Acts 17:10-12, “And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.”
Do you know what the great Baptist preacher Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) said concerning those who require giving up sinful living to be saved? Here's what Spurgeon said.
Clearly, Charles Haddon Spurgeon DIDN'T believe that making full surrender to serve Christ as Lord, or grieving, or feeling sorrow, or being willing to stop committing sins, is necessary to be saved. Spurgeon did in fact teach, as have other great men of God, that a sinner ought to turn from his or her sins as evidence of being saved; but this is after-the-fact, and not a requirement for salvation itself. Spurgeon plainly taught “there are no conditions of salvation,” which is what the Bible teaches. We are SINNERS and Jesus is the SAVIOR, Who died upon the cross for our sins, was buried, and then resurrected from the dead after three days (1st Corinthians 15:1-4). Jesus is precious!
“'Repentance' is a grace. Some people preach it as a condition of salvation. Condition of nonsense! There are no conditions of salvation.” —Charles SpurgeonSpurgeon didn't mean that repentance (metanoia) wasn't necessary for salvation; but rather, that repentance (metamellomai) is not required. What's the difference? Metanoia is “a change of mind”; whereas metamelomai means “regret, to feel remorse afterwards.” In Matthew 27:3 we read that Judas “repented” (metamelomai), but Judas still died in his sin of unbelief and went to Hell. Those false ministers (like Paul Washer, Ray Comfort, Paris Reidhead, John MacArthur, Aiden Tozer, R.C. Sproul and William Lane Craig)—who teach that a person cannot be saved until they literally turn away from the act of sin, have intent to reform and make a full surrender to do Christ's will from that day forward—are preaching “ANOTHER GOSPEL” of damnation (2nd Corinthians 11:4-5).
SOURCE: http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0044.htm (Charles Spurgeon, from a sermon titled, 'REPENTANCE UNTO LIFE'; preached at the New Park Street Chapel, Southwark, on September 23, 1855)
Clearly, Charles Haddon Spurgeon DIDN'T believe that making full surrender to serve Christ as Lord, or grieving, or feeling sorrow, or being willing to stop committing sins, is necessary to be saved. Spurgeon did in fact teach, as have other great men of God, that a sinner ought to turn from his or her sins as evidence of being saved; but this is after-the-fact, and not a requirement for salvation itself. Spurgeon plainly taught “there are no conditions of salvation,” which is what the Bible teaches. We are SINNERS and Jesus is the SAVIOR, Who died upon the cross for our sins, was buried, and then resurrected from the dead after three days (1st Corinthians 15:1-4). Jesus is precious!
Having said that, I am careful to warn people about Charles Spurgeon, because he was at least a 2-point Calvinist who errantly taught the Calvinist heresies of Limited Atonement (i.e., Jesus didn't die for all sinners); and the Perseverance Of The Saints (i.e., a true believer will perseverance in holy living). The inspired Holy Bible is full of saints who lived lives of sin (Esau, Saul, Lot, Samson, Demas, Solomon, et cetera). I disagree with all 5-points of Calvinism. We simply cannot trust the theology of Mr. Sprugeon.
The irony of the matter is that Charles was only about 20 years old when he preached most of his famous sermons. He was just an ignorant kid!!! So, please keep this in mind before you join the herd who run around on social media quoting Charles Spurgeon, because it is not a wise thing to do. Quote the Bible!
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