Spurgeon's Gems

by

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)

 

Preface

For more than a century, Charles Haddon Spurgeon's sermons have been

consistently recognized, and their usefulness and impact have continued to

the present day, even in the outdated English of the author's own day.

Why then should expositions already so successful and of such stature and

proven usefulness require adaptation, revision, rewrite or even editing?

The answer is obvious. To increase its usefulness to today's reader, the

language in which it was originally written needs updating.

Though his sermons have served other generations well, just as they came

from the pen of the author in the nineteenth century, they still could be

lost to present and future generations, simply because, to them, the

language is neither readily nor fully understandable.

My goal, however, has not been to reduce the original writing to the

vernacular of our day. It is designed primarily for you who desire to read

and study comfortably and at ease in the language of our time. Only

obviously archaic terminology and passages obscured by expressions not

totally familiar in our day have been revised. However, neither Spurgeon's

meaning nor intent have been tampered with.

Tony Capoccia

 

All Scripture references are taken from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL

VERSION (C) 1978 by the New York Bible Society, used by permission of

Zondervan Bible Publishers.