tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post7775899945196367013..comments2024-03-01T21:01:15.174-06:00Comments on Biblical Christianity: "Yeah, but dude, you're no Spurgeon"DJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-85157802979378382032013-07-12T12:32:20.345-05:002013-07-12T12:32:20.345-05:00Good post and comments.Good post and comments.Michael Coughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151414777657994736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-29124913719970191452013-06-18T11:03:48.651-05:002013-06-18T11:03:48.651-05:00I've wondered similarly, Nicholas.
The reason...I've wondered similarly, Nicholas.<br /><br />The reason Spurgeon and MacArthur are famous is because they're exceptions, the divinely-woven confluence of the right time, place, circumstance. Others toil with equal faithfulness, but in obscurity. DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-72818582951357925962013-06-18T10:55:10.158-05:002013-06-18T10:55:10.158-05:00Most aren't a Spurgeon, but there may be some ...Most aren't a Spurgeon, but there may be some preachers like him alive today. If so, most of them are probably in places like China or South America. I once heard it said that some of the greatest sermons ever preached, were preached to eight people. That may well be true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-53457122370916899742013-06-12T00:29:08.797-05:002013-06-12T00:29:08.797-05:00How cool is that! Did Spurgeon get an honorarium?...How cool is that! Did Spurgeon get an honorarium? =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-90279468666392461162013-06-11T08:03:22.017-05:002013-06-11T08:03:22.017-05:00Yes, I've heard that. In fact, I was told year...Yes, I've heard that. In fact, I was told years ago that CHS' own advice was "Write out your sermon in full, then leave your manuscript at home." But I've never seen any evidence that he actually said that, so it may well be apocryphal.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-47301458787249679442013-06-11T06:56:12.636-05:002013-06-11T06:56:12.636-05:00In Seminary, they taught us to write out a full ma...In Seminary, they taught us to write out a full manuscript, but go to the pulpit without any notes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-35161686245331709922013-06-10T23:10:16.872-05:002013-06-10T23:10:16.872-05:00And he once said he counted EIGHT sets of thoughts...<i>And he once said he counted EIGHT sets of thoughts going through his mind at once...HUH?????!!</i><br /><br />You know, at the risk of this being in bad taste...wouldn't this kinda, sorta make Spurgeon the Chuck Norris of preachers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-26531589603816310452013-06-04T21:27:34.692-05:002013-06-04T21:27:34.692-05:00Thanks Kerry. Have long wondered how we had such ...Thanks Kerry. Have long wondered how we had such a substantial record of his preaching. Glad he and his church had the foresight to save this record for us. Based on what Dan wrote, also amazed how God occasionally raises up someone who has such a deep grasp of the Gospel at such an early age. Also thinking of Calvin writing his Institutes three years after his salvation.<br /><br />SteveCAPTSteveHardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04116659777786222621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-10895489193141648312013-06-04T17:57:19.280-05:002013-06-04T17:57:19.280-05:00CaptSteve, he had several stenographers take them ...CaptSteve, he had several stenographers take them down as he preached, and then he edited them several times making additions and subtractions before they went to press.Kerry James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083436735702873300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-21169289888749342292013-06-04T13:23:12.957-05:002013-06-04T13:23:12.957-05:00Yep.Yep.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-3774397666964374002013-06-04T13:22:06.829-05:002013-06-04T13:22:06.829-05:00Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Spurge...Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Spurgeon's reading include several substantial theological works <i>per week?</i><br /><br />Number 6 <a href="http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/biographies/charles-spurgeon-preaching-through-adversity" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />Scothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573138499478048502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-61687766652649696552013-06-04T12:39:30.389-05:002013-06-04T12:39:30.389-05:00Dan or Kerry--if Spurgeon preached from minimal no...Dan or Kerry--if Spurgeon preached from minimal notes, how did we get a record of so many of his sermons?CAPTSteveHardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04116659777786222621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-83506101011701914282013-06-04T12:16:08.575-05:002013-06-04T12:16:08.575-05:00"Very unique"? Not you, Dan."Very unique"? Not you, Dan.jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164857192077648887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-49124070020731472732013-06-04T09:55:52.281-05:002013-06-04T09:55:52.281-05:00Yeah.
I once counted one.Yeah.<br /><br />I once counted <i>one</i>.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-69169298130550796272013-06-04T09:54:48.485-05:002013-06-04T09:54:48.485-05:00And he once said he counted EIGHT sets of thoughts...And he once said he counted EIGHT sets of thoughts going through his mind at once...HUH?????!!Kerry James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083436735702873300noreply@blogger.com