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2882. Forgiveness And Fear
| Answers in Genesis Mercy was the last of his attributes that God was able to reveal. He could be great and good when the world was made, but he could not be merciful until sin had marred his perfect handiwork. There must be an offence committed before there can be mercy displayed towards the offender.
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3456. “Peace Be to You”
| Answers in Genesis I hope, indeed, I expect, that you will feel him here, and I pray that to each one of his people that soft word may come with divine power, “Peace be to you.”
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3270. The Truly Blessed Man
| Answers in Genesis It is an old saying, and possibly a true one, that every man is
seeking after happiness. If it is so, then every man should read this
Psalm, for this directs us where happiness is to be found in its
highest degree and purest form.
2902. Holiness Demanded
| Answers in Genesis Holiness, in a regenerate heart, is only an infant; it is not matured, — it is perfect in all its parts, but not perfect in its development. Hence, when we find many imperfections and many failings in ourselves, we are not to conclude that, therefore, we have no interest in the grace of God.
3344. Unanswered Prayer
| Answers in Genesis It is very clear to everyone who reads this Psalm that these are not so much the words of David as they are the words of David’s Son and David’s Lord, our blessed Master.
2925. Reasons for Doubting Christ
| Answers in Genesis You may doubt if on former occasions you have found God unfaithful to his promise. If he has lied to you, — if, after having said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you,” you have found, say on one occasion at the least, that he has utterly failed you and forsaken you.
2880. New Tokens Of Ancient Love
| Answers in Genesis We may firmly believe — in full accordance with the laws which regulate human minds, and without at all violating the free-agency of his creatures, — that God knows how to persuade men, indeed, and how sweetly to “compel them to come in,” so that his house may be filled.
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2726. Fourfold Satisfaction
| Answers in Genesis Dear brethren, what is the sacrifice of which we speak today, but the Lord Jesus Christ? We know of no other atoning sacrifice but the blessed person, body, soul, spirit, and blood of Jesus Christ, our incarnate God and Saviour. It is with this sacrifice that believers are perfectly satisfied.
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3261. The Covenant
| Answers in Genesis It is a wonderful thing that God should enter into gracious covenant
with men. That he should make man, and be gracious to man, is easily
to be conceived; but, that he should make a covenant with his
creature, and put his august majesty under bond to him by his own
promise, is marvellous.
475. Self-Delusion
| Answers in Genesis Every wise merchant will occasionally hold a stocktaking, when he will tally up his accounts, examine what he has on hand, and ascertain decisively whether his business is prosperous or declining.
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2857. God’s Goodness Leading To Repentance
| Answers in Genesis I expect that, as I learn more of God's goodness, it will always continue to lead me to repentance. The dearer Christ is to us, the blacker is sin in our sight. The sweeter the love of God is to us, the more bitter is the thought of having so long sinned against it.
3123. “The King Of The Jews”
| Answers in Genesis It was the usual custom of the Romans, when a man was put to death by crucifixion to affix to the cross, somewhere where it might be read, an account of his crime.
3311. The Water and the Blood
| Answers in Genesis Just as Adam fell asleep, and out of his side Eve was taken, so Jesus slept on the cross the sleep of death, and from his side, where the spear was thrust, his Church was taken.
2914. A Mournful Defection
| Answers in Genesis No mischief that ever befalls our Christian communities is more lamentable than what comes from the defection of the members. The heaviest sorrow that can wring a pastor’s heart is such as comes from the faithlessness of his most familiar friend.
2528. Eating The Sacrifice
| Answers in Genesis No sacrifice would have been
needed if the man bringing it had not been a sinner; and here, in
this case, I might have selected many texts to teach the truth I want
to bring out just now, but I have especially chosen this one because
it says, “They shall eat those things with which the atonement was
made.”
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357. The Christ of Patmos
| Answers in Genesis The Lord Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and for ever. Having neither beginning of days, nor end of years, he is a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
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2498. A Portrait No Artist Can Paint
| Answers in Genesis While reading this description given by John of what he saw in the
isle called Patmos, I think you must have noticed that it would be
quite impossible for any painter to depict it on canvas, and equally
impossible for any sculptor to embody it in stone or marble.
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3467. A New Creation
| Answers in Genesis From the throne where sits the once crucified but now glorified Saviour, there comes a whisper of hope to each and every soul who would be made new.
2534. The Greatest Gift In Time Or Eternity
| Answers in Genesis It is my duty, and it is my delight, to
stand here and cry, “Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters,
and he who has no money; come, buy, and eat; yes, come, buy wine and
milk without money and without price.”
2499. Christopathy
| Answers in Genesis If ever the spirit
should be deeply penitential, and yet humbly confident, it ought to
be so when we hear the lash falling on the divine and human person of
our blessed Master, and see him wounded for our transgressions, and
bruised for our iniquities.
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2827. The Redeemer Described By Himself
| Answers in Genesis Our Lord veiled his Godhead in the robe of manhood, and he came and lived here, among men, so that he might proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who were bound. He came, in fact, as it was foretold concerning him, that he might save his people from their sins.
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2840. Laying The Hand On The Sacrifice
| Answers in Genesis Sin cannot be in two places at the same time; if it is laid on Jesus, it is taken off from you. If you do, in your very soul, accept Christ as your Substitute, then it is clear that the Lord has laid on him your iniquity; and, therefore, your iniquity has passed away from you, and your sin is gone for ever.
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3436. Christ Glorified
| Answers in Genesis God has glorified his Son. How deeply we ought to regret that we glorify Christ so little, bought with his precious blood, owing all we have to him.
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2911. “Cases Of Conscience”
| Answers in Genesis This turmoil and unrest of spirit will grow into a burdensomeness of heart, just as Bunyan describes Christian with a burden on his back. He has his no visible burden on his shoulders, yet he has on his heart a load so heavy that it threatens to drive him to utter despair.
1068. A Simple Remedy
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon looks at a Suffering Servant passage in Isaiah and explains why these words are reason for both sorrow and joy.
2887. A Dire Disease Strangely Cured
| Answers in Genesis By nature, we are guilty; but when we look to Christ’s stripes, we see our guilt laid on him; and, since it cannot be in two places at one time, we know that it is not on us any longer. The moment that a poor sinner sees Christ bearing his burden of guilt, and trusts Christ as his Burden-Bearer, his burden is all gone.
173. The Death of Christ
| Answers in Genesis There is one great event, which every day attracts more admiration than does the sun, and moon, and stars, when they march in their courses. That event is, the death of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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561. Expiation
| Answers in Genesis Both Jews and Gentiles knew pretty well what an offering for sin meant. The Gentiles had been in the habit of offering sacrifices. The Jews, however, had the clearer idea of it by far.
2963. Unmitigated Prosperity
| Answers in Genesis It may be that the devil thought that the death of Christ was the defeat of Christ. If so, how greatly was he mistaken; for when Christ yielded up the ghost, he won an everlasting victory.
1385. The Day Of Salvation
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon shows the grand reason for this day of salvation, speaks of the glorious day itself, and dwells upon the dark shadows which may close that day.
2818. Jesus And His Forerunner
| Answers in Genesis You may assume that when the devil roars, it is because he has been hit pretty hard; and that whenever there is the most rage against the gospel, it is one evidence of the gospel’s growing power. It was so in our Saviour’s experience, for he had a most fruitful time after the most violent and bitter opposition.
2920. Election: Its Defences And Evidences
| Answers in Genesis Truth is never dangerous, it is error and reticence that are fraught with peril. “But do men not abuse the doctrine of grace?” I grant you that they do; but if we destroyed everything that men misuse, we should have nothing left.
2826. The King In Pilate’s Hall
| Answers in Genesis Observe, too, — for it is worthy of notice, — how modestly and unobtrusively our Saviour answered Pilate’s questioning. It is an unhappy circumstance that some men seem as if they cannot speak boldly without having some pride mixed with their courage.
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2409. A Great Sermon By The Greatest Preacher
| Answers in Genesis It is from heaven that this voice comes; it is the voice of the Father himself who speaks; and what the voice says is worthy to be treasured in the hearts of us all: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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2806. “Jesus Our Lord.”
| Answers in Genesis Unbelief is presumptuous, but faith is always humble. The more you know of Jesus as your Saviour, saving you from sin, the more you will recognise him also as your Lord. No one rebels against Christ because he believes in him; but, because we believe in him, he becomes our Lord, and we learn to obey him.
2555. The Stronghold
| Answers in Genesis Have you read this chapter through? It is a very terrible one; it is
like the rushing of a mighty river when it is nearing a cataract.
2899. “To You”
| Answers in Genesis If, in this country, men and women continue to go after the idolatrous calves of Ritualism, or turn aside to the modern Sadduceeism of scepticism, it may be that the Lord will remove the lampstand out of its place, and that the word of the gospel will be no longer sent to us.
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384. Full Assurance
| Answers in Genesis The Psalmist, when he wrote these words, was surrounded by many and furious enemies. He pleads with God to take hold on shield and buckler, and to come forth for his defense.
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3137. Soul Satisfaction
| Answers in Genesis This text may very properly be understood as a request that God would teach the soul to rest on him in temporal difficulties, and straits, and distresses.
942. The Way
| Answers in Genesis What does it mean that Jesus is the only way to the Father, and what are the implications of this truth? Charles Spurgeon explains.
2751. A Prepared Place For A Prepared People
| Answers in Genesis Our Lord Jesus Christ has gone to heaven, he says, so that he may prepare a place for his servants, and we may be helped to form some idea of what he means by this expression if we just think a little about it. And, first, I am sure that must be a very great and glorious place which needs Christ to prepare it.
3510. The Fainting Soul Revived
| Answers in Genesis To convince a man of his error, to arrest him in his evil pursuits, to reclaim him to the paths of righteousness—this is seldom accomplished without dire trouble and deep affliction.
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2672. Neither Forsaken Nor Forgotten
| Answers in Genesis We imagine that God has forgotten us, so I want to show you that, if we are believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord gives an answer to us similar to what he gave to sorrowful Zion, “I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands.”
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2515. Something Worth Seeking
| Answers in Genesis If you saw a farmer
feeding his barn-door fowls plentifully, you would not believe a
slanderer who said that the man starved his children; and as long as
you see God providing for the baser creatures, and even the wild
beasts that he has formed, rest assured that he will take care of his
children.
3238. A Vision Of The King
| Answers in Genesis I will direct your thoughts to four things; first, a King pre-eminent; secondly, a vision predicted; thirdly, a beauty particular; and, fourthly, a land possessed.
2475. “My Garden” — “His Garden”
| Answers in Genesis What a difference there is between what the believer was by nature
and what the grace of God has made him! Our Lord
Jesus said to his disciples, “My Father is the gardener,” and he has
made us to be fruitful to his praise, full of sweetness where once
there was no fruit, and nothing that could give him delight.
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2721. Faith Without Sight
| Answers in Genesis We have a blessing, special and unique, through not having seen, and yet having believed, so let us not try to diminish it, first, by pining for a voice, or a vision, or a revelation, something which is like sight, so that it could not then be so well said of us that we have not seen.
2842. The Sower
| Answers in Genesis What does our reputation matter, after all? It is of little or no value to the child of God. Serve God faithfully, and then leave your name and fame in his keeping. There is a day coming when the righteous shall shine out as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
3504. Following Christ
| Answers in Genesis In Jesus Christ we see gentleness, meekness, and the most tender affection, and we see the most hearty sympathy with everything that belongs to manhood.
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3538. Preparation for Heaven
| Answers in Genesis He who can talk about the grave and about the hereafter with such intelligence, thoughtfulness, faith, and strong desire as Paul did, is a man to be envied.
3534. The Light of the World
| Answers in Genesis John the Baptist, whom all men considered a prophet, had testified that Christ was the true light who enlightens every man that comes into the world.
3530. A Sad Confession
| Answers in Genesis Let us make the reflection our own, as we humbly bow at the dear pierced feet of our Lord, and remember how cruelly we slighted our kindest friend.
3527. The Divided Heart
| Answers in Genesis Beware of the sin which is of your own choosing. I may say, beware of all sin, for in a measure it is deliberate, and of your own choosing.
3521. A Searching Test
| Answers in Genesis When men’s minds are pure, other matters become pure to them, but when their minds are impure then they use these things for impurity.
3517. Sympathy and Song
| Answers in Genesis Sympathy is a duty of manhood. We are all brethren sprung from the same stock, and what is a good thing for any man ought to be a joy to me.
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3516. Love and Jealousy
| Answers in Genesis We believe it will be fair to say that there are two high spiritual forms of love and jealousy, and that our text is lucid in its description of both.
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3515. The Fruits of Grace
| Answers in Genesis Do not let the missionary be afraid, even if for thousands of years to come there should be little apparent success to the preaching of the gospel.
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30. The Power of the Holy Ghost
| Answers in Genesis Power is the special and peculiar prerogative of God, and God alone. “Twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God.” God is God: and power belongs to him.
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12. The Peculiar Sleep of the Beloved
| Answers in Genesis Sleep is the gift of God; and not a man would close his eyes, if God did not put his fingers on his eyelids; nor the Almighty send a soft and balmy influence over his frame which lulled his thoughts i
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327. Vessels Of Mercy
| Answers in Genesis Since my sermon is intended to be practical and not controversial, I shall solemnly invite each hearer to tremble lest he should belong to the reprobate and abandoned vessels of wrath.
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168. The First Christmas Carol
| Answers in Genesis He who contemplates the character of angels, and notes their many deeds of sympathy with men, and kindness towards them, cannot resist the impulse of his nature—the impulse of love towards them.
2839. “Prisoners Of Hope”
| Answers in Genesis In the last dread hour of death, when conscience looks at sin as it really is, and no longer is blinded, nothing can bring it peace but the blood of the Lamb. Nothing can give the soul repose, when it is about to meet its God, except the knowledge that Christ was made a curse for us so that we might be blessed in him.
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2883. Prisoners Delivered
| Answers in Genesis . I thought, dear friends, that you were pulled up out of the pit; have you been made prisoners again? If it is so, it is very sad, but you can never be imprisoned as you were before. When the Lord once set you free, you should have taken good care not to go back again into bondage.
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2285. Paul The Ready
| Answers in Genesis Paul was no sooner converted, than he was ready for holy service; and “immediately he preached Christ” in the synagogues at Damascus.
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2557. A Vexed Soul Comforted
| Answers in Genesis We think, and think rightly, that a Christian man should “glory in tribulations also,” and rise superior to all outward afflictions; but it is not always so with us. Not only are the temptations needed for the trial of our faith, but it is even necessary that we should be in heaviness through them.
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2903. Sleepers Aroused
| Answers in Genesis And Jonah was asleep when he needed to be awake. He, above all other men, was the one who ought to be awake, and call on his God. If anyone goes to sleep nowadays, it certainly ought not to be the believer in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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2422. “There Is Forgiveness.”
| Answers in Genesis Cast yourself on the mercy of your Judge, and you shall find mercy; but first acknowledge that you need mercy. Be honest with your conscience, and honest with your God, and confess your iniquity which you have done, and mourn over the righteousness to which you have not attained.
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2792. A Psalmist’s Question And Answer
| Answers in Genesis When your prayer has been most prevalent, it is then that you have seen most of its imperfection; and when your faith has been most vigorous, it is just then that you have had to lament your unbelief. I firmly believe that it is only the gross spiritual darkness of ignorance that makes any man think himself perfect.
2279. Joy Hindering Faith
| Answers in Genesis I take this text so that I may deal with some people who have found Christ, and are saved, but who are now troubled because it seems too good to be true.
2408. Christ The Cure For Troubled Hearts
| Answers in Genesis Unbelief is a great troubler. Our peace comes to us by faith; and if our faith grows weak, our peace of mind is apt to decline and we are likely to become much disturbed in spirit. If those who are believers, who have passed from death to life, are sometimes troubled, you may be sure that others are.
1753. Blessed Promises For Dying Outcasts
| Answers in Genesis The promises of this verse will be extremely sweet to those who feel their personal need of them; but those who boast that they are neither sick nor wounded will take no interest in this comforting word.
2567. The Single-Handed Conquest
| Answers in Genesis I believe that the best and grandest achievements of mortals lose their
glory when they are too closely examined, and that the frequency of
our sight of them very much lessens our wondering admiration.
The Love Of Our Espousals
| Answers in Genesis Brethren, we may forget the past, but God does not. He says, “I remember you, the kindness of your youth.” The Lord remembers what he has done for us, and he expects a return.
213. The Fatherhood of God
| Answers in Genesis I think there is room for very great doubt, whether our Saviour intended the prayer to be used in the manner in which it is commonly employed among professing Christians.
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206. Everyone’s Sermon
| Answers in Genesis When the Lord wished to wean his people Israel from their iniquities, he did not leave any stone unturned, but gave them precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little and there a little.
1779. Grappling Irons
| Answers in Genesis Like other men, David desired to be preserved in life and kept in prosperity, but his main prayer is not about these matters.
2516. Jesus And His Brethren
| Answers in Genesis There is scarcely any personal type in the Old Testament which
is more clearly and fully a portrait of our Lord Jesus Christ than
the type of Joseph is. You may run the parallel between Joseph and
Jesus in very many directions, yet you need never strain the
narrative so much as even once.
957. Jesus No Phantom
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon discusses Matthew 14:26, and explains that many people make a mistake similar to the disciples in thinking wrongly about Jesus.
Covenant Blessings
| Answers in Genesis God has made many covenants at various times, and none of these covenants has he ever broken, but the covenant here referred to is a better covenant than all these, it is the covenant of grace. It was made by God with Christ for us before all worlds were created.
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2849. Remembering God’s Works
| Answers in Genesis “He has made his wonderful works to be remembered.” Let us act in harmony with this grand design, and preserve the memory of the Lord’s great goodness to us. If some of the wonderful deliverances recorded in the biographies of the saints had not been written down at the time, we should have been great losers.
2992. God’s Writing On Man’s Heart
| Answers in Genesis This is not the language of the old covenant, but of the new
covenant. The prospects of life held out in the law have all
dissolved into a ministry of death as the penalty of disobedience.
421. “It Is Finished!”
| Answers in Genesis My brethren, I wish to have you attentively observe the extraordinary clarity, power, and sharpness of the Saviour’s mind in the last agonies of death.
3252. “By Water And Blood”
| Answers in Genesis Christ came to purify
them from the power of sin, so that they might no longer live in it;
this is indicated by the declaration that he “came by water.” He came
also to put away the guilt of their sin, so that they might not be
condemned for it; this is to intimate that he also came “by blood.”
2915. A Visit to Bethlehem
| Answers in Genesis The Infinite became finite; the Almighty consented to become weak; he, who upheld all things by the word of his power, willingly became helpless; he, who spoke all worlds into existence, resigned for a while even the power of speech.
2529. Compassion On The Ignorant
| Answers in Genesis The ignorant have need of compassion. “That the soul is without
knowledge, it is not good.” Every kind of ignorance, like darkness,
is evil; and knowledge, which is light, is, according to its kind,
good, or better, or best.
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182. Human Inability
| Answers in Genesis Coming to Christ, though described by some people as being the very easiest thing in all the world, is utterly and entirely impossible to any man, unless the Father shall draw him to Christ.
1772. Slaying The Sacrifice
| Answers in Genesis Without controversy, great is this mystery of godliness, that Christ revealed in the flesh must die for sin, or otherwise sin cannot be put away.
2865. Fencing The Table
| Answers in Genesis Spurgeon Sermon 2865. Fencing The Table, delivered On Lord’s Day Evening, January 2, 1876, By C. H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.
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2699. Examination Before Communion
| Answers in Genesis Every man may know that the responsibility of his coming to the Lord’s table rests entirely with himself: “Let a man examine himself, and so let him come.” Not, “Let a man go to his minister, and be examined”; or, “Let him go to his priest, and make confession.” No, no: “Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat.”
1486. The Shame And Spitting
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon describes Jesus as the representative of God, as the substitute of his people, as the servant of Jehovah, and as the Comforter of his redeemed.
2738. The Redeemer’s Face Set Like A Flint
| Answers in Genesis Christ was so resolved to achieve the redemption of his people that, even when reproach had broken his heart, and he was full of heaviness, he still set his face like a flint, and determined that he would accomplish the work that he had undertaken.
2278. Feeding On The Word
| Answers in Genesis The great gate between heaven and the town of Mansoul is Ear-gate. We can see very little of the things of the kingdom but we can hear much concerning them.
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2581. Perfection In Christ
| Answers in Genesis Perfection in Jesus Christ! What effect ought it to have on our hearts if it really is ours? Perfection! What do we know about it from Scripture?
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2797. The Need And Nature Of Conversion
| Answers in Genesis There is no Saviour for the man who will not forsake his sin. Such a man can never be among the people who shall run to Christ, for how can he run to Christ while he continues in the way of sin? While he hugs his sin, he cannot embrace the Saviour who hates sin with a perfect hatred.
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2954. The Big Gates Wide Open
| Answers in Genesis We shall never be able to escape from the doctrine of divine predestination, — the doctrine that God has foreordained certain people for eternal life.
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3299. Ho! Ho!
| Answers in Genesis May
we be longing and panting after our God in that sense until we shall
be filled with his Spirit, and shall dwell in his presence to go no
more out for ever!
2886. Restless! Peaceless!
| Answers in Genesis Pride is another enemy of peace and rest. If you see a proud man, you may feel sure that he is not a restful man. Take care that you do not catch their complaint, for it is very contagious, and there are many who are proud of their humility, and who condemn the pride of others when they are really prouder themselves.
1090. For the Troubled
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon reminds his listeners that God makes good come from difficult times and that Christians should focus on the benefits of these troubles.
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2535. An Exceptional Plea In Prayer
| Answers in Genesis He who
said, “God, I thank you that I am not as other men are,” received no
commendation from the Lord Jesus Christ; but he who said, “God, be
merciful to me, a sinner,” went down to his house justified rather
than the other.
2500. Number 2500; Or, Entrance And Exclusion
| Answers in Genesis Everything turned on the coming of the
bridegroom. To the ten virgins, that was the chief event of the
night. If it had not been for his coming, they would not have gone
out with their lamps. It was because they knew he would surely come
that they prepared themselves to join in the marriage procession.
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2828. Startling!
| Answers in Genesis The predestination of God does not destroy the free-agency of man, or lighten the responsibility of the sinner. It is true, in the matter of salvation, when God comes to save, his free grace prevails over our free-agency, and leads the will in glorious captivity to the obedience of faith.
2841. Prayer — Its Discouragements And Encouragements
| Answers in Genesis Do you think, then, if prayer only asked for in sport prevailed with God, that he will not hear your earnest cries for your own offspring? Oh Christians, be fervent in your supplications, for God will surely hear you, and your children shall be saved!
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2912. Comfort For Tried Believers
| Answers in Genesis You may think, my dear brothers and sisters, that you have been tried more than others; but it is only your lack of knowledge of the trials of others which leads you to imagine that your own are unique. There are many others, besides yourself, in the furnace, and in quite as hot a part as you are now in.
1059. To the Thoughtless
| Answers in Genesis The Israelites often forgot to thank God for their many blessings and instead focused on themselves. Charles Spurgeon reminds his readers that we often do the same and he offers the solution.
2888. “Christ Is All”
| Answers in Genesis Now, if Christ is all, then, beloved brothers and sisters, let us live for him. If he is all, let us spend our strength, and be ready to lay down the last particle of it that we have, and to die for him; and then let us, whenever we need anything, go to him for it, for “Christ is all.”
552. Do You Know Him?
| Answers in Genesis The object of the apostle’s life — that for which he sacrificed everything: country, kindred, honour, comfort, liberty, and life itself, was, that he might know Christ.
2260. Christ’s Hospital
| Answers in Genesis I am persuaded that, without a deep experience of sin, there is seldom much belief in the doctrine of grace, and not much enthusiasm in praising the Saviour.
2819. A Caution For Sin-Sick Souls
| Answers in Genesis There is a tendency, in the heart of man, to want something to look at rather than something to trust in. The children of Israel had God for their King, and a glorious King he was. But they said, “No, let us have a king whom we can see.” God granted them that request.
147. The Sound in the Mulberry Trees
| Answers in Genesis David had just fought the Philistines in this very valley, and gained a signal victory, so that he said, “the Lord has broken forth upon my enemies before me as the breach of waters.”
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285. Man’s Ruin and God’s Remedy
| Answers in Genesis Man has very many needs, and he should be grateful whenever the least of them is supplied. But he has one need which exceeds every other: it is the need for food.
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277. The Blood of the Everlasting Covenant
| Answers in Genesis All God’s dealings with men have had a covenant character. It has so pleased him to arrange it that he won't deal with us except through a covenant, nor can we deal with him except in the same manner.
2824. Mocked By The Soldiers
| Answers in Genesis Now we will leave those Roman soldiers, and the Jews that had a hand in persecuting him, for he who delivered him to them had committed an even greater sin. From this incident in our Lord’s life, I think we may learn, first, lessons for the heart; and, secondly, lessons for the conscience.
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2820. Christ Before Annas
| Answers in Genesis This man Annas has not become so infamous as Pontius Pilate, because his name did not happen to be mentioned in the Nicene Creed; but, in some respects, he was even more guilty than the Roman governor. It must not be forgotten that he was first in trying the Saviour: “they led him away to Annas first.”
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2822. Christ In Bonds
| Answers in Genesis Our only subject, on this occasion, is, Christ in bonds, — the Son of God as an Ambassador in bonds, a King in chains, — the God-man sent, bound, to take his trial in the court of the high priest, Caiaphas. From the binding of our dear Redeemer, I learn a lesson concerning sin.
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2825. Majesty In Misery
| Answers in Genesis I hope that some spiritual profit may come to us while we are considering this terrible part of the suffering of our Lord. Omnipotence allows itself to be bound, and never proves itself more truly omnipotent than when it restrains itself, and permits itself to be held as a prisoner by sinful men.
2367. God’s Hidden Ones
| Answers in Genesis Nothing stirs a man more than when his children are assailed; the most quiet and inoffensive individual grows angry if his little one is touched.
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2900. How God Comes To Man
| Answers in Genesis Suspense is worse than death; we seem to feel a thousand deaths while we are kept in suspense of one. So God would not leave Adam and Eve in suspense through the whole night after they had sinned against him, but he came to them in the cool of the day.
681. Eyes Opened
| Answers in Genesis Using the examples of Hagar in Genesis and the apostles in Luke, Charles Spurgeon explains how God’s mercy is displayed.
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672. The Ravens’ Cry
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon explains that since God provides for the ravens when they cry, He will certainly provide for our needs when we cry to Him.
266. The Blind Beggar
| Answers in Genesis When we see a blind man in poverty, and following the beggar’s trade in the frequented streets, we can hardly forbear stopping to assist him.
101. The Exaltation of Christ
| Answers in Genesis The text I have selected is one that has comforted me, and in a great measure, enabled me to come here today—the single reflection upon it had such a power of comfort on my depressed spirit.
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96. The Christian–A Debtor
| Answers in Genesis The gospel softened the heart of Paul, and made him forget all national animosities, otherwise, one of the downtrodden race would not have called his oppressor, “brother.”
2265. Harvest Joy
| Answers in Genesis Christ’s servant says, “Give me converts, or I die.” Indeed, we are dead as far as our ministry is concerned unless God blesses it.
300. Spiritual Peace
| Answers in Genesis Our Lord was now about to die, to depart from this world, and to ascend to his Father; he therefore makes his will; and this is the blessed legacy which he leaves to the faithful.
2895. A Blessed Gospel Chain
| Answers in Genesis Our text is not meant for the men of the world, who have their portion in this life, but for the chosen, and called, and faithful, who are brought into the inner circle of Christ’s disciples, and taught to understand the mysteries of his kingdom.
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2896. Harvest Time
| Answers in Genesis Bear in mind, if you and I sin against God, God will take our sin, and he will get an essence from it that will be bitter to our taste; though he does not make us eat the fruits, yet he will still make us grieve and sorrow over our sins.
2752. The Door
| Answers in Genesis “I am the door.” Is there no other entrance, then, into the divine mercy? Is there no other entrance into the true Church? Is there no other entrance into the eternal blessedness of heaven except by him? No; there is no other, for he says, “I am the door: by me if any man enters in, he shall be saved.”
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238. Reform
| Answers in Genesis It is a pleasant sight to behold thousands assembled together to worship God; but it is lamentable to reflect, how the reverence exhibited in the sanctuary is lost when the threshold is crossed.
4. The Personality of the Holy Ghost
| Answers in Genesis In this discourse I shall endeavour to explain and enforce certain other doctrines which I believe are plainly taught in this text and which I hope God the Holy Ghost may make profitable to our souls.
6. Sweet Comfort for Feeble Saints
| Answers in Genesis Fame is not an impartial judge; she has her favourites. Some men she extols, exalts, and almost deifies; others, whose virtues are far greater, and whose characters are more deserving of commendation,
2442. “My Beloved Is Mine.”
| Answers in Genesis This is a versicle from the Song of Songs, and I do not hesitate to
say that it is the soul and heart of that divine composition. The
bride dressed in her richest posey wears no jewel more precious than
this diamond of full assured possession. There is poetry here which
not one of the sons of music can excel.
2485. Love’s Vigilance Rewarded
| Answers in Genesis This sacred Canticle is almost the central Book of
the Bible; it seems to stand like the tree of life in the midst of
the garden of Eden, in the very centre of the Paradise of God. You
must know Christ, and love Christ, or else many of the expressions in
this Book will seem to you as only an idle tale.
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1932. Love’s Law And Life
| Answers in Genesis Obedience must have love for its mother, nurse, and food. The essence of obedience lies in the hearty love which prompts the deed rather than in the deed itself.
643. No Tears in Heaven
| Answers in Genesis Spurgeon Sermon 643. No Tears in Heaven, delivered on Sunday Morning, August 6, 1865, by C. H. Spurgeon, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.
1800. Heaven Below
| Answers in Genesis If Christians lived as they should, this world would become a heaven below. The true Christian life is the rough draft of the life of full communion above.
98. Making Light of Christ
| Answers in Genesis That which was recorded in history as having been done by man centuries ago, might be written again, for “there is nothing new under the sun.”
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2398. The Mediation Of Moses
| Answers in Genesis God in Moses seemed to overcome God out of Moses. God in the Mediator—the Man Christ Jesus—appears to be stronger for mercy than God apart from the Mediator.
2673. Christ Crucified
| Answers in Genesis With regard to the doctrines which you believe, I beseech you, do not know anything except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. Jesus Christ and him crucified is the sum total of all I want to know, and of all the doctrines which I profess and preach.
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2692. Church Increase
| Answers in Genesis Men who have no grace in their hearts despise the Church of God. Those who have only a little grace have only slight sympathy with her condition. Men who have great grace, and are conscious of having received much mercy from God, have great sympathy with the Church of God, and a deep regard for her.
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2693. Priest And Victim
| Answers in Genesis If God is to pardon sin, there must be something done by which his law can be honoured, his justice can be vindicated, and his truthfulness can be established; in fact, there must be an atonement.
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2776. The Church A Mother
| Answers in Genesis Take each member of the Church individually, he is a child; take us altogether, we make up the mother, the Church. Even when she is not continually using the name, yet is she a tender and affectionate nursing-mother to all her offspring. I shall begin here very briefly to speak about this mother.
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2777. The Queen Of Sheba, A Sign
| Answers in Genesis Firstly, the conduct of the queen of Sheba condemns unbelievers; secondly, that condemnation is strengthened by many circumstances connected with her history; and, thirdly, the condemnation of such a witness must be solemn and overwhelming.
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1941. Grace For Communion
| Answers in Genesis Spurgeon Sermon 1941. Grace For Communion, A Short Address To A Few Friends At Mentone, At The Breaking Of Bread, On Lord’s Day Afternoon, January 2, 1887, By C. H. Spurgeon.
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2843. The Seed By The Wayside
| Answers in Genesis Sin hardens the heart. Every sin makes room for another sin, and it is always easier to sin again after you have sinned once. Indeed, more, I might even say that it becomes almost inevitable that you will sin again after you have sinned once. Sin hardens the mind so that it does not receive the gospel.
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2844. Seed On A Rock
| Answers in Genesis Mmore than all things, dread insincerity; next to that, above all other things, dread superficiality in religion. Know yourself; know Christ Jesus as your Saviour; know the work of the Holy Spirit; all this is knowable, and must be known, or else, before long, you will wither away because you have no depth of earth.
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2845. Lacking Moisture
| Answers in Genesis These people lacked that moisture. They were converted, as far as they were converted at all, through the eloquence of the preacher. Or they were converted by the zeal and earnestness of Christian people. But, if you were converted by one man, another man can unconvert you.
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2846. “No Root In Themselves.”
| Answers in Genesis It is a comparatively easy thing to increase the church roll, but it is only God’s almighty grace that can preserve to the end those whose names are written in our church records. It is better to have only one convert who will endure to the end than twenty who only endure for a while, and in time of trial fall away.
115. Why Are Men Saved?
| Answers in Genesis The first one is the question of authorship: who made all these things? And the next question is that of design: For what purpose were all these things created?
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110. Heavenly Worship
| Answers in Genesis To the Hebrew mind Mount Sion was a type of heaven, and very justly so. Among all the mountains of the earth none was to be found so famous as Sion.
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72. Israel at the Red Sea
| Answers in Genesis No doubt the children of Israel supposed that now all was over; the Egyptians had sent them away, entreating them to depart, and loading them with riches.
2995. Very Exceptional
| Answers in Genesis Ahithophel was a man of keen perception, and those who consulted him
followed his advice with as much confidence as if he had been an
oracle from heaven.
2458. Reasons For An Exceptional Question
| Answers in Genesis The great Son of David knew that the man who cried to him,
“Have mercy on me,” really meant by that plea, “Lord, give me my
sight.” Yet our blessed Lord never asked a foolish question, and
never spoke an idle word. There is a deep meaning, a gracious reason,
in all that he says.
2955. Simple But Sound
| Answers in Genesis To know your blindness is good, but it is not enough. It would be a dreadful thing for you to go from an awakened conscience on earth to a tormenting conscience in hell.
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3505. A Miracle of Grace
| Answers in Genesis With weeping and earnest pleading he besought that his life might be spared. His prayer was heard, his tears were seen, and his petition was granted by God.
3469. Martha and Mary
| Answers in Genesis I sometimes run with Martha to do what Christ needs me to do; but I think I ought more frequently to sit with Mary to receive from Christ what I need from him.
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3172. Bright Prospects For Young Believers
| Answers in Genesis They went out into blessed liberty, rejoicing in Him; and their light afterwards was greatly increased in brightness, and their life in happiness as they grew in divine knowledge and holiness.
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2927. Love At Leisure
| Answers in Genesis Let us put aside our service for a while. I am afraid that even those who are busy in the Master’s work overlook the necessity for love to be at leisure.
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181. Particular Redemption
| Answers in Genesis The doctrine of Redemption is one of the most important doctrines of the system of faith. A mistake on this point will inevitably lead to a mistake through the entire system of our belief.
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3221. “Yet There Is Room”
| Answers in Genesis There are still
many sinners who seem to have no room for Christ in their hearts, yet there is plenty of room for sinners in the heart and love
of Christ.
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276. A Divided Heart
| Answers in Genesis Not only is the church of Christ at the present day divided somewhat in its creed, and somewhat also in its practise of the ordinances, but alas, it is also somewhat divided in heart.
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85. Omniscience
| Answers in Genesis here are more eyes fixed on man then he knows of: he does not see as he is seen. He thinks he is obscure and unobserved, but let him remember that a cloud on witnesses hold him in full view.
2669. Comfort From Christ’s Omniscience
| Answers in Genesis At times, the grace that is really in us is scarcely visible to ourselves. I have often rejoiced that God’s omniscience has enabled him to find grace in me which I could not see, and I feel sure that there must be some of you who sometimes are led to question whether there is any grace in you or not.
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3057. Following Christ
| Answers in Genesis If the Holy Spirit shall bless the word that is spoken to you by the humblest Christian alive, it may be quite as useful to your soul as though the Master himself had been here.
2743. Mistaken Notions About Repentance
| Answers in Genesis It is enough for you to go and confess the truth, and to be sorrowful that you have so far forgotten your God, that you have lived for yourself, and hence have been an enemy of the Most High. Go and confess that to the Lord, but do not bring against yourself a morbid self-accusation which is not true in God’s sight.
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2762. Taking Hold Of God’s Covenant
| Answers in Genesis Those of you who imagine that you can get to heaven by obeying the commands of God should remember that even the perfect Adam could not keep the law, so how shall his imperfect children do what he failed to accomplish? The covenant of works is broken, and all hope of our being saved by it is gone for ever.
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3472. A Solemn Deprivation
| Answers in Genesis We shall have two things to consider this evening—the misery of our past state, and the great deliverance which God has accomplished for us.
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364. The Shulamite’s Choice Prayer
| Answers in Genesis We are longing for his coming; we are saying in the language of the last verse of this song of songs, “Make haste, my beloved, and be like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of spices.”
3511. The Battle of Life
| Answers in Genesis We may be quite sure that if we ever attempt the warfare of life at our own expense we shall soon find ourselves failing, and it will end in a miserable defeat.
3506. What Self Deserves
| Answers in Genesis Mercy makes a man lie low before the throne of heavenly grace, and leads him to ascribe all honour and glory to the God from whom the mercy comes.
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3503. Joy in Salvation
| Answers in Genesis While salvation becomes our own by an act of faith, it is not our own so that we can claim any merit or take any part of the glorying for ourselves.
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3502. Powerful Persuasives
| Answers in Genesis Oh! that every labouring, weary sinner here might at once come to Jesus and find that rest which the Saviour expresses himself as so willing to give!
3498. God’s Gentle Power
| Answers in Genesis Since Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, we may conclude that the way in which God dealt with him is very much the way in which he would deal with us.
2495. Defiled And Defiling
| Answers in Genesis If a man is himself holy, however holy
he may be, can he make another man holy simply by touching him? If he
speaks of good things, or does good actions, will it be certain that
by it he will affect others by his good words and good works? Oh, no!
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436. A Sermon for Spring
| Answers in Genesis The things which are seen are types of the things which are not seen. The works of creation are pictures to the children of God of the secret mysteries of grace.
517. The Rainbow
| Answers in Genesis The story of Noah’s preservation in the ark, is a suggestive representation of salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ.
425. Too Good To Be True! A Paradox!
| Answers in Genesis The Christian is a very complex being. He is a compound of the fallen and of the perfect. He detects in himself continually an alternation between the almost diabolical and the divine.
93. God in the Covenant
| Answers in Genesis What a glorious covenant the second covenant is! Well might it be called “a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.”
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2506. God’s Law In Man’s Heart
| Answers in Genesis The law of the ten commandments is strictly just; it is such a
law as a man might make for himself if he studied his own best
interests, and had wisdom enough to frame it properly. It is a
perfect law, in which the interests of God and man are both studied.
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2727. Bitter Herbs
| Answers in Genesis Whenever anyone really believes in Jesus Christ, there is always, mingled with the joyful belief, a measure of sorrowful repentance. There is a mixture of emotions, there is a bitter-sweet and a sweet-bitter. I rejoice that Christ has put away my sin, but I sorrow that he should ever have had to do it.
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75. Final Perseverance
| Answers in Genesis There are some places in Europe which have been the scenes of frequent warfare, as for instance, the kingdom of Belgium, which might be called the battlefield of Europe.
2340. The Best Christmas Fare
| Answers in Genesis Is there something for our spiritual palate, something to satisfy our spiritual appetite, so that we may eat, and be satisfied, and rejoice before the Lord?
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2663. A Leap Year Sermon
| Answers in Genesis There are still some who, like Paul, are born to God “out of due time.” They are truly born again, regenerated, converted, at a most unlikely time. There have been multitudes brought to Christ, under earnest sermons, and the truth has been effectively carried home to the hearts of many of the hearers.
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2664. Things Unknown
| Answers in Genesis All of us have a certain amount of ignorance and imperfection; for if we knew all things, we should have no necessity for this promise, that God would show us great and mighty things, which we do not know. But, since we are still imperfect, and growing in our knowledge, this promise is extremely precious to us.
3095. Faith In Christ
| Answers in Genesis The subject which I have chosen for this morning, and which may God
the Holy Spirit bless to us, is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as the
way of salvation.
2463. Why Men Reject Christ
| Answers in Genesis These
Samaritans would not receive Christ, and they gave as the silly
reason for their rejection of him that he was going to Jerusalem; and
many who do not receive Christ must give equally unreasonable reasons
for their unreasonable conduct.
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2464. The Power Of A Sigh
| Answers in Genesis When David wrote this Psalm, the days were dark; and his cry was, “Help,
Lord; for the godly man ceases; for the faithful fail from among the
children of men”; from which I gather that, bad as the times may be
in which we live, there have been bad times before these.
573. Baptismal Regeneration
| Answers in Genesis Spurgeon Sermon 573. Baptismal Regeneration, delivered on Sunday Morning, June 5, 1864, by C. H. Spurgeon, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.
1356. The Trees In God’s Courts
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon calls our attention to the planting of the trees, the promise that they shall flourish, the continued fertility they exhibit, and the conclusive proof they show of God’s faithfulness.
2872. The Lord’s Supper
| Answers in Genesis Christ’s death, too, is chosen for special celebration because it is the most important part of all that he did or suffered. We would not depreciate his life, his baptism, his work, or his resurrection, but his death is the centre of everything.
2866. Good News
| Answers in Genesis You have nothing to do, sinner, but to give yourself up to the leading, guiding, directing, assisting, quickening of the blessed Spirit of God. It is true that you must believe, but he will give you the grace of faith. It is true that you must repent, but it is also true that he works repentance in us.
2700. Growth In Grace
| Answers in Genesis The more we do for Christ, the more he will do for us; but let us take heed that, while we water other people’s vineyards, our own is not neglected, and that the stones of its hedges are not cast down. May God grant you, brethren, to grow in grace!
2873. Who Loves Christ Most?
| Answers in Genesis Now, this is just what the Lord, in his infinite mercy, does for all poor sinners who come and trust his Son. He gives them a receipt in full, for there is One who has paid the debt for them. All glory be to his name, it has been paid in full.
2396. Eternal Life!
| Answers in Genesis The life of the Christian here is the triumphant life that is to be enjoyed hereafter, it is one and the same life so far as its real nature is concerned.
2332. Lessons From The Manna
| Answers in Genesis God, who loved the children of Israel, and chose them, and determined to make them a special people for himself, undertook to teach them through the manna.
2703. The Preservation Of Christians In The World
| Answers in Genesis I commend you to the God of all grace, who is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory; but yet please always remember that sin itself is “the evil” to you. It will always be so to you as long as you live, and, though forgiven, it is still sin pardoned.
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2704. “Flee From The Wrath To Come”
| Answers in Genesis To sin against the patience and longsuffering of Almighty God, is to sin with a vengeance. You defiantly put your finger into the very eye of God when you know that he sees you sin, and yet you go on sinning because he does not immediately take vengeance on you for all your evil works.
1891. The Sermon Of The Seasons
| Answers in Genesis There is an end appointed by the Most High, and it will surely come: then the seasons will melt into the endless age, and time shall be promoted into eternity.
188. The Redeemer’s Prayer
| Answers in Genesis If one part of Scripture is more dear to the believer than any other, it must be this which contains his Master’s last prayer before he entered through the torn vail of his own crucified body.
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1892. Why They Leave Us
| Answers in Genesis We come at last to feel that the desires of our heart are inspired by his Spirit, and then that we have the petitions which we have asked from him.
1668. The Still Small Voice
| Answers in Genesis Is this Elijah who brought the fire and water from the skies? Yes, he has become faint-hearted and weary, and therefore he has fled from his Master’s service.
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2767. Jesus In Gethsemane
| Answers in Genesis Our blessed Master is to be imitated in that he sought retirement when he was about to enter into the great struggle of his life. Just then, when Judas was about to give the traitor’s kiss, — when scribes and Pharisees were about to hound him to the cross, — he felt that he must get away to Gethsemane.
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2768. Debtors And Debtors
| Answers in Genesis There are two lessons for us to learn from this text; the first is, that all sinners are debtors to God; and the second is, that some sinners are greater debtors to God than others are: “The one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.”
2181. God Forgiving Sin
| Answers in Genesis Spurgeon Sermon 2181. God Forgiving Sin, delivered On Thursday Evening, February 6, 1890, By C. H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.
199. A Free Salvation
| Answers in Genesis You see, I have something to sell this evening; I have to invite you to come and buy that which, will be proclaimed this night in the gospel.
1726. Buying Without Money
| Answers in Genesis Spurgeon Sermon 1726. Buying Without Money, delivered On Lord’s Day Morning, June 17, 1883, By C. H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.
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2786. The Soul’s Best Food
| Answers in Genesis It is foolish to be poor when he invites you to be rich. It is a pity for you to starve when he entreats you to feast; with such an exhortation as this, it is sad indeed that any of us should not eat what is good, and let our soul delight itself in abundance.
2316. Twelve Covenant Mercies
| Answers in Genesis Any who desire to be in the covenant of grace may know the blessings God promises to guilty men when they come to him, accepting his love and his mercy.
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2787. Christ’s Triple Character
| Answers in Genesis First, our Lord is a witness for the Father; secondly, he is a leader for his saved people; and, thirdly, he is a commander for those who, as yet, are not saved, of whom the next verse says, “You shall call a nation that you do not know, and nations that did not know you shall run to you.”
2410. Spring-time In Nature And Grace
| Answers in Genesis I think, indeed, I am sure that there are many of us who have passed through our spiritual winter. We have also had our spring, we are even coming to our summer, and there are some whose ripe and mellow experience has the peacefulness of autumn about it.
2039. Crossing The Jordan
| Answers in Genesis I am going to use the passage of the Jordan as our forefathers did, namely, as a type of our passage out of this world into the place appointed for our rest.
2481. Faith Victorious
| Answers in Genesis Let us beware of giving heed to the traditions of men, and putting
them in the place of the commandments of God, lest Christ go to some
other place, and so the lampstand is taken out of our midst, and we
are left in the dark.
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2446. Carte-Blanche
| Answers in Genesis I mean to dwell specifically on those words at the end of the verse,
“Be it to you even as you wish”; but before we consider them, I
should like to remind you again, as I did in the reading, that our
Lord admired this woman’s faith. He said to her, “Oh woman, great is
your faith.”
1006. Christ Is All
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon explains that all that is real in the Christian, all that is holy, heavenly, pure, abiding, and saving, is of the Lord Jesus.
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2501. All And All In All
| Answers in Genesis “Christ is all.” Here is sea-room enough for all godly
mariners; yet with the best wind that ever blew to speed the ship
along, and with every sail set, and filled with the breeze from
heaven, who shall always be able to go from one shore of this great
truth to the other, — “Christ is all?”
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2679. Christ’s Indwelling Word
| Answers in Genesis "Let the word of Christ dwell in you” so as to occupy your whole being. If it dwells within you, let it take entire possession of your being that it shall fill you. Do not push the truth of Christ up into a corner of your nature, for that is a poor way to treat the Word of Christ.
2803. The Saddest Cry From The Cross
| Answers in Genesis I think I can understand the words, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” as they are written by David in the twenty-second Psalm; but the same words, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” when uttered by Jesus on the cross, I cannot comprehend, so I shall not pretend to be able to explain them.
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2299. Thorns And Thistles
| Answers in Genesis It is not from materialism that a curse comes upon the spirit of man; but it is from the erring spirit that the curse falls upon the material creation.
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476. Citizenship in Heaven
| Answers in Genesis Christian men ought so to live so that it would be idle to speak of a comparison between them and the men of the world. It should not be a comparison but a contrast.
1181. A Song Among The Lilies
| Answers in Genesis Spurgeon Sermon 1181. A Song Among The Lilies, delivered On Sunday Morning, August 30, 1874, By C. H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.
1635. Only Trust Him! Only Trust Him!
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon discusses signs commonly looked for by unconverted men, and shows the real basis and reason for faith in Christ and what will be the result of a faith in Christ.
2443. The Determination Of Christ To Suffer For His People
| Answers in Genesis I believe that,
if our Saviour had not been the atoning sacrifice, if his sufferings
had been merely those of a martyr, he would have quaffed to the very
dregs the cup that was offered him, and would not have left any of
it. The reason why he refused the cup, I think, is to be found in
another thing altogether.
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2486. Overcoming Christ
| Answers in Genesis The Heavenly Bridegroom confesses himself to be overcome by the very
look of the eyes of his spouse; she has only to gaze steadily on him,
and his heart is vanquished by the glances of her eyes.
88. The Plea of Faith
| Answers in Genesis It is a prayer to God. Those words naturally flowed from his lips: after hearing such precious promises, he was anxious for their fulfilment.
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793. Nearer and Dearer
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon discusses the closeness a believer should enjoy with Christ by using a spiritual interpretation from Song of Solomon.
2304. Blinded By Satan
| Answers in Genesis Satan does not blind believers; but only the minds of those who do not believe. It is, therefore, a very dangerous thing not to believe in the Son of God.
1115. The Good Shepherdess
| Answers in Genesis Spurgeon Sermon 1115. The Good Shepherdess, delivered On Sunday Morning, June 1, 1873, By C. H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.
1911. Hideous Discovery
| Answers in Genesis Jesus tells us that defilement is caused by what comes out of the man, not by what goes into him. Defilement is of the heart, and not of the hands.
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2837. “The Ministry Of Reconciliation.”
| Answers in Genesis “But I have prayed,” you say. Yes, but that is not the way of salvation. God forbid that I should say a word against prayer! I would say a thousand words for it; it is a blessed exercise; but the dead cannot pray, nor can you until you are made alive.
1905. Healing And Pardon
| Answers in Genesis When all your own strength fails your strength shall be to sit still while God arises and becomes your arm every morning, your salvation in the time of trouble.
104. Love’s Commendation
| Answers in Genesis I shall have nothing new to tell you; it will be as old as the everlasting hills, and so simple that a child may understand it. Love’s commendation.
2587. “Much More”
| Answers in Genesis The first great message of mercy for a sinner is put into four short
words in the eighth verse of this chapter: “Christ died for us.”
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2588. Perfect Restoration
| Answers in Genesis Both Israel and Judah, after long provocation of Jehovah, were
carried away captive into the land of their enemies. God forsook his
temple, and that glorious sanctuary was laid in ruins.
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1664. “Jehovah-Rophi”
| Answers in Genesis The miracle at Marah was intended to be a very instructive illustration of the glorious title, — “I am Jehovah-Rophi, the Lord who heals you.”
1720. Christ In You
| Answers in Genesis Blessed are those to whom the Lord has laid open the divine secret which prophets and kings could not discover, which even angels desired to look into.
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413. To Die or Not to Die!
| Answers in Genesis I took note of a conversation, and thinking the matter over it suggested to me a few thoughts, which I shall endeavour to present to you tonight.
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404. Intercessory Prayer
| Answers in Genesis “The Lord turned the captivity of Job.” So, then, our longest sorrows have a close, and there is a bottom to the most profound depths of our misery.
2656. The Death Of Christ For His People
| Answers in Genesis Come, believer, and contemplate this sublime truth, proclaimed to you like this in simple monosyllables: “He laid down his life for us.” There is not one long word in the sentence; it is all as simple as it can be; and it is simple because it is sublime.
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2309. God’s Works Revealed
| Answers in Genesis Spurgeon Sermon 2309. God’s Works Revealed, delivered On Lord’s Day Evening, May 12, 1889, By C. H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.
2668. Communion With Christ — A Baptizing Sermon
| Answers in Genesis Now, child of God, albeit you cannot be saved by your good works, and your salvation does not depend on your works, remember that your communion does. It is impossible for you to have fellowship with Christ unless you are obedient to his commands.
2970. God’s Jewels
| Answers in Genesis A little heat of persecution, and the man-made Christian, — where is he? But the genuine Christian, the choice jewel of God, will survive the fires of time.
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2971. The Right Kind of Fear
| Answers in Genesis Above all, no Christian ought to have any fear which would bring dishonour on the truthfulness, the goodness, the immutability, or the power of God.
569. The Arrows of the Lord
| Answers in Genesis Spurgeon Sermon 569. The Arrows of the Lord, delivered on Tuesday Evening, March 22, 1864, by C. H. Spurgeon, at the Opening of Upton Chapel, Lambeth.
403. The Broken Column
| Answers in Genesis When you have walked through a cemetery, you have frequently seen over a grave a broken column, intended to memorialize the death of someone who was taken away in the prime of manhood.
2273. Fickle Followers
| Answers in Genesis Luke presents examples of those who seemed to be true followers of Jesus, who, nevertheless, did not continue with him, and were not really converts.
2073. Two Essential Things
| Answers in Genesis No themes can exceed in importance repentance and faith, and these need to be brought very frequently before the minds of our congregations.
112. The War of Truth
| Answers in Genesis The children of Israel were led out of Egypt with a strong hand and an outstretched arm. They were conducted into the vast howling wilderness, where there were few, if any, permanent abodes of men.
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2670. Pride Catechized
| Answers in Genesis My dear hearers, there are some of you who think yourselves very intelligent, and wise, and thoughtful, and you imagine that you know a great deal more than I do, and therefore you refuse to receive God’s Word. If there are any who refuse the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, we venture to ask them to say what it is.
2412. A Special Benediction
| Answers in Genesis Those were troublesome times in which Jude wrote this very forcible Epistle. The first early days of Christianity, with all the spring-time of the singing of birds and the blossoming of flowers, had passed away. There had come times of trial for everyone; but worst of all were the troubles within the church.
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2994. Jude’s Doxology
| Answers in Genesis Paul’s writings abound in doxologies. You will find them in different
forms scattered throughout all his Epistles. But he is not the only
apostle who pauses to magnify the name of God.
2744. Lost Through One; Saved Through One
| Answers in Genesis I am not going to enter into any theological subtleties concerning the imputation of the sin of Adam, or even into any questions about the imputation of the righteousness of Christ. Just as we are lost through one, so we are saved through one.
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2763. The Glory Of Grace
| Answers in Genesis God is glorious; that is, glory is given to him, — he is admired, he is beloved, he is adored. Every attribute of God has its glory through its display of himself. God’s power is glorious in the works of his hands. His skill, his wisdom, his benevolence, — all these meet our eyes every day.
212. The New Heart
| Answers in Genesis Is not this a wonder of divine sovereignty and of infinite grace, that mighty angels should be cast into the fire for ever, and yet God has made a covenant with man that he will renew and restore him?
233. Free Grace
| Answers in Genesis There are two sins of man that are bred in the bone, and that continually come out in the flesh. One is self-dependence and the other is self-exaltation.
456. The Stony Heart Removed
| Answers in Genesis Some things when they have become dilapidated may be repaired; but the old house of mankind is so thoroughly decayed that it must be pulled down even to its foundation, and a new house must be erected
1451. The Numbered People
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon discusses authority for the muster-roll, appointment for the individuals, and account of the actual execution of the command.
2109. The Eye And The Light
| Answers in Genesis A lamp is not lit to be placed in a cellar, nor to be hidden under a bushel: the lamp is lit so that all who come into the house may see the light.
2427. “The Ark Of His Covenant”
| Answers in Genesis I shall take the passage quite by itself. I do not fully understand its context, whether it relates to what goes before or to what comes afterwards; and happily, it is not necessary for us to know this, for the passage stands complete in itself, and is full of valuable instruction.
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2428. The Marriage Supper Of The Lamb
| Answers in Genesis You will perceive that there was an exhortation to John to “Write.” Why was he especially to write these words down? I conceive that it was, first, because the information recorded here was valuable: “Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb.”
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2438. “Two Immutable Things.”
| Answers in Genesis I want some of you to go back in thought to your early days when you were children in grace; indeed, go back even further than that, to the time of your spiritual birth, those first hours when your love for your Lord was true and fervent, and everything all around you was fresh and bright and joyful.
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2439. Five Links In A Golden Chain
| Answers in Genesis The more we can promote true unity among Christian men, the better. “First pure, then peaceable,” must be our motto; first, the truth; afterwards, unity in the truth.
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2507. He Ran, And He Ran
| Answers in Genesis Both the prodigal son and the father; and when two run to meet each other, they soon meet. When a
sinner is running to Christ, and the Father is running to the sinner,
there shall be a happy meeting before very long, and there shall be
joy in heaven and joy on earth, too.
2416. Adorning The Gospel
| Answers in Genesis I am afraid that there are some Christians who would hardly like the best preaching that they could ever have. The best doctrine that could ever be delivered would be like that of our Lord Jesus Christ himself, — eminently ethical, full of precepts and words of wisdom for daily life.
3258. Stumbling at the Word
| Answers in Genesis I am absolutely certain of one thing with regard
to all those who are clinging to that poor wreck of a ship, that
there is not a man among them who will raise any objection to being
saved. No; they will all be equally
glad to welcome the friendly life-boat, and to be taken on board the
vessel of mercy.
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2765. Marvellous Light
| Answers in Genesis Everything about a true Christian is marvellous. He is a marvel to himself, and a marvel to all who are around him. Mere professors — man-made Christians — people who have made themselves Christians by their own free will apart from the Spirit of God, have nothing marvellous about them.
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2790. Our Lord’s Substitution
| Answers in Genesis Christ did not come merely to be an example. When we are dead in trespasses and sins, of what use can his example be to us? It is life that dead men need, and Christ came to bring us life. In our natural state, we are already condemned, because we have not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
160. Light at Evening Time
| Answers in Genesis Whenever philosophers wish to establish a general law, they think it necessary to collect a considerable number of individual instances; these being put together, they then infer from them a general r
265. The Meek and Lowly One
| Answers in Genesis The single sentence which I have selected for my text consists of these words:—“I am meek and lowly in heart.” These words might be taken to have three distinct bearings upon the context.
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969. Rest, Rest
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon explains why true rest can only be found when one casts their burdens upon Christ and rests in Him.
2708. The Old Gospel For The New Century
| Answers in Genesis We do not come to Christ by the exertion of our own power to come, but by the cessation of the will to stay away. When your heart just yields itself up and falls into the hands of Christ, it is then that Christ invites you when he says, “Come to me, and I will give you rest.”
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2781. Jesus Calling
| Answers in Genesis To help in bringing out of the text the thought of our Saviour’s longing for the souls of men, I want, first, to answer the question, — WHO IS HE? Who is he who says, “Come to me?” Who is this who so anxiously desires that those who labour and are heavy laden should come to him, so that he may give them rest?
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3352. A Worldwide Welcome
| Answers in Genesis Men bear great burdens, some of them burdens of care, some burdens of grief, some burdens of foolish hope; but if they come to him, being heavy laden or heavily loaded, he will take the load off of them, and give them rest.
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2659. Fallen Asleep
| Answers in Genesis Paul wrote, “Some are fallen asleep.” Of course, all the witnesses, who saw Christ personally, have fallen asleep long ago; but, among ourselves, it is also true that “some are fallen asleep”; and the truth is impressed on us more and more forcibly every week.
3403. The Multitude Before the Throne
| Answers in Genesis Some things he will not tell you, because you cannot bear them now, but let there be nothing hidden from you because your interest flags, and you do not wish to see it. Be willing to learn, and let your eye be open to see all of the truth which Jesus would reveal.
3148. Christ’s Ambassadors
| Answers in Genesis Our text tells us that the ministers of Christ, the apostles and all others who are sent by God to preach the gospel, are “ambassadors for Christ.”
2770. “Go In Peace.”
| Answers in Genesis If anyone says to me, “In what respect are believers saved?” I answer, that they are saved in the price, in the promise, in the principles, and in the pledge of salvation. The alliteration will help you to remember these four points.
1523. The Royal Prerogative
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon discusses the sovereign prerogative of God, the character of the sovereign with whom this prerogative is lodged, and the solemn warning which this great sovereign gives.
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2662. Some Characteristics Of God’s People
| Answers in Genesis Are you trusting the living God? You know what it is; are you dealing just in that way with God? Then, are you relying on him, depending on him, — especially relying on him as he is revealed in Jesus Christ his Son, the sin-atoning Saviour? If you are, you are his people.
3481. Visits from the Lord
| Answers in Genesis There is only one thing that can change the aspect of affairs, and that is, for Jesus to appear in our midst, and speak to us, giving us the word of direction.
3475. The Soul’s Great Crisis
| Answers in Genesis Let us consider the human heart and especially one exceptional and mysterious work which goes on in the minds of those who become the children of God.
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3473. Household Sin and Sorrow
| Answers in Genesis Here was a household with all that it required of temporals with the blessing of God on it, but there was one son in it who caused a world of trial and trouble.
3470. An Earnest Entreaty
| Answers in Genesis A man that knows no Latin or Greek can cry. He who cannot speak with eloquence may still give eloquent vent to his feelings in tears and entreaties.
726. Life Eternal
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon discusses the amazing truth presented in John 10:28—no one can take us out of the Father’s hand.
572. Laus Deo
| Answers in Genesis Spurgeon Sermon 572. Laus Deo, delivered on Sunday Morning, May 29, 1864, by C. H. Spurgeon, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.
361. None but Jesus
| Answers in Genesis The way of salvation is stated in Scripture in the very plainest forms, and yet, perhaps, there is no truth about which more errors have been uttered, than concerning the faith which saves the soul.
362. None but Jesus—Second Part
| Answers in Genesis In the morning sermon, our time was mainly taken up with the description of Faith—what it is. We had only a few minutes left at its close to describe what it leads to—the privilege of justification.
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352. A Merry Christmas
| Answers in Genesis Job was an exceedingly happy man before his great trial. He was as much blessed in the fruit of his body as in his material wealth.
2517. From Twenty-Five To Thirty-Five
| Answers in Genesis God always was and still is
self-contained and all-sufficient; and if he chooses to make any
creatures, or to preserve or use any of the creatures he has formed,
that is not because he needs them, or is in the least degree
dependent on them.
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1398. Compassion On The Ignorant
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon discusses that compassion and forbearance are two great qualifications for doing good to our fellow men and that both of these are found preeminently in our Lord Jesus Christ.
445. Resurrection—Christ the Firstfruits
| Answers in Genesis It was needful that the resurrection should be beyond dispute, since it lies at the very basis of our holy faith; it is consoling to think that it is so; for thus our foundation stands most secure.
2533. The Ever-Present Crisis
| Answers in Genesis Every time a
blasphemer opens his mouth to deny the truth of revelation, he will
help to confirm us in our conviction of the very truth which he
denies. The Holy Spirit told us, by the pen of Peter, that it would
be so; and now we see how truly he wrote.
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2628. “All Hail!”
| Answers in Genesis As soon as we get to the other side of the
cross, and realize that Christ has risen from the dead, everything is
calm, and quiet, and peaceful.
2484. The Very Friend You Need
| Answers in Genesis Probably neither Matthew, nor Mark,
nor Luke, nor John would have told us that they called Jesus “a
friend of tax collectors and sinners” if he had not repeated it
himself. It is clear from this fact that he was not in the least
ashamed of the title.
2451. “Blessed In Him”
| Answers in Genesis “Men shall be blessed in him.” Oh sirs, if one had the tongues of men
and of angels, and if one could only for once use that speech which
it is not lawful for a man to utter, if we could
even speak as never man yet spoke, we could not fully describe all
the glories of him of whom this text speaks.
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2452. Hope For The Worst Backsliders
| Answers in Genesis Sin is quite sure to cause sorrow; and the longer the sorrow is
delayed, the heavier it will be when it comes. This ship may be
long at sea, but it will come home at last with a terrible cargo.
There was never a man who broke the law of God who did not have to
rue it in the end.
2449. The Rule And Reward Of Serving Christ
| Answers in Genesis You cannot have Christ if you will not
serve him. If you take Christ, you must take him in all his
characters, not only as Friend, but also as Master; and if you are to
become his disciple, you must also become his servant. I hope that no
one here kicks against that truth.
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2483. The Object Of Christ’s Death
| Answers in Genesis Brethren, let us all try to keep a heart
like the apostle’s, so full of love for Christ that we have only to
come across his track, and we shall at once fall down, and worship
and adore him, or on the wings of holy love mount up nearer to his
throne.
2492. Paul’s Persuasion
| Answers in Genesis Paul was fully persuaded of this great truth. I do not doubt that God at first supernaturally revealed
it to him; but yet, in order that he might be even more sure of it,
God was pleased to reveal it to him again and again, until his
trembling heart was more and more completely persuaded of it.
2411. Why Some Seekers Are Not Saved
| Answers in Genesis There are some people who are not saved, though we should have expected that they would have been converted long ago. Our text explains the reason, so, without any preface, let us come to it at once.
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2582. Alto And Bass
| Answers in Genesis Mary was evidently a woman well instructed in divine truth, and, though only young in
years, she must have been deeply experienced in the things of God.
2798. Sweet Stimulants For The Fainting Soul
| Answers in Genesis When we are flat on our faces, we are generally the nearest to heaven. When we sink the lowest in our own esteem, we rise the highest in fellowship with Christ, and in knowledge of him. Someone said, “The way to heaven is not upward, but downward.”
857. Timely Reflections
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon asks his listeners to look back to the moment they first believed to see the many changes Christ has worked in their lives.
2078. The Believing Thief
| Answers in Genesis The salvation of the dying thief is an outstanding example of the power of Christ to save, and of his abundant willingness to receive all who come to him.
2488. Christ’s Love For His Spouse
| Answers in Genesis If there is one subject
more than another on which I wish always to speak, it is the love of
Christ; but if there is one which quite baffles me, and makes me go
back from this platform utterly ashamed of my poor feeble words, and
of the tongue which has uttered them, it is this subject.
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2509. The Sinful Made Sinless
| Answers in Genesis The
fatherhood of God is towards as many as he has begotten again to a
living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;
these are his children. As for the rest of mankind, they are heirs of
wrath, even as others.
521. The Power of Aaron’s Rod
| Answers in Genesis I call your attention to the fact, that Aaron’s rod proved its heaven given superiority, and silenced all the boastings of Jannes and Jambres, by readily swallowing up all their rods.
105. Manasseh
| Answers in Genesis Manasseh is one of the most remarkable characters whose history is written in the sacred pages. We are accustomed to mention his name in the list of those who greatly sinned, and yet found great mercy
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100. The Comer’s Conflict With Satan
| Answers in Genesis Though we are not possessed with demons, yet by nature we are possessed with devilish vices and lusts, which if they do not distress and vex our bodies, will most certainly destroy our souls.
2910. The Harvest And The Vintage
| Answers in Genesis None are more terrible in justice than those who are tender in mercy. Those, who have no heart, cannot display real indignation; but where there beats a true heart of love, there must be righteous wrath against whatever is unloving, holy anger against whatever is unjust and true.
2897. The Source
| Answers in Genesis When we think of Jesus as divine, nothing seems to be impossible for him. The strength of sin, which is the law, is not too great for him who made the law, and kept it, too. The sting of death, which is sin, shall certainly not be able to destroy the almighty power of him who has the keys of death and of hell.
2544. The One And The Many
| Answers in Genesis If the disobedience of one representative was the first cause of
our being regarded as sinners, then it became possible that the
obedience of another and still greater Representative might enable
God to regard us as righteous, and treat us as such.
176. The Prodigal’s Return
| Answers in Genesis All people engaged in education will tell you that they find it far more difficult to make the mind unlearn its errors than to make it receive truth.
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588. The Prodigal’s Reception
| Answers in Genesis Spurgeon Sermon 588. The Prodigal’s Reception, delivered on Sunday Morning, September 4, 1864, by C. H. Spurgeon, at The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.
1899. Zealous, But Wrong
| Answers in Genesis Let us pray for men that they may be saved. Simple as the statement is, I feel sure that we shall see more conversions when more people pray for conversions.
398. The New Nature
| Answers in Genesis Love each other with a pure heart fervently, for you have been born again, not with corruptible seed, but with incorruptible.
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242. Christ Precious To Believers
| Answers in Genesis I must give glory to God in the midst of the great congregation, and pay my vows to the Lord now in the midst of all his saints, in the midst of you, oh Jerusalem.
2731. Bringing Sinners To The Saviour
| Answers in Genesis If we wish to do good to our fellow creatures, the best thing that we can do for them is to bring them to the Lord Jesus Christ. We are to point sinners to Jesus, — ourselves looking at him all the while, and praying that they also may look to him, and live.
2791. A High Day in Heaven
| Answers in Genesis Earth has engrossed our thoughts for too long; it is time that we should lift our eyes, and look upward to heaven. Do you say that you cannot see so far as that? Look again, and ask the Holy Spirit to open your eyes, for the Lord Jesus has left the gate wide open.
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3015. The Two Debtors
| Answers in Genesis It is not wise to compare ourselves with our fellow men. It is
comparing one incorrect standard with another, and is very apt to
mislead.
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2624. Second Hand
| Answers in Genesis I firmly believe that there are thousands, who are ranked among the opposers of the gospel,
who do not have anything to say against Christ from their own knowledge.
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2625. The Dumb Singing
| Answers in Genesis What a difference grace makes, wherever it enters the heart! In our
text, we find the blind mentioned; but they are no longer blind when once grace has touched their eyes.
450. Exhortation and Greeting
| Answers in Genesis I will utter warnings against that deadly lethargy which is so apt to steal over us, putting us into a position to be readily assailable by temptation, indeed, and to be easily overcome by it too.
2477. Darkness Before The Dawn
| Answers in Genesis A child of God,
who is a child of light, may be for a while in darkness; first,
darkness comparatively, as compared with the light he has some times
enjoyed, for days are not always equally bright. Some days are bright
with a clear sunshine, other days may be overcast.
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2829. Lowly Service
| Answers in Genesis Everything is appointed and determined, not by blind fate, but by an all-wise predestination. The wheels of providence do not crush the believer, for they are full of eyes; so that, as they revolve, they work out our lasting good, and never do us harm. I hope all the burden-bearers here will believe this blessed fact.
2725. Elijah Fainting
| Answers in Genesis It is difficult for us to understand why David could be in such severe distress, and why Elijah could be so dreadfully downcast. As we get older, as trials multiply around us, we can better understand why God allowed his servants to be put into such stressful positions, for we find ourselves in similar places.
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127. Spiritual Resurrection
| Answers in Genesis I have had pressed on my mind a subject which is not the resurrection of Christ, but is in some measure connected with it—the resurrection of lost and ruined man by the Spirit of God in this life.
2183. A Gracious Dismissal
| Answers in Genesis Rising from the feet she had washed with tears, she went out to keep her footsteps such as those of a believing, and therefore saved, woman ought to be.
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339. The Sons of God
| Answers in Genesis My brethren, what a contrast there is between the present and future estate of the child of God! The believer is here the brother to the worm; in heaven he shall be next of kin to the angels.
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329. Christ’s First and Last Subject
| Answers in Genesis Repentance was the first subject upon which the Redeemer dwelt, and that it was the last, which, with his departing breath, he commended to the earnestness of his disciples.
1760. “He Shall Be Great”
| Answers in Genesis Strictly speaking, I suppose these words refer to the human nature of our Lord Jesus Christ, for it is concerning his humanity that Christ was born of Mary.
2975. Forgetting God
| Answers in Genesis I wonder whether there is any man here, who once declared, and probably believed, that he was a Christian, but who has now given up even the name of Christian.
2627. The Best Friend
| Answers in Genesis True friends are very scarce. We have a great many acquaintances, and
sometimes we call them friends, and so misuse the noble word “friendship.”
2968. “His Great Love”
| Answers in Genesis I do not know when God, in his rich mercy, ever seems so lovely in our eyes as when we have just gazed on our own abundant sins.
2741. Salvation By Grace
| Answers in Genesis Spurgeon Sermon 2741. Salvation By Grace, delivered On A Thursday Evening, In The Summer Of 1859, By C. H. Spurgeon, At New Park Street Chapel, Southwark.
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2742. Interrogation And Exclamation
| Answers in Genesis Because man thinks so little of sin, he also thinks very little of the grace of God. To him, it seems a very simple matter to remove human guilt. Let God just rub it out, and leave a clean sheet. But God, who knows what sin really is, makes a very different estimate of the difficulties in the way of mercy.
232. Perfection in Faith
| Answers in Genesis Is it not very grateful to observe, that what is just in one part of Scripture presented to us as a matter of faith, is in another place stated as a matter of fact?
2705. Why Some Sinners Are Not Pardoned
| Answers in Genesis You, dear friends, may be patient under suffering, but not patient under sin. You may ask for healing with complete resignation to the will of God as to whether he will grant it to you; but you should ask for pardon with persistence. And if you are not saved, seek to know the reason why he is refusing to grant you that blessing.
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3000. Come And Welcome
| Answers in Genesis I thought that the text which I have selected might, by the blessing
of the Spirit of God, be made the means of comfort to many who may be seeking the
Saviour.
2037. The Rule Of The Race
| Answers in Genesis Paul makes a foot-race an illustration of the Christian life. We must run with patience along the appointed course if we would win the prize of our high calling.
1073. A Honeycomb
| Answers in Genesis When times are tough and we are enduring trials or God’s discipline, Charles Spurgeon reminds us to look to Jesus as our example.
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236. The Shameful Sufferer
| Answers in Genesis “Oh what shall I do, my Saviour to praise?” Where shall language be found which shall describe his matchless, his unparalleled love towards the children of men.
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229. Love
| Answers in Genesis When the gospel comes to us it does not find us loving God, it does not expect anything from us.
46. The Glorious Habitation
| Answers in Genesis You will see in this Psalm a wondrous depth of spirituality; you will mark how the poet subsides into the man of God; and how, lost in himself, he sings his own frailty, declares the glory of God.
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528. Chastisement—Now and Afterwards
| Answers in Genesis By the application of the blood of Christ the guilt of sin is cleansed; by the water which flowed with the blood from the side of Jesus defilement is taken away for ever.
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519. Believing with the Heart
| Answers in Genesis All the promises of Scripture are full of comfort, in their sphere, they glow and glisten with the warmth and light of love; but there are “bright particular stars,” even among these.
1690. Chariots Of Iron
| Answers in Genesis If the New Testament is to expound the Old, then there is another lesson to be learned from the land which flowed with milk and honey.
2854. Lame Sheep
| Answers in Genesis We shall not get back a strong race of Christians until we get back such a sturdy band of outspoken men as dare their reputation, if not their lives, on the unvarnished testimony they give to the truth they know, the truth as it commends itself to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
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2855. The Lesson Of Uzza
| Answers in Genesis How I wish that all professing Christians would revise their creed by the Word of God! How I wish that all religious denominations would bring their ordinances and forms of worship to the supreme test of the New Testament, but they know that so much would have to be put away that is now delightful to the flesh.
3356. David’s Sublime Consolation
| Answers in Genesis David was never the man who would play the hypocrite in the last extremity of death. You can see how true, how deep, how thorough his faith in God must have been, for his death-bed was by no means an enviable one.
2701. Jesus Joyfully Received
| Answers in Genesis I showed you, dear friends, how joyfully Jesus receives sinners, — how he welcomes them, — how glad he is to find those whom he came to seek and to save. From this text, it appears that, when sinners receive Jesus, they receive him joyfully, so that there is joy on both sides.
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2665. A Day To Be Remembered
| Answers in Genesis “Today.” Today, — why not? Why should we not, "today", give ourselves to Christ? I have tried to think of any reason why a man should not give himself up to the Lord Jesus Christ today, and I cannot find one. Then, why should he give himself to Christ today, on this particular day?
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2755. Must He?
| Answers in Genesis Our Lord Jesus wanted to bless someone; he had seen Zacchaeus, and he knew what his occupation was, and what his sin was, and he felt that he must bless him. Jesus felt that he must bless Zacchaeus. He must go to his house, so that he might enter his heart and stay there.
3255. The Pearl of Patience
| Answers in Genesis We need to be reminded of what we have heard, for we are far too
ready to forget. We are also so slow to consider and meditate on what
we have heard that it is profitable to have our memories refreshed.
At this time we are called on to remember that we have heard of the
patience of Job.
2471. The Best Of All, God Is With Us
| Answers in Genesis Did David live in vain? Can it be truly said that he failed
in the grandest project of his life? Assuredly not; he did all that
he was permitted to do, and by making those elaborate preparations,
he was really the means of the building of the temple.
2480. The Tender Grapes
| Answers in Genesis Dear friends, we must
serve God, we must bring out from our very soul, love for God and
service for him as the fruit of our renewed nature, or else we are
useless, worthless, and shall only bide our time here, and then we
shall be cut down to be burned.
2702. “Marvellous Lovingkindness”
| Answers in Genesis We ought to pray the Lord to show his “marvellous lovingkindness” to our faith, so that we may again confide in him. If he will cause the eye of our faith to see that he has this “marvellous lovingkindness” towards us, we shall be all the more ready to rely on him in all the straits into which we may yet be brought.
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3466. A Warning to Believe
| Answers in Genesis Striving is needed more than seeking. Let us pray that God the Holy Spirit would always enable us to be extremely earnest about the salvation of our souls.
3463. Why Men Do Not Believe
| Answers in Genesis Many cannot believe in Christ because there is something within their hearts that very effectively prevents their coming to the faith of God’s elect.
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3462. To the Rescue
| Answers in Genesis Every creature born of Adam, who has not been saved by grace, is a prisoner to sin. He is a lawful captive to God’s law.
3459. More and More
| Answers in Genesis Practical as the Epistle of James is, this apostle does not neglect to extol the grace of God; he would be very impractical if he did.
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3457. All Are Guilty
| Answers in Genesis The truth is most uncomplimentary to man—it rolls him in the very dust, ranks him with the worms, makes nothing of him; yes, less than nothing.
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3455. A Message from God
| Answers in Genesis It cannot be that God has left the world; it must be that the world has left God. It is not possible that God has ceased to speak to the soul.
3453. The Wandering Bird
| Answers in Genesis We believe Solomon to be correct in his statement that “Just as a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.”
3451. Grand Glorying
| Answers in Genesis Paul makes a clean sweep of every other basis for boasting, and casts himself on the one and only chosen object of his soul’s glorying.
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3450. Dangerous Lingering
| Answers in Genesis Strong as their resolution to become followers of the Saviour seems, unhappily they stop short and linger in their old condition halting between two opinions.
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3449. Buying the Truth
| Answers in Genesis No matter the cost, buy the truth. You may give everything for it, but you may take nothing in exchange for it, since there is nothing that can compare to it.
3446. “Christ Is All”
| Answers in Genesis While there are many falsehoods, there can be only one truth; real religion is, therefore, one. There is only one gospel—the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
3443. Seeing Jesus
| Answers in Genesis Whatever religious privileges men of the world may have, they will lose them. It was a great favour to see Christ in the flesh.
1019. Household Salvation
| Answers in Genesis Charles Spurgeon discusses the account of the Philippian jailer in Acts 16, and elaborates on the fact that he and his whole family were saved after hearing the Word of God.
2518. A Sad Interior And A Cheery Messenger
| Answers in Genesis I
do not remember that we are told by Matthew, or Luke, or John, how
the disciples behaved themselves while their Lord was in the grave.
It is left to us to imagine their feelings, with this exception, — that
Mark tells us that “they mourned and wept.”
41-42. Election
| Answers in Genesis Although most other doctrines will be received by professing Christians, some with caution, others with pleasure, yet this one seems to be most frequently disregarded and discarded.
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234. Grain In Egypt
| Answers in Genesis The wonders that God does in the heart of man, each of them finds a parallel, a picture, a metaphor, an illustration, in the wonders which God performs in providence.
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1738. “Glory Be To The Father.”
| Answers in Genesis It is easy to understand how the Father of mercies, from whom every good and perfect gift proceeds, really blesses us; but how can we be said to bless him?
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446. The Old, Old Story
| Answers in Genesis I love to speak about Christ—about Christ who loved, and lived, and died, the substitute for sinners, the just for the unjust, so that he might bring us to God.
203. The Sympathy Of The Two Worlds
| Answers in Genesis Man’s heart is never large enough to hold either its joys or its sorrows. You never heard of a man whose heart was exactly full of sorrow; for no sooner is it full, than it overflows.
2414. The Prodigal’s Climax
| Answers in Genesis May you feel that, to be out of sync with God, to wish to be separated from him, and to have other interests than those of him who made you, must be dangerous, and probably will be fatal! Come to yourself at this earliest stage of your history, and love and rejoice in God as the prodigal returned to his father!
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2520. A Programme Never Carried Out
| Answers in Genesis There is no honour and no dignity under heaven that can
satisfy us unless souls are won for Christ; but if souls are won, we
shall care little how the great work was done instrumentally, for God
will have all the glory for it.
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2769. The Weakened Christ Strengthened
| Answers in Genesis Our Saviour said to his disciples, “My soul is extremely sorrowful, even to death”; yet then, more than at all other times, he was in an agony of prayer; and, in proportion to the intensity of his sorrow was the intensity of his supplication.
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2874. Precepts And Promises
| Answers in Genesis If any man serves Christ, his service will be most like his Lord’s when he does, as nearly as he can, what Christ did. He is your Master, but he is also your Exemplar. If you want to obey Jesus instead of merely keeping the law written on stones, you can see the law written out in his life.
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2876. Christ’s Crowning Glory
| Answers in Genesis We must not indulge the mournful strain too much, for we must never forget that it is a joyful feast, not a funeral repast, to which our Lord invites us; it is a feast which reminds us of his triumph as well as of his conflict and agony.
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2877. Trials Expected And Conquered
| Answers in Genesis If you are soldiers in the army of Christ, you are not intended to win the victory without a conflict; and if you are ordained to wear a crown above, you are certainly equally ordained to bear a cross below. We must fight if we would reign; we must suffer for Christ if we would be glorified with him.
2425. Self-Destroyed, Yet Saved
| Answers in Genesis It would be a very important subject for our meditation if we kept to the text, and thought about its great truth, — that the ruin of man is altogether from himself, and the salvation of man is altogether from
God. These two statements, I believe, comprehend the main points of a sound theology.
467. Flesh and Spirit — A Riddle
| Answers in Genesis Of all the worthies whose lives are written out at length in Holy Writ, David possesses an experience of the most striking, varied, and instructive character.