Friday, October 19, 2007

A Gem from Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon reminds us that revival will both begin and end in the church...

"A true revival is to be looked for in the church of God. Only in the river of gracious life can the pearl of revival be found. It has been said that a revival must begin with God's people; this is very true, but it is not all the truth, for the revival itself must end as well as begin there. The results of the revival will extend to the outside world, but the revival, strictly speaking, must be within the circle of life, and must therefore essentially be enjoyed by the possessors of vital godliness, and by them only."

http://www.spurgeon.org/s_and_t/wir1866.htm

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