Spurgeon on the Holy Spirit

For a person born again who had received the Holy Spirit many years ago there was an awakening in my spirit like an explosive 4th of July celebration when I came across the writings of Spurgeon and especially this book, Spurgeon on the Holy Spirit. As I read and meditated on this excellent book the sense of eternity folded into my sense of time ever so gently as I realized more and more each day that the Holy Spirit was in me in a truly experiential way and not only the Holy Spirit but also God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ since They are indivisible meaning that where One is, all Three are present. The Holy Spirit is presented as a Person just as is the Father and the Son in our Trinitarian God and worthy of the same adoration, love, recognition and respect, for the Godhead is contained or complete in each of the Persons of the Trinity.If you understand the plan of salvation provided by God to give us, born sinners as we are, a way to eternal life with Him Spurgeon elaborates on the role of the Holy Spirit who, once He comes to us will never ever leave us as He has taken on the responsibility to achieve our sanctification so that we can pass through the gates of heaven when God calls us. Spurgeon emphasizes that this is His work not ours. Our work is to give ourselves over to the Holy Spirit and let Him control the means by which we become holy unto God. So God Himself not only creates us, forgives us when we repent, resides within us as He washes us clean of sin and opens the doors of heaven to us for an eternity of an unutterable blissful relationship with the most Holy Trinity in union with all heavenly inhabitants. And yet our relationship with God remains personal regardless of the number of fellow worshippers in heaven just as it is now. It is truly a one-on-one relationship.In reading Spurgeon and especially in reading this book I found myself at different times laughing crying and surrendering:Laughing... (recognizing myself in some of his characterizations of human behavior like "that's me; that's how I was; I don't do that anymore: I'm not like that anymore thank God" etc.);Crying... (because I sinned so much before I was born again - still cry even though its been over 25 years ago; a slow Augustine "late have I loved Thee" O God; O God, look how stupid I've been...I could have had (maybe) this relationship with you long ago if I had just listened to You earlier in life);Surrendering... (O God, my will is Your Will, take it and don't give it back even if I ask you to ... just slap me up the side of the head and keep my will no matter what!); Holy Spirit, You are in control totally...bring it on...(whisper to Him) just remember I am chicken sometimes but don't let go of me ... just hold my feet to the fire if necessary).I tell you about some personal things in my life to give you the understanding that Spurgeon can really speak to your life in his writings. For anyone that already has the Holy Spirit within themselves this book may be able to help you deepen your relationship with Him or if that relationship has cooled over the seasons maybe it will blow air on the embers and get it to flame up again which you would probably welcome and embrace.If you are not yet a believer and you are an "Alfie"( what's it all about Alfie) I would encourage you to read this little book as maybe the Holy Spirit will start nudging you. If you like what you read even though you may not understand much of it, read it again and start asking God for some help.I intentionally did not write an overall text-oriented review as I think Mike Robinson gave an excellent review in the first entry on these reviews. My purpose in writing a review was to spread the word about how Spurgeon can help you understand how personal your relationship can be with our Triune God and how central the Holy Spirit is in your sanctification process and as your Paraclete given to you by God the Father through the Lord Jesus Christ, even though He be Spirit (you cannot see Him, feel Him, hear Him talk like you talk, etc.), you can by faith experience Him in a way that leaves no doubt that He is in you. The extent to which you can experience this I think depends upon the depth of relationship that you have with Him. If this is your situation take the leap and I guarantee you that the more of yourself you give to the Spirit the more you will experience Him and the degree of comforts, peace, joy and sublime "mountain tops" you will enjoy immensely from time to time will literally blow you away (pun not really intended but pun it is) but also be aware that interspersed with the tops will be some range of bottoms (rough times) but remember the Spirit will always have your back (support you, calm you, hold you in place, etc.) so always trust Him implicitly regardless of what you see in the flesh. The Holy Spirit will never leave you...the Lord Jesus Christ said so.So obviously He will walk you into heaven someday, believe it!

I yearned to learn more about the Holy Spirit so I chose Spurgeon and I am very glad I did.One of my favorite quotes is ..."When the Savior heals the lame man, you see His Godhead, but when He walks with the lame man,limping though his gait may be: when He sits with a beggar; when He talks with the publican; whenHe carries the baby close to His heart, then this helping of infirmities is a manifestation oflove almost unequalled."Spurgeon preached around the 1860's yet his sermons are ever bit as applicable today."...when the Holy Spirit comes into the heart, He comes like water. That is to say, He comes to purifythe soul. He who today lives as wickedly as he did before his pretended conversion is ahypocrite and a liar. He who this day loves sin and lives in it just as he wasprone to do before, let him know that the truth is not in him, but that he hasrecieved the strong delusion to believe a lie."I recommend this book highly.

I highly recommend this book. Great insight, Biblical teaching, understandable, and overall just an excellent book.

good information, but found it hard to hold my atttention...

GREAT READ!!! I GAINED A LOT OF INSIGHT IN UNDERSTANDING THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HOW HE WORKS WITH US AS INDIVIDUALS.I NOW UNDERSTAND A LOT BETTER HOW THE HOLY TRINITY WORKS AND HOW TO RELATE AND UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THE SPIRIT IS IN OUR LIVES.SIMPLY PUT, WE WILL NOT BE GOING TO HEAVEN UNLESS WE ARE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. I KNOW, I KNOW, I AM TRODDING ON A LOT OF TOES WHEN I MAKE SUCH AN ANNOUCEMENT. JUST READ THE BOOK AND PRAY FOR GUIDANCE IN UNDERSTANDING THE MESSAGE THAT CHARLES SPURGEON IS GIVING TO ALL CHRISTIANS. GOD BLESS AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!

This book is really good especially it's based on scripture and not just experiences. For anyone really wanting to have an intimate relationship and fellowship with the Holy Spirit this helps. I like how we learn about the third person of the trinity and how we just can't survive without the Holy Spirit in our lives as believers of Jesus Christ. We need you Spirit of God. I have been blessed so much as I continue growing in His grace by having fellowship with the Holy Spirit.

I want to fill my heart, soul and mind with Jesus Christ and it can not be done without the Holy Spirit.This is a great book. There are people who will disagree, and that is alright.I recomend it to anyone who wants to know for sure if they are going to Heaven.I haven't read the other books yet. I want to soak what I have read in my heart, sould and mind.

Spurgeon On the Holy Spirit is a great book for your library. However, it is a slow read; don't be surprise to read paragraphs and pages a few extra times. It is a wonderful spiritual guide to familiarize or acquaint yourself with the Holy Spirit.

Mighty book. Those who know Spurgeon can never stop themselves from reading his books.

This is another enjoyable book to read and learn from. I think we will be blessed to know and understand the way in which the Holy Spirit works and everything else there is to know about Him that has been written.I forgot to mention that Charles Spurgeon's book on Prayer an Spiritual Warfare is really six different books in one.You will not be disappointed in any of the works of Charles Spurgeon. It will be time and money well spent to get his books.