Resources by Topic: Christians, Past and Present

Nineteenth century London pastor, preacher and writer Charles Haddon Spurgeon was a Calvinist. As such, he was opposed by anti-Calvinists and a variety of non-Calvinists. He recognized their salvation and sincerity, but believed their view of God was often too small, and hence their view of man too big.

It has been said that “the proper study of mankind is man.” I believe it is equally true that the proper study of God’s elect is God; the proper study of a Christian is the Godhead.

Our days are few, and are far better spent in doing good, than in disputing over matters which are, at best, of minor importance. 

“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church.” — Ephesians 5:25 What a golden example Christ gives to His disciples! 

"Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous--how well I know it." Psalm 139:14    

Most people show by their priorities and their casual approach to spiritual things that they believe we are in peacetime, not wartime.

If there ever was an hour in which the church needed courageous men of prophetic vision, it is now. 

I say this because it is possible to run a church and all of its activity without the Holy Spirit.

Christianity today is man-centered, not God-centered. God is made to wait patiently, even respectfully, on the whims of men.

O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more.

Aim at heaven, and you will get earth thrown in; aim at earth, and you will get neither.

To the end Polycarp...disdained to defend himself before the mob. He was threatened with the wild beasts and then with the fire, but he did not flinch.

I had mixed feelings about this movie.

It is often difficult to confirm the accuracy of a story, including this one printed in the Christian Digest and cited in a collection of stories assembled by Paul Tan. It wouldn’t surprise me to find it is accurate, but in any case the point of the story is a valid one, and I have seen it illustrated in less dramatic ways in my own life and in the speaking ministries of others.