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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? The question we have sometimes heard asked in other forms, “Which is the highest office; which form of service shall have the greatest honour?” As if we were courtiers and were to take our positions according to precedent.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them. They all wondered what he was going to do. The little child was no doubt pleased to find itself in such happy company.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And said, Verily I say unto you, “And said Verily I say unto you” — to you, men or women, who think no small things of yourselves, and are wanting to know which is greatest, implying that you, each one, think yourself pretty good as it is. Mat_18:3. Except ye converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. The lower down, the higher up. In a certain sense the way to heaven is downward in our own esteem certainly. “He must increase; I must decrease.” And when that straight-backed letter “I,” which often becomes so prominent, vanishes...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. The humblest and the least in the family of divine love, if received brings with that reception the same blessing as the reception of Christ.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, It does not mean put him out of temper by his taking his silly offence but shall cause him to sin, shall make him stumble, shall scandalize him —whosoever shall do that. Mat_18:6. It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: Get rid of that which is most useful to you, most necessary to you, rather than be led astray by it, and made to sin — for
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
It is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. Remember that is the word of Jesus — “everlasting fire” — not the word of some of those coarse, cruel theologians that you hear a great deal about now-a-days, but the word of Jesus Christ, the Master himself. You...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And if thine eye offend thee, So needful to thy pleasure, and to thy knowledge, and to thy guidance yet if it make thee sin, Mat_18:9. Pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hellfire. Better to be but a maimed believer than to be an accomplished...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; So apt to do so, when a man appears to have no perfect knowledge, no large pretensions, we are so apt to think, “Oh! he is a nobody.” Mat_18:10. For I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. There is an angel to watch over each...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. Another reason why you must not despise them. “How think ye?” Put on your considering cap, and think a minute.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. Even so it is not the will...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Do not say, “You must come to me.” Go to him; he has trespassed against you, it is a personal affair; go and seek him out. It is useless to expect the person who does the injury to try and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. Quit his company he has despised the last tribunal....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Where the church acts rightly, it has the solemn sanction of God; this lesser tribunal on earth shall have its decrease sanctioned by the great tribunal above. Hence it becomes a very serious matter,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. It is not a large church, therefore, that is girded with the wonderful power of prayer, but...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then came Peter to him and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? He thought he had opened his mouth very wide when he said that.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Unto seventy times seven. I do not wonder that we read in another place that the disciples said, “Lord, increase our faith.” For it needs much faith to have so much patience, and to continue still to forgive.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. The principal difficulty of children in coming to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? This was not a child, but a young man, who had come to riper years.