This chapter speaks to those quiet fears we all have: the worry that somehow, somewhere, we might fall away for good.
Spurgeon points us back to where our confidence really belongs: not in our grip on Christ, but His grip on us.
Grace doesn’t fail, and true faith doesn’t die out because both come from God Himself.

It’s not emotion or effort that holds us... it’s truth.
And Scripture alone reminds us of that truth when fear starts whispering lies.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. (John 10:28) ESV

Read from All of Grace by Charles Spurgeon

Narrated by Dakota Workman — The Pilgrim’s Library

In this episode of The Pilgrim’s Library, we read Chapter 16 of Charles Spurgeon’s All of Grace How Repentance Is Given.

Repentance is not a work we offer God to earn His favor. Scripture tells us in Acts 5:31 that Christ was exalted to give repentance and forgiveness of sins. True repentance is a gift from God’s Spirit: a softening of the heart, a turning away from sin, and a turning toward Christ. The Reformers reminded us that repentance and faith go hand in hand; repentance always follows faith and flows out of God’s kindness (Romans 2:4).

Join us as we reflect on how repentance is given by grace, not demanded by law, and how it remains a continual fruit of life in Christ.

Repentance and forgiveness cannot be separated. Where God forgives, He also calls us to turn from sin and look to Christ. In this episode, we reflect on the humility of ongoing repentance, not as proof of our own righteousness, but as evidence of God’s mercy at work. Forgiveness is never earned, and repentance is never perfect, but both flow from grace and point us back to the Savior who never fails.