tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post116518769295587827..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: The Virtue of Simple Doctrine, Preached SimplyPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-89063165576765198182007-04-19T07:29:00.000-07:002007-04-19T07:29:00.000-07:00I think Spurgeon would have been sick if he had se...I think Spurgeon would have been sick if he had seen what passes for simplicity these days. I think DJP summed it up quite nicely...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, good post. Thanks for it.<BR/>Charles ChurchillCharles Churchillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226629614344199458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-1165265906213414712006-12-04T12:58:00.000-08:002006-12-04T12:58:00.000-08:00I thought of this after reading you post after thi...I thought of this after reading you post after this one, but after reading this I definitely want to chime in that it seems the preachers who are most able to bring the truth in simplicity, are those with the most knowledge of and submission to, the Truth. <BR/><BR/>As they say of J. Vernon McGee, keeping the cookie jar down where the kids can reach it! :)~Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819856178499938127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-1165244270064022392006-12-04T06:57:00.000-08:002006-12-04T06:57:00.000-08:00Amen Dan. The prince of preachers was a humble ser...Amen Dan. The prince of preachers was a humble servant, and an example to us all.<BR/><BR/>Seems that humility is one of those traits when attributed to someone is always difficult, because we still struggle with pride.<BR/>Just thinking a little.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-1165240612998305582006-12-04T05:56:00.000-08:002006-12-04T05:56:00.000-08:00I think Spurgeon himself illustrates both the trut...I think Spurgeon himself illustrates both the truth, and the limitation, of his message here.<BR/><BR/>If anyone thinks CHS is arguing against eloquence, then CHS himself would be a hypocrite. His vocabulary was staggering, his prose profound. Under "eloquence" in the dictionary, <B>SEE SPURGEON, CHARLES H.</B> would not be out of place.<BR/><BR/>Or if anyone thinks CHS is condemning all outlines -- again, his sermons had outlines. Not as Byzantine, say, as Charnock's <I>Existence and Attributes</I>, but outlines nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>But no honest reader could note either of those elements and say that they obscured CHS' message. His message was as clear as crystal -- which isn't a bad analogy, given that crystal <I>isn't</I> terribly clear until it's been worked over, polished, and expertly crafted.<BR/><BR/>I think the point is that all CHS' eloquence and craft served to convey the message, not to lift up the preacher. He did all he did to get the Cross across, to preach Christ, to convey the truth.<BR/><BR/>Not to excite admiration.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.com