~ Around the Wicket Gate ~Almost Saved, But Altogether Lost Here in Chapter 9, Spurgeon warns against the modern tendency to question everything and believe nothing, especially when it comes to the gospel. He shows how people sabotage their own salvation by focusing on obscure difficulties, criticizing Scripture, or delaying faith until all questions are […]

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~ Around the Wicket Gate ~Almost Saved, But Altogether Lost Here in Chapter 8, Spurgeon addresses a real obstacle to saving faith: the unwillingness to part with sin. He illustrates how even a hidden or cherished sin can keep a person from truly trusting Christ, likening it to ivy choking a tree or poison in […]

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~ Around the Wicket Gate ~Almost Saved, But Altogether Lost Here in Chapter 7, Spurgeon focuses on the sufferings of Christ, urging readers to look to his wounds as the sole cure for sin. He describes Jesus’ agony—from Gethsemane to the cross—as the full payment for our guilt. Spurgeon reminds seekers that salvation rests entirely […]

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