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  SALVATION IS OF THE LORD
  by C.H. Spurgeon
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes that salvation is solely the work of God,
and we contribute nothing to our own preservation or sanctification.

Topics: "Dependence On God", "Divine Sovereignty"
Scripture References: Psalm 62:1, John 15:5, Ephesians 2:1, Philippians 1:6

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C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes that salvation is entirely the work of God, who
quickens and sustains the soul. He asserts that all spiritual life,
grace, and strength come from the Lord, and any goodness in us is a
result of His work. Spurgeon highlights that our actions, whether in
prayer or resisting sin, are empowered by God, and without Him, we can
do nothing. He reminds us that our growth in knowledge and
sanctification is through the Holy Spirit, and ultimately, all we need
is found in God alone. The core message is that 'Salvation is of the
Lord,' underscoring our dependence on Him for every aspect of our
spiritual lives.

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Salvation is the work of God. It is He alone who quickens the soul "dead
in trespasses and sins," and it is He also who maintains the soul in its
spiritual life. He is both "Alpha and Omega." "Salvation is of the
Lord." If I am prayerful, God makes me prayerful; if I have graces, they
are God's gifts to me; if I hold on in a consistent life, it is because
He upholds me with His hand. I do nothing whatever towards my own
preservation, except what God Himself first does in me.

Whatever I have, all my goodness is of the Lord alone. Wherein I sin,
that is my own; but wherein I act rightly, that is of God, wholly and
completely. If I have repulsed a spiritual enemy, the Lord's strength
nerved my arm. Do I live before men a consecrated life? It is not I, but
Christ who liveth in me. Am I sanctified? I did not cleanse myself:
God's Holy Spirit sanctifies me. Am I weaned from the world? I am weaned
by God's chastisements sanctified to my good. Do I grow in knowledge?

The great Instructor teaches me. All my jewels were fashioned by
heavenly art. I find in God all that I want; but I find in myself
nothing but sin and misery. "He only is my rock and my salvation." Do I
feed on the Word? That Word would be no food for me unless the Lord made
it food for my soul, and helped me to feed upon it. Do I live on the
manna which comes down from heaven? What is that manna but Jesus Christ
himself incarnate, whose body and whose blood I eat and drink?

Am I continually receiving fresh increase of strength? Where do I gather
my might? My help cometh from heaven's hills: without Jesus I can do
nothing. As a branch cannot bring forth fruit except it abide in the
vine, no more can I, except I abide in Him. What Jonah learned in the
great deep, let me learn this morning in my closet: "Salvation is of the
Lord."

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ch-spurgeon/salvation-is-of-the-lord/
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