Spurgeon's Sermons Christ Made a Curse for Us
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Feb 25, 2026 A forceful sermon on the law’s curse and why it condemns every sinner. A clear case for salvation coming only through Christ’s representative sacrifice. Vivid biblical examples of God’s curse and its deadly consequences. A stirring call to feel the weight of deserved judgment and trust the substituted payment that frees from condemnation.
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Salvation Comes By Faith In Christ Alone
- Salvation is not achieved by personal works but by faith in Christ as the representative who frees us from the law's curse.
- Spurgeon ties Paul's double-reasoning: the law curses all who break it and the righteous lived by faith, proving justification is by faith alone.
The Curse Is Divine Wrath With Eternal Consequences
- The curse of the law is God's own penal wrath, not a mere legal nicety, and its infliction is supremely just and inevitable given God's holiness.
- Spurgeon emphasizes that God's curses are weighty and proportionate, invoking death and eternal separation as their consequence.
Bible Stories That Show The Curse's Severity
- Spurgeon illustrates God's curse with historical examples: Cain's wandering, the Flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, and Satan's fall.
- These concrete stories show the curse's destructive scale, from ruined cities to a fallen angel turned devil.
