Justification By Grace E-Book

Charles H. Spurgeon

• Herausgeber: Selected Christian Literature
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Serie: Selected Christian Literature
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 34

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

"Being justified freely by His grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." Romans 3:24. This is another volume in the series of Sermons by Charles Spurgeon. This Sermon on the biblical passage in Romans 3:24 teaches us about the Glorious Grace of God. This message will help you understand the love of God and His Grace.

Leseprobe

Summary

Summary

About the Author

Introduction

First, then, we have THE REDEMPTION THAT IS IN OR BY CHRIST JESUS

And now, by the help of God’s Spirit, let me address myself TO THE EFFECT OF THE RANSOM

And now I close up with the third point, upon which I shall be brief and I hope very earnest — THE MANNER OF GIVING THIS JUSTIFICATION

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19 June 1834 – 31 January 1892) was an English Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, among whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers". He was a strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the Church in agreement with the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith understanding, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day. He also famously denied being a Protestant, and held to the view of Baptist Successionism.

Spurgeon was the pastor of the congregation of the New Park Street Chapel (later the Metropolitan Tabernacle) in London for 38 years. He was part of several controversies with the Baptist Union of Great Britain and later he left the denomination over doctrinal convictions. In 1867, he started a charity organisation which is now called Spurgeon's and works globally. He also founded Spurgeon's College, which was named after him posthumously.

Spurgeon was a prolific author of many types of works including sermons, an autobiography, commentaries, books on prayer, devotionals, magazines, poetry, hymns, and more. Many sermons were transcribed as he spoke and were translated into many languages during his lifetime. Spurgeon produced powerful sermons of penetrating thought and precise exposition. His oratory skills held his listeners spellbound in the Metropolitan Tabernacle and many Christians hold his writings in exceptionally high regard among devotional literature.

INTRODUCTION

“Being justified freely by His grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:24. 

The hill of comfort is the hill of Calvary. The house of consolation is built with the wood of the cross. 

The temple of heavenly cordials is founded upon the split rock, split by the spear which pierced its side. No scene in sacred history ever gladdens the soul like the scene on Calvary:

“Is it not strange, the dark hour, That ever dawned on sinful earth, Should touch the heart with softer power, For comfort, than an angel’s mirth? 

That to the cross the mourner’s eyes should turn, Sooner than where the stars of Bethlehem burn?” 

Nowhere does the soul ever find such consolation as on that very spot where misery reigned, where woe triumphed, where agony reached its climax. There grace has dug a fountain which always gushes with waters pure as crystal, each drop capable of alleviating the woes and the agonies of mankind! 

You have had your seasons of woe, my brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus. And you will confess it was not at Olivet that you found comfort, not on the hill of Sinai, nor on Tabor. But Gethsemane, Gabbatha, and Golgotha have been a means of comfort to you. The bitter herbs of Gethsemane have often taken away the bitters of our life. The scourge of Gabbatha has often scourged away our cares and the groans of Calvary have put all other groans to flight.

We have, this morning, then, a subject which I trust may be the means of comforting God’s saints, seeing it takes its rise at the cross and from there runs on in a rich stream of perennial blessing to all believers. You note, we have in our text,  first of all, the redemption of Christ Jesus; secondly, the justification of sinners flowing from it;  and then thirdly, the manner of the giving of this justification, “freely by His grace.” 

I. First, then, we have THE REDEMPTION THAT IS IN OR BY CHRIST JESUS

The figure of redemption is very simple and has been very frequently used in Scripture.