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~ Around the Wicket Gate ~
Almost Saved, But Altogether Lost
Here in Chapter 9, Spurgeon warns against the modern tendency to question everything and believe nothing, especially when it comes to the gospel. He shows how people sabotage their own salvation by focusing on obscure difficulties, criticizing Scripture, or delaying faith until all questions are answered. Using vivid illustrations, he urges readers to accept God’s plain command—“Believe and live”—instead of cutting away the very truths that can save them. True faith, like a man who hears news of a great inheritance and drops everything to claim it, acts immediately. Spurgeon pleads with readers to trust Christ now and turn from sin without hesitation.
The following are select quotes from this chapter.
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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
