I have never gotten the green light from the Lord to read Calvin but I have read Spurgeon voraciously since early on. Now how many Spurgeon lovers know that despite his hot denial Spurgeon did mellow a little in his Calvinism...just a little.
D.L.Moody was a redden hot hellfire preacher, he was already becoming big in Chicago when he first visited Britain, he went along to hear C.H.Spurgeon at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London. Sitting in the balcony he longed to be able to attract the crowds as Spurgeon and he loved Spurgeon's style.
While in England a slender young man from Lancashire called Harry Moorhouse introduced himself to Moody and said in his Lancashire accent, "If you like I'll come and preach for you" Moody ever affable said "sure if you are in America come and see me" thinking nothing of it.
But later that year Moorhouse turned up in Chicago. Moody was due to leave for a week and because of his promise he reluctantly allowed Moorhouse to fill in for the week.
Now this Harry Moorhouse was a non Darbyite Brethren and he taught Moody the art of expository preaching after the Brethren fashion....that is taking a portion and systematically expounding it verse by verse. But that was not all for Moorhouse revolutionised Moody by preaching every day of the week allotted him from John 3.16. From John 3.16 Moorhouse went from book to book of the bible to show that love was God's motive in everything He does.
Moody thought it was a weak message but by the time he returned the crowds were flocking to Moorhouse's meetings and they were enthralled by his preaching and many responded to the message. Moody was so impressed he allowed Moorhouse to continue. And the love message transformed Moody's own ministry.
Now D.L.Moody's own ministry went viral. And he was invited to come to Britain with Sankey. He had remarkable success in winning souls and revival broke out in many places....especially Scotland. but Spurgeon loved Moody, Moody came under attack by the Calvinists especially for his innovations such as the "enquiry room" which Moody instituted for the many anxious souls and many looked to Spurgeon to lead the attack but Spurgeon only had good words for Moody.
It was from this time onwards that Spurgeon's Calvinism came under close scrutiny.
D.L.Moody was a redden hot hellfire preacher, he was already becoming big in Chicago when he first visited Britain, he went along to hear C.H.Spurgeon at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London. Sitting in the balcony he longed to be able to attract the crowds as Spurgeon and he loved Spurgeon's style.
While in England a slender young man from Lancashire called Harry Moorhouse introduced himself to Moody and said in his Lancashire accent, "If you like I'll come and preach for you" Moody ever affable said "sure if you are in America come and see me" thinking nothing of it.
But later that year Moorhouse turned up in Chicago. Moody was due to leave for a week and because of his promise he reluctantly allowed Moorhouse to fill in for the week.
Now this Harry Moorhouse was a non Darbyite Brethren and he taught Moody the art of expository preaching after the Brethren fashion....that is taking a portion and systematically expounding it verse by verse. But that was not all for Moorhouse revolutionised Moody by preaching every day of the week allotted him from John 3.16. From John 3.16 Moorhouse went from book to book of the bible to show that love was God's motive in everything He does.
Moody thought it was a weak message but by the time he returned the crowds were flocking to Moorhouse's meetings and they were enthralled by his preaching and many responded to the message. Moody was so impressed he allowed Moorhouse to continue. And the love message transformed Moody's own ministry.
Now D.L.Moody's own ministry went viral. And he was invited to come to Britain with Sankey. He had remarkable success in winning souls and revival broke out in many places....especially Scotland. but Spurgeon loved Moody, Moody came under attack by the Calvinists especially for his innovations such as the "enquiry room" which Moody instituted for the many anxious souls and many looked to Spurgeon to lead the attack but Spurgeon only had good words for Moody.
It was from this time onwards that Spurgeon's Calvinism came under close scrutiny.
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