The beauty of Christ as seen through the eyes of C. H. Spurgeon
In The Best Beloved we are told a glimpse of Him has won our hearts, and made Him dearer to our eyes than light.
In The Rose and The Lily we are to regard Christ as a luxurious delicacy, as a rare and ravishing delight.
In Under the Apple Tree we find the joys of fellowship with God are written in marble.
In Love Joining in Love we are asked to eat and drink all the stores of the banquet of love.
In My Garden - His Garden we learn we have not any idea of what holiness, and glory, and bliss shall yet be ours.
In A Refreshing Canticle we are assured Christ will not let His people forget His love.
In The Best of the Best we see all good things meet in Christ; in Him all the lines of beauty are focused.
“…yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved,
and this is my friend…” Song of Solomon 5:16
C.H. Spurgeon (1834 - 1892)
Spurgeon quickly became known as one of the most influential preachers of his time. Well known for his biblical powerful expositions of scripture and oratory ability. In modern evangelical circles he is stated to be the "Prince of Preachers." He pastored the Metropolitan Tabernacle in downtown London, England.His church was part of a particular baptist church movement and they defended and preached Christ and Him crucified and the purity of the Gospel message. Spurgeon never gave altar calls but always extended the invitation to come to Christ. He was a faithful minister in his time that glorified God and brought many to the living Christ.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon was England's best-known preacher for most of the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1854, just four years after his conversion, Spurgeon, then only 20, became pastor of London's famed New Park Street Church (formerly pastored by the famous Baptist theologian John Gill).
The congregation quickly outgrew their building, moved to Exeter Hall, then to Surrey Music Hall. In these venues Spurgeon frequently preached to audiences numbering more than 10,000 - all in the days before electronic amplification.
In 1861 the congregation moved permanently to the new Metropolitan Tabernacle.
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