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~ Around the Wicket Gate ~
Almost Saved, But Altogether Lost
Here in Chapter 4, Spurgeon demystifies the concept of faith, explaining that people mistakenly view it as something difficult when in fact it’s simple. Through relatable stories, he illustrates that faith is like accepting a gift or drinking from a fountain—it requires no effort, just trust. Spurgeon encourages readers to stop complicating salvation by relying on feelings or effort and instead take God at His word, accepting Jesus immediately, without hesitation or doubt. Saving faith, he argues, is trusting entirely in the person, work, merit, and power of the Son of God.
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People think that salvation must be the result of some act or feeling, very mysterious, and very difficult; but God’s thoughts are not our thoughts, nor are his ways our ways. In order that the weakest and the most ignorant may be saved, he has made the way of salvation as easy as A, B, C. There is nothing about it to puzzle anyone. Yet, as everyone expects to be puzzled by it, many are quite bewildered when they find it to be so exceedingly simple.
Faith is trusting—trusting entirely in the person, work, merit, and power of the Son of God.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
