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“Be it observed, moreover, that suffering such as God accepts and rewards for Christ’s sake, must have God’s glory as its end. If I suffer that, I may earn a name, or win applause among men; if I venture into trial merely that I may be respected for it, I shall get my reward; but it will be the reward of the Pharisee, and not the crown of the sincere servant of the Lord Jesus.”
― Charles H. Spurgeon, The Complete Works of Charles Spurgeon: Volume 10, Sermons 547-606

“Just as our Rifle Corps friends put up the target with the intention of shooting at it; so does God give faith with the intention of letting trials and troubles, and sin and Satan aim all their darts at it. When thou hast faith in Christ it is a great privilege; but recollect that it involves a great trial. You asked for great faith the other night; did you consider that you asked for great troubles too? You cannot have great faith to lay up and rust.”
― Charles H. Spurgeon, The Complete Works of Charles Spurgeon: Volume 7, Sermons 348-426

“Except a man be born he cannot enter into the kingdom of nature; except a man be born again he cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven.”
― Charles H. Spurgeon, The Complete Works of Charles Spurgeon: Volume 7, Sermons 348-426

“What simpletons we are! Whatever our natural age, how childish we are in spiritual things! What great simpletons we are when we first believe in Christ! We think that our being pardoned involves a great many things which we afterwards find have nothing whatever to do with our pardon. For instance, we think we shall never sin again. We fancy that the battle is all fought; that we have got into a fair field, with no more war to wage;  that in fact we have got the victory, and have only just to stand up and wave the palm branch; that all is over, that God has only got to call us up  to himself and we shall enter into heaven without having to fight any enemies upon earth. Now, all these are obvious mistakes. Though the text has a great meaning, it does not mean anything of this kind.”
― Charles H. Spurgeon, The Complete Works of Charles Spurgeon: Volume 7, Sermons 348-426