Spurgeon on the Roman Popery

Nineteenth century preacher, Charles  Haddon Spurgeon held no regard for the Roman Catholic Church.  Among other reasons, his firmness against the Roman Church had much to do with his leaving the Baptist Union.  Today’s American Baptists USA preachers like to quote Spurgeon as a means of pulpit credibility, but would never dare use the following quote because the American Baptists USA joined the National Council of Churches which has partnered with the Roman Catholic Church.

“It is the bounden duty of every Christian to pray against Anti-Christ, and  as to what Anti-Christ is no sane man ought to raise a question.  If it be not Popery in the Church of Rome there is nothing in the world that can be called by that name…because it wounds  Christ, because it robs Christ of His Glory, because it puts sacramental efficacy in the place of His atonement, and lifts a piece of bread in the place of the Saviour, and a few drops of water in place of the Holy Ghost, and puts a fallible man like ourselves up as the Vicar of Christ on earth; if we pray against it, because it is against Him, we shall love the persons though we hate their errors; we shall  love their souls though we loath and detest their dogmas, and so the breath of our prayers will be sweetened, because we turn our faces towards Christ when we pray.”   C. H. Spurgeon 

And may I add, the Popery puts forth forbidden fermented wine in place of  the atoning blood of Jesus Christ shed on the cross of Calvary.  And may I ask, how can any man who claims to be a blood  bought, Jesus loving, Bible believing Christian even so much as bid the Roman Pope Godspeed?  Speak up American Baptist, we’re waiting to hear from you.

First Published 3/3/13