All of Grace - Charles Spurgeon

Published by Moody Press: Chicago, date unknown. Originally published 1894.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon is known as the "Prince of Preachers" for his oratory skills, and in reading this work of his I can see why!
Spurgeon takes the concepts of grace, salvation, and forgiveness and unpacks them beautifully. He uses simple analogies to get his point across, and yet I never felt he was "dumbing down" any of the concepts.

For a book first written in the 1890s it is an easy read, and yet still packs quite a punch! I found myself reading out numerous sections to my wife, and both of us would wince as Spurgeon said something like "Faith which refuses to obey the commands of the Saviour is a mere pretence and will never save the soul" (page 57), or "If we trust ourselves for our holding on we shall not hold on. Even though we rest in Jesus for a part of our salvation, we shall fail if we trust to self for anything" (page 107). Spurgeon also directly challenges the reader in both the opening and closing of the book, asking at the outset whether we "mean business" in reading, and at the end imploring us to apply the truths we have read to our own lives.

 All of Grace has apparently (according to the cover) continuously been in print since its first publication. I found it inspiring, challenging, and I fully recommend it.

 Completed 15 January 2020.

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