Truth Quotes by Charles Spurgeon

A lie can travel half way around the world while putting on its shoes

— Charles Spurgeon

The backbone of the preaching of Christ is a conviction of the truth of Christ.

— Charles Spurgeon

When filled with holy truth the mind rests.

— Charles Spurgeon

Men to be truly won must be won by truth.

— Charles Spurgeon

He that is ashamed to speak the truth has need to be ashamed of himself.

— Charles Spurgeon

There are, in truth, but two denominations upon this earth: the Church and the world.

— Charles Spurgeon

This is faith, receiving the truth of Christ; first knowing it to be true, and then acting upon that belief.

— Charles Spurgeon

Calvinism did not spring from Calvin. We believe that it sprang from the great Founder of all truth.

— Charles Spurgeon

To feel not only submitted but willing to be anything or nothing as the Lord wills it - this is, in truth,…

— Charles Spurgeon

All the preaching in the world cannot make a man see the truth so long as his eyes are blinded.

— Charles Spurgeon

Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite.

— Charles Spurgeon

Atonement by the blood of Jesus is not an arm of Christian truth; it is the heart of it.

— Charles Spurgeon

At any rate, cost what it may, to separate ourselves from those who separate themselves from the truth of God is not…

— Charles Spurgeon

The heart of the gospel is redemption, and the essence of redemption is the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ. They who preach this…

— Charles Spurgeon

If you want the truth to go round the world you must hire an express train to pull it; but if you…

— Charles Spurgeon

The pleasures arising from a right understanding of the divine testimonies are of the most delightful order; earthly enjoyments are utterly contemptible…

— Charles Spurgeon

When men's hearts are melted under the preaching of the word, or by sickness, or the loss of friends, believers should be…

— Charles Spurgeon

The revealed Word awakened me, but it was the preached Word that saved me, and I must ever attach peculiar value to…

— Charles Spurgeon

If God does not save men by truth, he certainly will not save them by lies. And if the old gospel is…

— Charles Spurgeon

Neither when we have chosen our way can we keep company with those who go the other way. There must come with…

— Charles Spurgeon

If a crooked stick is before you, you need not explain how crooked it is. Lay a straight one down by the…

— Charles Spurgeon

“If we do not love the Bible, we certainly do not love the God who gave it to us; but if we…

— Charles Spurgeon

“Whether you are Calvinists, or Arminians, or anything else, dear friends, be first and chiefly Christians—Christians—following Christ, receiving him as the great…

— Charles Spurgeon

In all of my years of service to my Lord, I have discovered a truth that has never failed and has never…

— Charles Spurgeon

“It is a great truth that you will rise again. It is a sweeter truth that you will "always be with the…

— Charles Spurgeon

“The doctrines of original sin, election, and effectual calling, final perseverance, and all those great truths which are called Calvinism – though…

— Charles Spurgeon

For my part, I love to stand foot to foot with an honest foeman. To open warfare, bold and true hearts raise…

— Charles Spurgeon

Is not the gospel its own sign and wonder? Is not this a miracle of miracles, that 'God so loved the world…

— Charles Spurgeon

We would labor earnestly to raise a believer in salvation by free will into a believer in salvation by grace, for we…

— Charles Spurgeon

Long ago I ceased to count heads. Truth is usually in the minority in this evil world

— Charles Spurgeon

I cannot agree with those who say that they have 'new truth' to teach. The two words seem to me to contradict…

— Charles Spurgeon

The assurance of every truth of Scripture is just the beauty of it. First because He has promised to do it; and…

— Charles Spurgeon

It is no novelty, then, that I am preaching; no new doctrine. I love to proclaim these strong old doctrines, that are…

— Charles Spurgeon

After many years of great mercy, after tasting of the powers of the world to come, we still are so weak, so…

— Charles Spurgeon

There are two great truths which from this platform I have proclaimed for many years. The first is that salvation is free…

— Charles Spurgeon

There is no exception to this rule: "All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his…

— Charles Spurgeon

Nothing makes a man so virtuous as belief of the truth. A lying doctrine will soon beget a lying practice. A man…

— Charles Spurgeon

Most of the grand truths of God have to be learned by trouble; they must be burned into us with the hot…

— Charles Spurgeon

The lion of anger shall give place to the lamb of meekness; the raven of uncleanness shall fly before the dove of…

— Charles Spurgeon

The old truth that Calvin preached, that Augustine preached, that Paul preached, is the truth that I must preach to-day, or else…

— Charles Spurgeon