The simplicity of the Gospel – C.H Spurgeon
God be thanked for
the simplicity of the gospel. The longer I live the more I bless God that we
have not received a classical gospel, or a mathematical gospel, or a
metaphysical gospel; it is not a gospel confined to scholars and men of genius,
but a poor man’s gospel, a ploughman’s gospel; for that is the kind of gospel
which we can live upon and die upon. It is to us not the luxury of refinement,
but the staple food of life.
We want no fine words
when the heart is heavy, neither do we need deep problems when we are lying
upon the verge of eternity, weak in body and tempted in mind. At such times we
magnify the blessed simplicity of the gospel. Jesus in the flesh made manifest becomes
our soul’s bread. Jesus bleeding on the cross, a substitute for sinners, is our
soul’s drink. This is the gospel for babes, and strong men want no more.
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