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Chapter 11 : Around the Wicket Gate – To Those Who Have Believed

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~ Around the Wicket Gate ~
Almost Saved, But Altogether Lost

Here in Chapter 11, Spurgeon turns from urging seekers to pleading with believers, calling them to trust Christ not only for salvation but for daily strength and perseverance. He shows that God’s promises are meant to be leaned on in fear, weakness, and uncertainty. Through vivid illustrations such as a freed slave, a helpless sheep, and a worker who trusts God when all seems lost, Spurgeon depicts faith that rests fully on Christ’s keeping power. He presses Christians to believe that eternal life is truly eternal, that grace is sufficient for every trial, and that holiness grows from confident dependence on Christ. This chapter urges believers to walk through life with a steady and practical trust that carries them safely home.

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What use are obscure questions while our souls are in peril? The way to escape from sin is plain enough. God has not mocked us with a salvation that we cannot understand. “Believe and live” is a command that even a child may comprehend and obey.

The fact is that most of us know quite enough already, and our real need is not light in the head, but truth in the heart—not help over intellectual difficulties, but grace  to make us hate sin  and seek reconciliation.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

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Chapter 1 : Around the Wicket Gate – Awakening

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~ Around the Wicket Gate ~
Almost Saved, But Altogether Lost

Here in chapter 1, Spurgeon addresses the widespread apathy toward eternal matters, highlighting the importance of being awakened to one’s spiritual condition. He stresses that such awakening is often the first step toward salvation but warns against the danger of returning to spiritual slumber. Spurgeon emphasizes that true salvation requires moving beyond mere awareness of sin to actively seeking Christ’s redemption. Through various analogies, he illustrates the folly of remaining in a state of conviction without progressing to faith, urging readers to seize the opportunity for salvation immediately.

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Great numbers of people have no concern about eternal things. They care more about their cats and dogs than about their souls. It is a great mercy to be made to think about ourselves and how we stand in relation to God and the eternal world. This is often a sign that salvation is coming to us. By nature, we do not like the anxiety that spiritual concern causes us, and we try, like sluggards, to sleep again. This is great foolishness; for it is at our peril that we trifle when death is so near and judgment is so sure. If the Lord has chosen us to eternal life, he will not let us return to our slumber. If we are sensible, we will pray that our anxiety about our souls may never come to an end until we are really and truly saved.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon