Commentary on Matthew Quotes

“There may come other days, when the many will crowd the narrow way; but, at this time, to be popular one must be broad —broad in doctrine, in morals, and in spirituals. But those on the strait road shall go straight to glory, and those on the broad road are all abroad.”
― Charles H. Spurgeon, Commentary on Matthew

“May thy Church never yield to the world with the idea of setting up the kingdom of Christ in a more easy and rapid manner than by the simple preaching of the gospel!”
― Charles Haddon Spurgeon, The Gospel of the Kingdom: An Exposition of Matthew's Gospel

“If the work of grace be really wrought of God in your soul, it will last through your whole life, and if it does not so last, that proves that it is not the work of God. God does not put his hand to this work a second time. There is no regeneration twice over, you can be born again, but you cannot be born again, and again,”
― Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Spurgeon's Verse Exposition Of Matthew: The Expansive Commentary Collection

“He tries to cast a doubt upon the Saviour’s Sonship, and this is the way that he often attacks a child of God now. He says to him, “If thou be a son of God, do so-and-so.” He challenged Christ to work a miracle for himself, — to use his divine power on his own behalf, but this the Saviour never did. He challenged Christ to distrust the providence of God, and to be his own Provider; and this is still a very common temptation to God’s people.”
― Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Spurgeon's Verse Exposition Of Matthew: The Expansive Commentary Collection

“So, after your times of sweetest fellowship with God, after the happiest enjoyment of gospel ordinances. After the sealing of the Spirit within your hearts, you must expect to be tempted of the devil. You must not suppose that, in your Christian life, all will be sweetness, — that all will be spiritual witness-bearing.”
― Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Spurgeon's Verse Exposition Of Matthew: The Expansive Commentary Collection

“There is never a worse sin in the world than that which a man covers over with the cloak of religion; let us ever beware of falling into this evil.”
― Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Spurgeon's Verse Exposition Of Matthew: The Expansive Commentary Collection

“God is not short of men to save. If some of you will not have him, do not think that he shall have to come a-begging to you. There are others who will have him, and his rich sovereign grace will find them out.”
― Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Spurgeon's Verse Exposition Of Matthew: The Expansive Commentary Collection

“Let me be ready for my Lord’s coming, and put away all that would grieve his Holy Spirit!”
― Charles Haddon Spurgeon, The Gospel of the Kingdom: An Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew