C.H. Spurgeon Quotes

The chastening must answer its purpose, or it cannot be brought to an end. Who would desire to see the gold taken out of the fire before its dross is consumed? Wait, O precious thing, till thou hast gained the utmost of purity! AP116 God had one Son without sin, but not a single child without the rod. ME304 God has many rods and we have many smarts, and all because we have many sins. TD107:39 No tribulation for the present is joyous; if it were, it would not be tribulation at all. If the rod does not make the child smart, what is the use of it? TN43 God always chastises his children twice if they do not bear the first blow patiently. WC69 No child thinks the rod of much value. WC71 God never punishes his children for sin penally, but he chastens them for it paternally. 673.71 God’s rod flogs his child not from him, but to him. 1090.14 It is by the blueness of the wound, says Solomon, that the heart is made better; and if there is no real blueness—if it be merely a surface bruise—little good will come of it. 1274.39 The saints are chastened and the sinners are enriched: this is no small trial of faith. 1306.422 God will never have great chastisements in store for those who are quick confessors of sin. 1366.423 A true believer says, “Shall I receive good from the hand of the Lord, and shall I not also receive evil? If he chasten me, I would sooner be chastened by my Father than I would be caressed by Satan.” It were better to smart till one were black and blue under the rod of God, than to be set upon a high throne by the world or the devil. 1456.71 It is never said, “whom the Lord loveth he enricheth,” but it is said, “whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth.” 1515.39 Judgment must begin at the house of God. The Lord may let the wicked remain in this world for many a day unpunished; but if you come near to him he will be sanctified in you, or upon you. There is discipline within my Master’s house, and if you come under his roof you must come under that discipline. 1854.443 Thus saith the Lord, “You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” See how he dealt with Ananias and Sapphira within the church, while many a liar outside of it grows grey in falsehood. Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord because they offered strange fire, while many another man has lived on in the blackest iniquities. For Achan’s sin the whole nation of Israel was sorely troubled. What a solemn thing is iniquity in the church of God! 1854.443 He does not say, “As many as I love I commend”; but, “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten.” It is more necessary for us that we should make a discovery of our faults than of our virtues. 1926.579 If your child should come to you, and say, “Father, I thank you for the rod; I know it has been for my good,” you would feel it was time to have done correcting him. 2005.53 When a child is chastised, two things are clear: first, that there is something wrong in him, or that there is something deficient in him, so that he needs to be corrected or instructed; and, secondly, it shows that his father has a tender care for his benefit, and acts in loving wisdom towards him. 2237.4 He had one Son without sin, but he never had one son without chastisement. 2945.352 When I was at school, with my uncle for master, it often happened that he would send me out to find a cane for him. It was not a very pleasant task, and I noticed that I never once succeeded in selecting a stick which was liked by the boy who had to feel it. 3388.18 There is no punishment for the believer in the world to come, but in this world there are chastisements that will surely follow upon every sin. 3473.405 Anybody’s dog will follow me if I feed it, but only my own dog will follow me if I beat it. 3548.43