trustededitors
2,715
edits
Charles Spurgeon: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
mNo edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Charles Haddon Spurgeon''' (19th June 1834<ref>[[William Young Fullerton]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20090427155038/http://www.spurgeon.org/misc/bio1.htm ''Charles Haddon Spurgeon, A Biography''], Chapter 1.</ref> – 31st January 1892) was an English [[ | '''Charles Haddon Spurgeon''' (19th June 1834<ref>[[William Young Fullerton]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20090427155038/http://www.spurgeon.org/misc/bio1.htm ''Charles Haddon Spurgeon, A Biography''], Chapter 1.</ref> – 31st January 1892) was an English [[Reformed Baptist|Particular Baptist]] [[Pastor|preacher]]. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various [[Christian denomination|denominations]], to some of whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers." He was a strong figure in the [[Reformed Baptist]] tradition, defending the [[2nd London Baptist Confession (1689)]], and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day. | ||
Spurgeon was pastor of the congregation of the [[New Park Street Chapel]] (later the [[Metropolitan Tabernacle]]) in London for 38 years.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.metropolitantabernacle.org/?page=history |title= History of the Tabernacle |work= [[Metropolitan Tabernacle]] |access-date= 20 January 2009 |archive-date= 24 January 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190124041603/http://www.metropolitantabernacle.org/?page=history |url-status= dead }}</ref> He was part of several controversies with the [[Baptist Union of Great Britain]] and later he left the denomination over doctrinal convictions.<ref name= "BUGB">{{cite web | publisher = AG | date = January 2007 | url = http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/200701/200701_136_Spurgeon.cfm | title = Charles Haddon Spurgeon: The Greatest Victorian Preacher | last = Farley | first = William P | work = Enrichment Journal | access-date = 20 January 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120308075111/http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/200701/200701_136_Spurgeon.cfm | archive-date = 8 March 2012 | url-status = dead}}</ref> | Spurgeon was pastor of the congregation of the [[New Park Street Chapel]] (later the [[Metropolitan Tabernacle]]) in London for 38 years.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.metropolitantabernacle.org/?page=history |title= History of the Tabernacle |work= [[Metropolitan Tabernacle]] |access-date= 20 January 2009 |archive-date= 24 January 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190124041603/http://www.metropolitantabernacle.org/?page=history |url-status= dead }}</ref> He was part of several controversies with the [[Baptist Union of Great Britain]] and later he left the denomination over doctrinal convictions.<ref name= "BUGB">{{cite web | publisher = AG | date = January 2007 | url = http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/200701/200701_136_Spurgeon.cfm | title = Charles Haddon Spurgeon: The Greatest Victorian Preacher | last = Farley | first = William P | work = Enrichment Journal | access-date = 20 January 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120308075111/http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/200701/200701_136_Spurgeon.cfm | archive-date = 8 March 2012 | url-status = dead}}</ref> | ||
| Line 72: | Line 72: | ||
On 5th June 1862, Spurgeon challenged the [[Church of England]] when he preached against [[baptismal regeneration]].<ref>{{Citation | last = Spurgeon | first = Charles Haddon | url = http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0573.htm | title = Baptismal Regeneration | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070104145525/http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0573.htm | archive-date = 4 January 2007 | df = dmy-all}}</ref> However, Spurgeon taught across denominational lines as well: for example, in 1877 he was the preacher at the opening of a new [[Free Church of Scotland (1843-1900)|Free Church of Scotland]] church building in [[Dingwall]]. It was during this period at the new Tabernacle that Spurgeon found a friend in [[James Hudson Taylor]], the founder of the inter-denominational [[China Inland Mission]]. Spurgeon supported the work of the mission financially and directed many missionary candidates to apply for service with Taylor. He also aided in the work of cross-cultural evangelism by promoting "[[The Wordless Book]]", a teaching tool that he described in a message given on 11 January 1866, regarding : "Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow." The book has been and is still used to teach people without reading skills and people of other cultures and languages – young and old – around the globe about the Gospel message.<ref>{{Citation | publisher = Spurgeon.org | url = http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/3278.htm | title = The Wordless Book | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070504130848/http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/3278.htm | archive-date = 4 May 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>{{Sfn | Austin | 2007 | pp = 1–10}} | On 5th June 1862, Spurgeon challenged the [[Church of England]] when he preached against [[baptismal regeneration]].<ref>{{Citation | last = Spurgeon | first = Charles Haddon | url = http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0573.htm | title = Baptismal Regeneration | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070104145525/http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0573.htm | archive-date = 4 January 2007 | df = dmy-all}}</ref> However, Spurgeon taught across denominational lines as well: for example, in 1877 he was the preacher at the opening of a new [[Free Church of Scotland (1843-1900)|Free Church of Scotland]] church building in [[Dingwall]]. It was during this period at the new Tabernacle that Spurgeon found a friend in [[James Hudson Taylor]], the founder of the inter-denominational [[China Inland Mission]]. Spurgeon supported the work of the mission financially and directed many missionary candidates to apply for service with Taylor. He also aided in the work of cross-cultural evangelism by promoting "[[The Wordless Book]]", a teaching tool that he described in a message given on 11 January 1866, regarding : "Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow." The book has been and is still used to teach people without reading skills and people of other cultures and languages – young and old – around the globe about the Gospel message.<ref>{{Citation | publisher = Spurgeon.org | url = http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/3278.htm | title = The Wordless Book | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070504130848/http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/3278.htm | archive-date = 4 May 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>{{Sfn | Austin | 2007 | pp = 1–10}} | ||
On the death of [[missionary]] [[David Livingstone]] in 1873, a discoloured and much-used copy of one of Spurgeon's printed sermons, "Accidents, Not Punishments,"<ref>{{Citation | last = Spurgeon | first = Charles Haddon | url = http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0408.htm | title = Accidents, Not Punishments | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060918171908/http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0408.htm | archive-date = 18 September 2006 | df = dmy-all}}</ref> was found among his few possessions much later, along with the handwritten comment at the top of the first page: "Very good, D.L." He had carried it with him throughout his travels in Africa. It was sent to Spurgeon and treasured by him.<ref>[[William Young Fullerton|W. Y. Fullerton]], [http://www.spurgeon.org/misc/bio10.htm ''Charles Haddon Spurgeon: A Biography''] {{webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060927021747/http://www.spurgeon.org/misc/bio10.htm |date=27 September 2006}}, ch. 10</ref> | On the death of [[missionary]] [[David Livingstone]] in 1873, a discoloured and much-used copy of one of Spurgeon's printed sermons, "Accidents, Not Punishments,"<ref>{{Citation | last = Spurgeon | first = Charles Haddon | url = http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0408.htm | title = Accidents, Not Punishments | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060918171908/http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0408.htm | archive-date = 18 September 2006 | df = dmy-all}}</ref> was found among his few possessions much later, along with the handwritten comment at the top of the first page: "Very good, D.L." He had carried it with him throughout his travels in Africa. It was sent to Spurgeon and treasured by him.<ref>[[William Young Fullerton|W. Y. Fullerton]], [http://www.spurgeon.org/misc/bio10.htm ''Charles Haddon Spurgeon: A Biography''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060927021747/http://www.spurgeon.org/misc/bio10.htm|date=27 September 2006}}, ch. 10</ref> | ||
===Metropolitan Tabernacle Societies and Institutions=== | ===Metropolitan Tabernacle Societies and Institutions=== | ||