Spurgeon on the Law and Gospel

I especially liked the last sentence. Notice that Spurgeon does not say the law is there simply to drive us to Christ and show us our sin. Of course, Spurgeon believed this. But here he states that the Gospel produces a life that is consistent with God's law.

"There are certain pious moderns who will not allow the preacher to speak upon anything but those doctrinal statements concerning the way of salvation which are known as 'the Gospel.' We do not stand in awe of such criticism, for we clearly perceive that our Lord Jesus Christ himself would very frequently have come under it. Read the Sermon on the Mount and judge whether certain among the pious would be content to hear the like of it preached to them. Indeed, they would condemn it as containing very little Gospel and too much good works. They would condemn it as containing all too much of the legal. But we must never let be forgotten Christ's emphasis: the law must be preached, for what the law demands of us, the Gospel produces in us, else ours is no Gospel at all." Charles Haddon Spurgeon

HT: George Grant

George Grant on Reading the Bible

George Grant is a pastor in Franklin, TN. He is one of my favorite thinkers, especially on issues like abortion and social justice. He is also a prolific writer and speaker. He has several blogs, but one of my favorite is his Eleventary Blog. There he makes lists of eleven things that vary in subject matter. Recently he listed eleven things he tries to remember while studying the Scriptures. I found it very helpful, even printing it out to read as I study God's Word. You can find the list here.