Spurgeon's Sermons A Serious Reprimand
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Mar 16, 2026 A sermon centered on Naaman's leprosy and the danger of pride that blocks simple healing. It explores how societies chase grand deeds over plain faith. It critiques moral self-righteousness and the futility of earning salvation through works. It contrasts restless conscience with the peace found in trusting Christ and calls for genuine faith that leads to holy living.
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Pride Makes People Reject Simple Faith
- Human pride makes people prefer doing great deeds to simple faith for salvation.
- Spurgeon uses Naaman the Syrian to show a powerful man rejecting a humble cure because it seemed beneath him.
Every Culture Chooses Grand Works Over Gifted Grace
- Across cultures people believe salvation requires astonishing deeds or severe penance rather than trusting a substitute.
- Spurgeon surveys heathen practices, Jewish legalism, and Roman ritual to show this is universal pride.
Spurgeon's Personal Confession About Seeking Penance
- Spurgeon confesses he once would have endured any penance to be saved before he learned of salvation by Christ's finished work.
- He recalls longing for any suffering or pilgrimage to appease his guilty conscience.
