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According to Promise: God's Promises to Every Christian
These promises are for every believer yet each will admit to not fully experiencing what is promised. Spurgeon helps us to appreciate that all God's promises are the birthright of each Christian. It is not presumptious or unreal to expect to enjoy what God has promised. We are to measure what God can do by his generous promises, not by our level of expectation. Spurgeon had the gift of getting right to the heart of a matter in a style that was memorable and profound.
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1890
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Charles Haddon Spurgeon
5,988 books1,616 followersCharles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) 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 newly constructed Metropolitan Tabernacle.
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March 12, 2024
A great little book. I will read it again. I read a chapter a day so I could think about it. Very easy to understand and follow even if you have limited or no experience with the Bible.
November 17, 2016
Many good things throughout! However I didn't enjoy it as much is All of Grace. 3 1/2 stars
December 9, 2021
Spurgeon begins with God's promise to Abraham and traces it through scripture all the way to you and me. More practical words here than anything else. Good and repetitive.
October 13, 2014
another good, solid spurgeon book. a little deeper than his soul winning book. it took a little more concentration to comprehend, but excellent truths throughout.
June 12, 2015
This is a Christian classic. Very thought provoking. I loved every page.
November 21, 2018
2018: How I love this little book!
2017: Wonderful in many ways.
2017: Wonderful in many ways.
July 14, 2018
Even though it was written more than two hundred years ago I found much of it very helpful.
December 18, 2022
God never breaks a promise
We need only look for and claim God's promises. His Word is filled with them and they are for our guidance and encouragement throughout this present life. The greatest promise is that if we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior we will spend eternity with Him is rhe new Heaven and Earth.
We need only look for and claim God's promises. His Word is filled with them and they are for our guidance and encouragement throughout this present life. The greatest promise is that if we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior we will spend eternity with Him is rhe new Heaven and Earth.
October 7, 2014
I find Spurgeon's writing style and content to be very similar to Ryle. I am not persuaded that the intended audience (nominal or non-believers) in Spurgeon's time would have the same degree of interest of the same audience in our current time.
March 21, 2016
A much needed remedy for every Christian struggling to live in light of God's covenant promises to his children which is to say, that every Christian needs to read this book at some point in their life. It should be marked as one of the few books on your shelf that demands re-reading.
March 21, 2014
A good read
July 21, 2016
Spurgeon takes you deeper in your faith, deeper in your understanding of God´s promises in this book. Though small, it packs a punch... full of rich insights and refreshing truths!
August 3, 2020
I love everything that I have read by Charles Spurgeon.
July 8, 2021
i read this in one reading....! not a long read.
I can see why CH Spurgeon is the man in Christian theology!
very well written with great examples and good concise writing.
I could not put the book down. excellent work. of course it's a classic of Christian authors.
He really hit the punchline there.
Gonna read more of his stuff. Very insightful.
I can see why CH Spurgeon is the man in Christian theology!
very well written with great examples and good concise writing.
I could not put the book down. excellent work. of course it's a classic of Christian authors.
He really hit the punchline there.
Gonna read more of his stuff. Very insightful.
April 22, 2023
I struggle with Chapters 1-3. Perhaps being a person of non-Caucasian/Jewish ethnicity, Spurgeon's view or words seemed harsh in relation to Ishmael. However, God helped me to resolve this discomfort so that I completed the book and was blessed as well as reassured. I definitely will need to revisit Chapters 4-20 with a slower pace and a Bible close by.
February 1, 2024
Such hope and power revealed and taught
Rest peace power patience.... what is it you need that God has not promised in Jesus. This fantastic book will address where the promises come from
How to walk in and appropriate them.
Rest peace power patience.... what is it you need that God has not promised in Jesus. This fantastic book will address where the promises come from
How to walk in and appropriate them.
May 1, 2024
Love reading Spurgeon!
I absolutely agree and love the writings of C H Spurgeon! He is very Biblical and to the point in his writing! I cherish these reprints by Roger McReynolds! Thank you!!
I absolutely agree and love the writings of C H Spurgeon! He is very Biblical and to the point in his writing! I cherish these reprints by Roger McReynolds! Thank you!!
May 5, 2018
Truth
This book moved me to not seek the promises of God but to seek the Promisor - to seek. God Himself.
This book moved me to not seek the promises of God but to seek the Promisor - to seek. God Himself.
June 15, 2019
A must listen
Very faithful sermons from Pastor Charles Spurgeon. Please take time to read, and I assure you you will love these powerful sermons.
Very faithful sermons from Pastor Charles Spurgeon. Please take time to read, and I assure you you will love these powerful sermons.
February 9, 2021
A fantastic examination of the overarching theme of God's promises in the Bible in Spurgeon's elegant prose
March 20, 2021
5stars
An absolute classic book from Spurgeon. Great and precious promises are looked at and examined. A real blessing for the believer and a must read.
An absolute classic book from Spurgeon. Great and precious promises are looked at and examined. A real blessing for the believer and a must read.
May 24, 2021
Comforting, encouraging. Spurgeon is always great!
March 6, 2022
Even if It was written years ago, still relevant.
Book not for beginners.
https://youtu.be/CyzdUXlgey0
Book not for beginners.
https://youtu.be/CyzdUXlgey0
November 8, 2024
Food For Our Souls
We are indebted to Spurgeon for sharing the fruits of his labor. The promises of God are worth more than gold, silver or jewels.
We are indebted to Spurgeon for sharing the fruits of his labor. The promises of God are worth more than gold, silver or jewels.
June 19, 2025
This is a book that you can reread many times and get new insights each time. Will be spending time going through this book in the future.
November 24, 2020
a book of hope, that we have the promise, we just need to wait and working in this promise. our waiting would never be hollow.
This book is quite a thin one, the content was light and the format was a short chapters.
This book is quite a thin one, the content was light and the format was a short chapters.
February 15, 2018
The original title of this book, when it was published in the 1800's during the lifetime of its author [1], was "According To Promise: Or, The Lord's Method Of Dealing With His Chosen People." This book does deal with God's promises, especially towards the end of this book, but it is not as straightforward a book as one might expect. Indeed, the way that this book begins and ends suggest that the author had something in mind with each part of the book and turned two related but somewhat independent projects into a combined book that is intriguing but is certainly far more complex than one might think for the author's generally straightforward work. I found it to be a deeply interesting book, to be sure, and the book was full of the author's punchy rhetoric and intriguing biblical insights, but the first part of the book seemed to be a bit heavy-handed for me, certainly more than I tend to appreciate, although not all readers are likely to be as sensitive to such matters as I am.
As is common for the author's books, this is a fairly short volume of just over 150 pages. The first four chapters form an extended look at contrasts between Isaac and Ishmael from the point of view of spiritual analysis, the natural versus the supernatural, as well as two kinds of life and two kinds of hope. While I thought towards the end of this section of the book that the author was clubbing a dead horse a bit, the book became much more enjoyable to read as it progressed. The author talks about persecution, the importance of directing our hearts properly, and then spends the rest of the book talking about the promises of God in a generally excellent way. He talks about who the promises belong to, God's free gifts, the reality of God's promises because of His faithfulness, and the fact that such blessings are a treasure for believers. He talks about how believers value the promises, how God fulfills them, and how they are endorsed and taken possession of. As the book closes, the author then moves towards a look at how some promises must be searched out and that the timing is according to God's will and not our own, before finishing with chapters on the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ and how they relate to promises, giving a striking conclusion to an intriguing book.
Overall, despite the fact that the book begins with a rather harsh and unsympathetic look at Ishmael and his kin among those who are children of the flesh and not of faith, this book does have a lot to commend it. The author can be praised for managing to praise God for His faithfulness to His promises without offering the sort of name it and claim it approach that characterizes so much of contemporary professed Christianity. Given the shortness of this book, I was a bit surprised that the author did not spend more time looking at the things that God does not promise that people mistakenly believe that God has promised, but that might have made the book a bit more dark than the author was intending it to be. In this book the author appears more than usually concerned to address the subject of divine providence and God's faithfulness, and it has fewer personal stories than most of the other works I have read from the author, although the author's exegesis is generally sound and up to his usual standard. Given our generation's struggle with faith, this book certainly provides some useful reminders as to the importance of believing in promises and not misrepresenting what God has promised either to the right hand or to the left hand, which is all too easy for us to do sometimes.
[1] See, for example:
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2016...
As is common for the author's books, this is a fairly short volume of just over 150 pages. The first four chapters form an extended look at contrasts between Isaac and Ishmael from the point of view of spiritual analysis, the natural versus the supernatural, as well as two kinds of life and two kinds of hope. While I thought towards the end of this section of the book that the author was clubbing a dead horse a bit, the book became much more enjoyable to read as it progressed. The author talks about persecution, the importance of directing our hearts properly, and then spends the rest of the book talking about the promises of God in a generally excellent way. He talks about who the promises belong to, God's free gifts, the reality of God's promises because of His faithfulness, and the fact that such blessings are a treasure for believers. He talks about how believers value the promises, how God fulfills them, and how they are endorsed and taken possession of. As the book closes, the author then moves towards a look at how some promises must be searched out and that the timing is according to God's will and not our own, before finishing with chapters on the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ and how they relate to promises, giving a striking conclusion to an intriguing book.
Overall, despite the fact that the book begins with a rather harsh and unsympathetic look at Ishmael and his kin among those who are children of the flesh and not of faith, this book does have a lot to commend it. The author can be praised for managing to praise God for His faithfulness to His promises without offering the sort of name it and claim it approach that characterizes so much of contemporary professed Christianity. Given the shortness of this book, I was a bit surprised that the author did not spend more time looking at the things that God does not promise that people mistakenly believe that God has promised, but that might have made the book a bit more dark than the author was intending it to be. In this book the author appears more than usually concerned to address the subject of divine providence and God's faithfulness, and it has fewer personal stories than most of the other works I have read from the author, although the author's exegesis is generally sound and up to his usual standard. Given our generation's struggle with faith, this book certainly provides some useful reminders as to the importance of believing in promises and not misrepresenting what God has promised either to the right hand or to the left hand, which is all too easy for us to do sometimes.
[1] See, for example:
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2016...
March 24, 2018
According to Promise is about God’s promises and how we can trust Him to fulfill them. I was thoroughly encouraged to take God at his word as I read this beautiful book. Each chapter is a perfect length to read slowly and meditatively and dwell on the promise of God. This is not so much a theological teaching book about each and every promise of God, but a devotionally encouraging book about trusting God’s promises. Here are a few quotes that really meant something to me.
“Water will naturally rise as high as its source, but no higher. What begins with human nature will rise to human nature; but it cannot reach to the divine nature.”
“salvation is by the grace of God from first to last, and that where God has given his grace he does not take it back—because “the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable”
“The truly happy person is the one who believes the promise, and feels assured of its personal fulfillment in due time, and leaves everything else in the hands of infinite wisdom and love. Such hope will endure trials, conquer temptations, and enjoy heaven below.”
“Our tongues can outrun our hands... His most ancient promise is still fresh in his mind; and he means it now just as much as he did when he first spoke it.“
“He who has gone to prepare heaven for us will not leave us without supplies for the journey there.”
One last one to encourage you: “Oh tempted brother, oh discouraged sister, there is a word of the Lord waiting for you! As the manna fell early in the morning, ready for the Israelites to gather as soon as they rose from their beds, so the promise of the Lord waits for you to come and gather it.”
The only Spurgeon exposure I had leading into this book was quotes from friends and preachers. Getting to sit down and really dive into his writing was a real treat. I was offered a review copy in exchange for my honest review. I highly recommend giving this book a read.
“Water will naturally rise as high as its source, but no higher. What begins with human nature will rise to human nature; but it cannot reach to the divine nature.”
“salvation is by the grace of God from first to last, and that where God has given his grace he does not take it back—because “the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable”
“The truly happy person is the one who believes the promise, and feels assured of its personal fulfillment in due time, and leaves everything else in the hands of infinite wisdom and love. Such hope will endure trials, conquer temptations, and enjoy heaven below.”
“Our tongues can outrun our hands... His most ancient promise is still fresh in his mind; and he means it now just as much as he did when he first spoke it.“
“He who has gone to prepare heaven for us will not leave us without supplies for the journey there.”
One last one to encourage you: “Oh tempted brother, oh discouraged sister, there is a word of the Lord waiting for you! As the manna fell early in the morning, ready for the Israelites to gather as soon as they rose from their beds, so the promise of the Lord waits for you to come and gather it.”
The only Spurgeon exposure I had leading into this book was quotes from friends and preachers. Getting to sit down and really dive into his writing was a real treat. I was offered a review copy in exchange for my honest review. I highly recommend giving this book a read.
June 25, 2019
This is my first time reading Spurgeon, and I loved it!
I was very encouraged by Mr. Spurgeon's call to take firm hold of the promises God has given us in His Word, and to believe for the Lord's miraculous intervention in our circumstances. No spiritualizing away the promises here! None of that, "Well God only means to bless us in eternity. He doesn't really mean He'll take care of our material needs now" stuff we sometimes hear.
He talked a lot about God's integrity, His commitment to keep His Word, and other wonderful facets of His nature. His take on our dependence on God's grace, unmixed with our works, was refreshing as well.
The book moved forward somewhat slowly at first, somewhat like an old-fashioned steam engine first leaving the depot, but once he got up to speed, it was a great read.
This particular edition, by Aneko Press, appears to have undergone a name change in recent weeks, now being called, "According to Promise: Of Salvation, Life, and Eternity." The Kindle edition is currently free at Amazon.
I was very encouraged by Mr. Spurgeon's call to take firm hold of the promises God has given us in His Word, and to believe for the Lord's miraculous intervention in our circumstances. No spiritualizing away the promises here! None of that, "Well God only means to bless us in eternity. He doesn't really mean He'll take care of our material needs now" stuff we sometimes hear.
He talked a lot about God's integrity, His commitment to keep His Word, and other wonderful facets of His nature. His take on our dependence on God's grace, unmixed with our works, was refreshing as well.
The book moved forward somewhat slowly at first, somewhat like an old-fashioned steam engine first leaving the depot, but once he got up to speed, it was a great read.
This particular edition, by Aneko Press, appears to have undergone a name change in recent weeks, now being called, "According to Promise: Of Salvation, Life, and Eternity." The Kindle edition is currently free at Amazon.
February 4, 2019
Wow what a wonderful reminder of how God loves us! He filled his Word with promises to give us hope, for a future and for daily reminders and help. This book was very well written and was just very encouraging. Will definitely take this book to heart and read others.
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