Reformed Quotes

"The church is not perfect, but woe to the man who finds pleasure in pointing out her
imperfections. Christ loved his church, and let us do the same. I have no doubt that
the Lord can see more fault in his church than I can; and I have equal confidence that
he sees no fault at all. Because he covers her faults with his own love—that love
which covers a multitude of sins; and he removes all her defilement with that
precious blood which washes away all the transgressions of his people."

"An escape from suffering would be an escape from the power to sympathise, and that
were to be deprecated beyond all things."

"I would go to the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit. It is good for me to have been afflicted, that I might know how to speak a word in season to one that is weary" C H Spurgeon

Men cannot see truth, because they love falsehood. The gospel is not seen, because it
is too pure for their loose lives and lewd thoughts.~Spurgeon

"The ripest of fruit will be pecked at most by the birds; those who have most of God’s image will have most of the world’s contempt." ~Charles Spurgeon

The worst sort of clever men are those who know better than the Bible and are so
learned that they believe that the world had no Maker, and that men are only
monkeys with their tails rubbed off.~Spurgeon

"To me, Calvinism means the placing of the eternal God at the head of all things. I look at everything through its relation to God's glory. I see God first, and man far down in the list ... Brethren, if we live in sympathy with God, we delight to hear Him say, 'I am God, and there is none else'" ~Spurgeon

Oh if what Spurgeon said of John Bunyan could one day be said of us: "Prick him anywhere; and you will find that his blood is Bibline, the very essence of the Bible flows from him. He cannot speak without quoting a text, for his soul is full of the Word of God."

If hunger brings us to our knees it is more useful to us than feasting; if thirst drives
us to the fountain it is better than the deepest draughts of worldly joy; and if fainting
leads to crying it is better than the strength of the mighty.~Spurgeon

In the dogmas of modern thought there is not enough mental meat to bait a mouse-trap: as to food for a soul, there is none of it; an ant would starve on such small grain. No atonement, no regeneration, no eternal love, no covenant: what is there worth thinking upon? ~Spurgeon

Never, never, never renounce the habit of prayer, or your confidence in its power.~Spurgeon

"I would go to the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit. It is good for me to have been afflicted, that I might know how to speak a word in season to one that is weary" C H Spurgeon

The first link between my soul and Christ is, not my goodness, but my badness; not my merit, but my misery; not my standing, but my falling; not my riches, but my need. He comes to visit His people, yet not to admire their beauties, but to remove their deformities; not to reward their virtues, but to forgive their sins. ~Spurgeon

Whatever may be said about the doctrine of election, it is written in the Word of God as with an iron pen, and there is no getting rid of it; there it stands." ~C.H. Spurgeon

If a man receives a written letter(Bible) from his father or a friend, does he attach less importance to it than he would have done to a spoken communication? By no means. ~Spurgeon

I believe nothing merely because Calvin taught it, but because I have found his
teaching in the Word of God.~Spurgeon

IT IS A GREAT THING to begin the Christian life by believing good solid doctrine. ~Spurgeon

Grace is the mother and nurse of holiness, and not the apologist of sin.~Spurgeon