Spurgeon's Sermons The Old Man Crucified
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Mar 6, 2026 A sermon about the inner clash between the old sinful self and the new nature. It depicts crucifying sin as the true path to holiness. The talk stresses a fierce, costly struggle to mortify entrenched sins. It challenges listeners to renounce past wickedness and live through continual communion with Christ.
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Two Natures Wage Irreconcilable War Within Believers
- Every believer contains two simultaneous natures: the old man (sinful, inherited from Adam) and the new man (regenerated, hates sin).
- Spurgeon compares their conflict to Israel vs Canaan and David vs Saul to show the enmity is irreconcilable and lifelong.
Put Sin To A Real Death Not A Religious Pretend
- Crucify sin truly and completely rather than pretend through outward shows or partial renunciations.
- Spurgeon warns against mere professions, temporary austerities, or secret goodwill toward sin as false deaths.
Crucifixion Shows How Sin Must Be Executed
- Spurgeon maps Christ's crucifixion qualities onto how sin must die: real, voluntary (by the believer), violent (against the sin), and painful.
- He emphasizes constitutional sins resist fiercely, requiring 'nails' driven home by determined effort.
