Six very interesting messages on Charles Spurgeon's life, from his birth to his death.

Six very interesting messages from Phil Johnson on Charles Spurgeon's life, from his birth to his death. Includes PDF slides.

Contending for Christ

The Love and Loyalty of Charles Haddon Spurgeon
by Phil Johnson

These messages are from the
2007 Snow Retreat at Double-K Christian Retreat Center

We live in a day when practically all fighting is deemed improper and ill-advised.

The problem is, we are already at war whether we acknowledge it or not. We have a real enemy who constantly targets us for attack. Those who become casualties of this conflict face tangible and eternal consequences.

We are at war against the spiritual forces of evil. Our adversary is the devil himself who prowls around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour. The battle of arguments and lofty opinions against the knowledge of God wages around us. And too many Christians are unwilling to stay the course.

As followers of Christ we rightly obey His command to "turn the other cheek" and "love your enemies" when it comes to criticism and attacks on us personally. But when the assault is made against our Lord we must be trained to "contend earnestly for the faith" and "fight the good fight." There is a time for peace, but there is also a time to fight.

It is easier to let things slide and simply remain silent. Perhaps we don't value anything enough to fight for it. Maybe we don't love Christ or His truth enough to contend for Him. But a truth not worth defending very soon becomes a truth not worth professing. And if we are unwilling to stand for truth and stand up for Christ we will lose our testimony for the gospel.

Therefore may we love men for Christ's sake with big hearts like Spurgeon. May we be loyal to our Lord and willing to engage in battle for Him like Spurgeon. May we be bold truth-tellers and gospel-proclaimers regardless of the cost like Spurgeon.

May we learn with Spurgeon with this series to Contend for Christ!

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2 Corinthians 10:17-18
"Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

Reformed theology is a humbling theology. It gets to the heart of the biblical message about the heart of man and the heart of God. If we've not grasped the biblical doctrines of sin and grace then we've not grasped Christ. Our natural religion is an arrogant religion in which our self-made god loves us, saves us, and praises us because we are delightful, cuddly, and cute little creatures that are worthy of being loved, saved, and praised. And so, we reason, it is fitting for us to praise, or commend, ourselves.

The Scripture-established theology revived during the Protestant Reformation is a theology that has always existed among God's faithful remnant. However, during certain periods of history, that ancient biblical theology has been sometimes obscured by those who think they know better than God. Not only have they come under the devilish impression that they chose God (at least in some small way), but they dupe themselves into thinking that God should be really glad to have them on His side. They think they are therefore worthy of commendation by others because, after all, God Himself commends them, approves them, and revels in the fact that they chose Him. From this pride-based theology, we have manufactured a variety of enticing man-made, man-focused, man-commended religions from which the world can choose, from Rome to Mecca to Salt Lake City to Tibet, we have a host of religions to choose from each with one man at the top who is to be heralded as the most commendable man, even when they put on the façade of false modesty and parade themselves in humble attire.

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