The Church of Christ E-Book

Charles H. Spurgeon

• Herausgeber: Selected Christian Literature
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Serie: Selected Christian Literature
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Seitenzahl: 32

Beschreibung

This is another volume in the series of Sermons by Charles Spurgeon. This Sermon on the Biblical passage in Ezekiel 34:26 teaches us about the Glorious Love of God for His Church A book that will bring growth and knowledge about prayer, and invite him to live with greater intimacy with God. Written by Charles Spurgeon, important preacher Christian. "And I will make them and the places round about My hill a blessing, and I will cause the shower to come down in his season. There shall be showers of blessing." Ezekiel 34:26.

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Summary

Summary

About the Author

Introduction

First, CHRIST’S CHURCH IS TO BE A BLESSING

The second point is that God’s people are not only to be a blessing but THEY ARE TO BE BLESSED

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

“And I will make them and the places round about My hill a blessing, and I will cause the shower to come down in his season. There shall be showers of blessing.” 

Ezekiel 34:26. 

The chapter (Ezekiel 34) that I read at the commencement of the service is a prophetical one. I understand it’s meaning to refer to the relation, not to the condition of the Jews during the captivity and their subsequent happiness when they would return to their land, but to a state into which they should fall after they had been restored to their country under Nehemiah and Ezra, and in which state they still continue to the present day. The prophet tells us that the shepherds then, instead of feeding the flock, fed themselves. 

They trod the grass, instead of allowing the sheep to eat it and they fouled the waters with their feet. This is an exact description of the state of Judea after the captivity. 

For then there arose the Scribes and Pharisees who took the key of knowledge and would not enter themselves nor allow others to enter. They laid heavy burdens on men’s shoulders and would not touch them with one of their fingers. 

They made religion to consist entirely in sacrifices and ceremonies and imposed such a burden on the people that they cried out, “What a weariness it is!” That same evil has continued with the poor Jews to the present day. Should you read the nonsense of the Talmud and the Gemara and see the burdens they laid upon them, you would say, “Verily, they have idle shepherds.” They give the sheep no food.

They trouble them with fanciful superstitions and silly views and instead of telling them that the Messiah is already come, they delude them with the idea that there is a Messiah yet to come who shall restore Judea and raise it to its glory. The Lord pronounces a curse upon these Pharisees and Rabbis.

These who “thrust with side and with shoulder,” those evil shepherds who will not allow the sheep to lie down, neither will feed them with good pasture. But after having described this state, Ezekiel prophecies better times for the poor Jew.