A sermon delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, Lord’s day evening 10th December 1876. Spurgeon here deals with those who feared the …

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  1. We are saved by "grace" alone. The righteousness of Christ is imputed to us and not "infused." Our desires are changed by we are still hypocrites because we still have the sin-principle, the "flesh," in us to cause our heart's door to be open to the temptation to "fear the lions" instead of God.

  2. Work out your soul salvation with fear and trembling. Not saved by works but grace of God,yet we must strive for perfection in christ through the help of the holy spirit and when we sin be quick to admit repent and ask God for forgiveness. No human is without sin but we can strive to live holy

  3. I have really been questioning my salvation a lot recently, and I still don’t know after this.

    I know a few months ago I was definitely a false convert, living in hypocrisy, addicted to lust.

    I believe I repented, felt as horrible sense of wrongdoing and I believe I still feel it, and turned away from my sin, putting my faith and trust in Jesus.

    I failed a few times after, I feel like lust is more or less dead now (it was the big one for me, pornography addiction).

    I’m also trying to kill every sin that I can see, but I do believe a-lot of it is fear of the lion, hell.

    I’m departing from sin, I believe I am trying to know who God is (I question this sometimes as well), but I do greatly fear hell.

    I’m struggling with evangelism as well.

    I could use some prayer and maybe some advice as to whether this Charles Spurgeon sermon would apply to me in this manner.

    Edit: forgot to add, I do have a hatred for sin, but I also don’t know if that’s just because I’m afraid of hell.

  4. To me this man preaches grace then adds aload of must do to keep our salvation or to prove our salvation yet salvation isimt an act of man it's a free gift of God all we need to is repent. ( change our mind) and with a change of mind comes faith and a new spirit a new heart and a new way of life it's good to stop sinning ofcourse! But it's rather by grace or works even the bible says its 1 or another they don't go hand in hand 😊

  5. Thank you so much for this, I needed to hear the message. I see this phenomenon in many believers.
    We have to remember that even the demons ‘believe’.
    We are to workout our salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who is working in us to do of His good pleasure.
    My own salvation started just like these folks. It was just “fire insurance “. Their was lion insurance. However I have a praying Mom. ❤
    I got my fire insurance when I was five or 6 years old. The seed was planted. However true repentance was much later, in my late twenties. This process continues even today asHe reveals Himself and also shows me what I really am. 😞
    I now have began to love my Creator.
    Psalms 19:9 “The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever.’

  6. A false convert will not deny himself and pick up his cross and follow Christ. Its sort of like a novelty being a Christian to them sounds good looks nice like a new trinket one buys on vacation then it soon loses its newness and is forgotten.Like the seed that falls on the rocky ground and the seed that fell amongst the weeds.(They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. Luke 8:13,14)A false convert has no root hears the word with joy then falls away, or the cares of this life choke them out and they are not fruitful

  7. Prophetic sermon by the pastor. Look at all the fake preachers we have today. They have no fear of God, and boldly market their prosperity preaching . . Look at their lifestyle. What hypocrisy. Fake conversion indeed invented and endorsed by America.

  8. Reading the comments, it’s easy to see why there are over 200 denominations alone in the United States and thousands world wide. It’s so clear to see why the “doctrines of the Bible” according to each of these denominations is SO MUDDY.

  9. I will be the individual who comes in and out of emotionally seeking God throughout my life, who's prayers were never actually genuine; and it all comes to light after my death. I even have doubts in his existence, i just can't convince myself. I would hope that even if i were convinced, that i would have the will power to trust Jesus and live for Him. But i cant, i dont. I do procrastinate, but i do it because I'm hopeless in.. everything that i need to be successful in. I know thats talking works. But one must believe God is in order to come to Him.. and i just can't. What do i do? Why, pray of course. Now we're back at "do i even mean my prayers, am i even searching with all my heart". Im not.

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