Ask Spurgeon

In Matthews gospel (chapter 12), Jesus speaks of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, the sin of which can never be forgiven. This is elaborated on by the writer to the Hebrews (chapter 6). We recognise this as the continual resistance of the individual to heed the conviction of the Holy Spirit to embrace God's gift of salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ. In this episode, Charles Spurgeon identifies another sin for which there is no atonement provided.

Having made clear that unbelief in the non-Christian is a sin of serious proportions, Charles Spurgeon breaks down WHY it is so serious a sin. He also discusses unbelief as it arises in the hearts and minds of Christians.

We generally accept that sin is the exercise of our bodies, hearts and minds in a direction that is an affront to the law of God. But is unbelief, or to put it differently, when someone says, "I don't believe in God" a sin?

Jesus deserves our constant thought of Him, and yet, there are tremendous benefits to be gained were we to fix our minds more readily on Him. Here, Charles Spurgeon articulates four very powerful benefits for remembering Christ.

It's hard to keep Christ from being absent from our daily thoughts and attention when there are so many distractions and temptations. Here, Charles Spurgeon encourages us to frequently cast our memories on very specific events in the ministry of Jesus to help our minds to be more often caught up with Him.

Are you prone to forget Christ too easily? Yes, you have your quiet time, you give thanks at every meal, you attend Christian gatherings at various intervals through the week, but you grieve the fact that Jesus is all too easily lost from your mind. Is this common? Why does it happen? Listen as Charles Spurgeon diagnoses the problem.

There are well over 3000 promises of God in the Bible. Can we rest on each of them, assured that He will fulfil every one? 

The ability to change plans can be liberating. When one plan fails, we have the opportunity to change it for one that brings the success or achievement we hoped for. Does God ever change plans? Does he ever need a new plan if one didn't quite work out as He had hoped or anticipated?

When we talk about God's attributes, we speak of things such as His power, His wisdom, His love etc. In this episode, Charles Spurgeon hones in on God's attributes and explains how wonderfully, God's attributes have remained unchanged through the ages, and shall remain so for all eternity.

It's hard to imagine that anything or anyone can exist without changing over time. And yet, the message of the Bible is that God, who has existed for all eternity, is absolutely unchangeable. In this episode, Charles Spurgeon takes a look at one aspect of God's being, His essence (those qualities that are at His very core) and shows how they are the same, yesterday, today and forever.