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All of Grace

Charles H Spurgeon

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was an English Baptist minister and renowned preacher, whose sermons are still widely circulated. He was born in Kelvedon, Essex, into the Nonconformist tradition (his father and grandfather were Independent ministers). He studied at Colchester, Newmarket, and a school near Cambridge. In 1849 he joined a Baptist church, and began preaching by 1850, his gifts having been recognized early on. In 1854 he accepted a pastorate in London, where the congregation quickly grew and the fame of his preaching spread. By 1861 the Metropolitan Tabernacle was built, and would serve as the center of a large ministry – including a pastor's college, publication of Bibles and tracts, and inner-city mission work. Spurgeon's staunch Calvinism often spurred controversy, and he later withdrew from both the Evangelical Alliance and the Baptist Union. His zeal for biblical orthodoxy, no less than his preaching, have resulted in his being called "the last of the Puritans".

A popular, widely read presentation of the gospel message.

This book, All of Grace: An Earnest Word with Those Who Are Seeking Salvation by the Lord Jesus Christ, published in 1886, has become Spurgeon's most widely read work, often utilized as an evangelistic tool for its straightforward presentation of the gospel message. Spurgeon gave a sermon with the same title at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in 1872, based on Ephesians 2:8 ("By grace are ye saved"), along with numerous others on similar scripture passages (such as Romans 5:20). This book serves as an extended sermon, or series of sermons, preaching the doctrine of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. In the preface Spurgeon makes clear his intention, that in reading this book (reading as a sort of hearing) faith would come by hearing, and that many would be led to salvation.

Evangelism & Missions

Salvation by Grace