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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Not the word of man. Have we a word of God at all? Brethren, that is a question which we have to answer nowadays. Our fathers never questioned it, they believed in the infallibility of the Bible, as we do. But, now, all our wise men do not think so. They set to work to mend the Scriptures, to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Those by the way side are they that hear, then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. He does not mind their merely hearing. What he is afraid of is their believing, for he knows that in believing lies the secret of their salvation.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; They are very hasty converts, like men who hurriedly take a bath. They are no sooner in than they are out; it is so speedy that there is more haste than real speed with some of them. Luk_8:13. And these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. How many we have of that sort! They do continue somewhat longer than the others, yet they get choked after all.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. Or, “with perseverance, with continuance.” “He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.” He is not converted at all who is not converted eternally. The work of man is temporary; the work of God is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. A candlestick, or lamp-stand. True religion and true doctrine are not intended to be concealed, they are meant to be seen, and if any of you are hiding these blessed things away,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad. You cannot conceal anything from the eye of God, so do not try to do so. You are like bees in a glass hive, watched while you are working, and your every movement observed. God can read the secret emotions of our hidden nature....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Take heed therefore how ye hear: You think, and think very properly, that we ought to take heed how we preach. Yes, that is true; but you must take heed how you hear. There are a great many criticisms upon preaching, will you kindly make a few criticisms upon your own hearing? I like what a woman said to me some time ago, about a certain preacher....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. I think that his mother and his brethren were under the delusion that he was mad, and they came to seize him, to restrain him, so little did even they understand him.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. And he answered and said unto them, my mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. The spiritual relationship overtops the natural. But what a sweet and condescending word this is? Dear brothers and sisters, do...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs. To what a frightful state of wretchedness this poor creature was reduced by Satanic power! Yet...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not. See the devil can make men pray against themselves; and this is what they do in common profane swearing when they imprecate all manner of curses upon their eyes and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bonds, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.) Such cases have we often seen, — young men who have been rescued from a course of vice, and who have been for a season helped...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep. So, you see, dear friends, that devils can pray: “They besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep;” that is, to their place of torment...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them. Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked. Our proverb says, “They run hard whom the devil...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country. Sometimes, Christ wrought cures which were scarcely mentioned; but here, — and I only remember a second miracle at all like to it, — that of the withering of the barren fig-tree, — he wrought a miracle of judgment, and it caused a great stir...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then they went out to see what was done and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. There was some clothing work done that day. I know not who provided the garments; but here was some real practical Christianity exhibited, not only...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed. Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; Surely, this legion of demons must have had the same effect on them as on the poor man when Christ first came to him. These foolish people took up the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again. Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him. And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house: for he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she...