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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.

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