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Spurgeon vs. Hyper-Calvinism

by Iain Hamish (Iain H.) Murray

C.H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) is best-remembered today for the remarkable ministry he exercised in London during the Victorian era. His influence was incalculable. Thousands listened to his preaching every week. While hundreds of thousands throughout the world later read his sermons in published form. A man of great natural gifts, charm and wit, Spurgeon’s master passion was evident in everything he did – to preach Jesus Christ to all as the only Saviour. But as early as 1855 this brought him into a serious and prolonged doctrinal controversy with Hyper-Calvinism By tracing this conflict, exploring the issues involved in it and showing what was at stake in them, Iain Murray underlines the contemporary relevance and importance of sharing Spurgeon’s convictions.

Publication

Date published
Jun 1, 1995
Print status
In print

The Physical Book

Binding
Paperback
Dust jacket
No
Total pages
168 pages
ISBN-13
9781848710979

Reference

E-book / audio
ePub, Mobi
Publisher page
View at publisher

Contents

  • Preface ix
  • PART ONE
  • AN INTRODUCTION TO SPURGEON
  • 1. A Life of Testimony to the Word of God 3
  • 2. An Impression of Spurgeon in Early Years by F. Curtis
  • PART TWO
  • THE CONTROVERSY WITH
  • HYPER-CALVINISM
  • 3. The Combatants and the Cause of the Controversy
  • 4. The Case Against Spurgeon
  • 5. Spurgeon’s Fourfold Appeal to Scripture
  • 6. The Aftermath
  • 7. Lessons from the Conflict
  • PART THREE
  • ILLUSTRATIVE MATERIAL
  • 8. Two Illustrations — John Gill and William Huntington
  • 9. The Warrant of Faith — John Brown
  • 10. Free-Agency and God’s Desire for the Salvation of All — T J Crawford
  • 11. A Crucial Text — C H Spurgeon on 1 Timothy 2:3, 4
  • 12. The Injury Done by Hyper-Calvinism and Antinomianism— Words of Witness from Spurgeon
  • A Diagram of English Baptist History by Robert W Oliver
  • Index