his love toward us, in that, Christ should die.”

#Spurgeon #S104
Ah! think of him, then, ye who have faith in him; look to him, and as many of you as have not yet believed, I will pray for you, that ye may now behold him as the expiation of your guilt; as the key which opens heaven to all believers.

#Spurgeon #S104
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“Are you mourning over your own weakness? Take courage, for there must be a consciousness of weakness before the Lord will give thee victory. Your emptiness is but the preparation for your being filled, and your casting down is but the making ready for your lifting up.” #Spurgeon
Satan would have you believe that your feelings of weakness are a sign of impending failure. But weakness means you’re ready. Feeling empty? Good, now there’s room for him to fill you, because you’re no longer full of yourself.
Weak? Now he can show you the miracle of his matchless strength to preserve you. Tell your ego to step aside & let him do his work. Vulnerable? Good, now that your cankering pride is out of the way, he can prove the unbreakable steel of his ways, the immutable power of his truth.
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“The Word of God can take care of itself, & will do so if we preach it, & cease defending it. See you that lion. They have caged him for his preservation; shut him up behind iron bars to secure him from his foes! ...” #Spurgeon Image
“See how a band of armed men have gathered together to protect the lion. What a clatter they make with their swords and spears! These mighty men are intent upon defending a lion. Oh fools, & slow of heart! ... ” #Spurgeon
“Open that door! Let the lord of the forest come forth free. Who will dare to encounter him? What does he want with your guardian care? Let the pure gospel go forth in all its lion-like majesty, & it will soon clear its own way, ease itself of its adversaries.” #Spurgeon
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“Pain, if sanctified, creates tenderness toward others.” #Spurgeon

Everyone gets traumatized. In the moment, we all recoil in pain. Then comes the time for deciding. Will my heart turn hard or tender? Will I learn or break, stand or fall? Will I run to God or away from him?
Love & pain enter thru the same door in your heart. Open to one, open to the other. That’s the risk, the price of loving. There’s another caveat, however: The pain which already cankers your soul has no way out, except thru the same door. To heal, you must open. You *must*.
If your heart must open to heal, & if new pain must be, you must train your pain to instruct: What can I learn from this? In what ways can I forgive? How can I handle trauma as Christ would? Will I accept this lesson that I may better identify with my suffering neighbors?
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