Throughout his ministry, Spurgeon’s preaching
rested squarely on this impregnable rock—that the Bible is exactly what
it claims to be, the inspired Word of the living God. As he stepped into
the pulpit, he spoke with confidence in the infallible purity and
saving power of God’s Word. For Spurgeon, when the Bible speaks,
God speaks.
Spurgeon’s strong belief in the doctrines of grace was firmly rooted
and grounded in this truth. He did not proclaim the doctrines of
sovereign grace simply because the Reformers or Puritans affirmed them.
Rather, he believed them because he found them clearly stated in the
Bible. Though he considered himself a staunch Calvinist, Spurgeon
asserted, “I believe nothing merely because [John] Calvin taught it, but
because I have found his teaching in the Word of God.” He further
stated: “‘Calvinism’ did not spring from Calvin; we believe that it
sprang from the great Founder of all truth. Perhaps Calvin derived it
mainly from the writings of Augustine. Augustine obtained his views,
without doubt, through the Spirit of God, from the diligent study of the
writings of Paul, and Paul received them of the Holy Ghost, from Jesus
Christ.”`Continue at Steven Lawson
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