Spurgeon's Sermons Do Not Sin Against the Child
Jan 23, 2026
A stern call about adults' influence on children and the moral duty to protect their souls. Warnings about neglect, harmful examples, and the lifelong consequences of parental failure. Challenges to teachers, preachers, and churches to welcome and nurture sincere child conversions. An urgent appeal for repentance and renewed collective care for the young.
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Sin Hurts God And The Young
- Sin affects both God and people, so wrongs toward children are doubly serious.
- C. H. Spurgeon warns that every relationship can become an occasion for sin affecting the young.
Guard Your Example Around Children
- Watch your public conduct because children learn from adult example.
- Withhold foul speech or blasphemy to avoid polluting little ears and consciences.
Widow's Regret Over Neglected Souls
- Spurgeon recounts a converted widow who lamented feeding bodies but not souls.
- She wept that her best time to influence her children spiritually had passed unused.
