C.H. Spurgeon Quotes

Watch with ceaseless care over those new-born babes who are strong in desires, but strong in nothing else. CC6 Whether we teach young Christians truth or not, the devil will be sure to teach them error. CC9 Bad nursing in their spiritual infancy often causes converts to fall into a despondency from which they never recover, and sin in other cases brings broken bones. ME296 The new converts put fresh blood into the veins of the church. 1092.42 There is a tendency in us, especially when we are commencing the divine life, to swing either this way towards self-confidence, or that way toward despondency. A raw recruit thinks himself a fine fellow, and when he finds he is not, he despairs: he ought to have despaired of himself at first, but in course of time he makes the mistake of despairing of his God too. 1193.524 You young beginners, you that are bound for the kingdom, but have only lately started for it, be not amazed if you meet with conflicts. If you very soon meet with difficulties, be not surprised. Let your trials be evidence to you rather that you are in the right, than that you are in the wrong way; “for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?” 2098.430 It is well that young converts should know that this world is an evil world even to the man who is saved by grace. You are new; but the world is not. 2301.149