I want to share with you this enlightened quote by Spurgeon – from the blog The Sacred Sandwich: God’s altar was to be built of unhewn stones, that no trace of human skill or labour might be seen upon it. Human wisdom delights to trim and arrange the doctrines of the cross into a system [...]
I want to share with you this enlightened quote by Spurgeon – from the blog The Sacred Sandwich:
God’s altar was to be built of unhewn stones, that no trace of human skill or labour might be seen upon it. Human wisdom delights to trim and arrange the doctrines of the cross into a system more artificial and more congenial with the depraved tastes of fallen nature; instead, however, of improving the gospel carnal wisdom pollutes it, until it becomes another gospel, and not the truth of God at all…
…There is among Christians far too much inclination to square and reconcile the truths of revelation; this is a form of irreverence and unbelief, let us strive against it, and receive truth as we find it; rejoicing that the doctrines of the Word are unhewn stones, and so are all the more fit to build an altar for the Lord.
The passage is from Exodus 20:25, and Spurgeon’s treatment is thought provoking. But don’t take my word for it, There is more…
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