Good Tidings of Great Joy: Christ's Incarnation the Foundation of Christianity - Hardcover

by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (Author)

These thirty-eight meditations on Christ's incarnation from the pen of C.H. Spurgeon are an ideal companion in the approach to the Christmas season. Indeed, they point believers just as emphatically toward the second advent of Christ, and so are a valuable guide at any time of year. Brief, powerful, and vivid, each devotional sparks renewed wonder at the grace of God in the incarnation of his Son. 'A glance at the titles of these meditations is enough to stimulate the Christian's appetite. Here Spurgeon leads us from the angelic announcement of the first coming of the Lord Jesus to the Saviour of sinners, right through to the prospect of his second coming in majesty and glory as Lord and Judge of the entire world. In doing so her offers help and encouragement to all professing Christians.' -- Sinclair B. Ferugson in the Foreword

Author Biography

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19 June 1834 - 31 January 1892) was an English Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, among whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers". He was a strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the church of his day. Spurgeon was pastor of the congregation of the New Park Street Chapel (later the Metropolitan Tabernacle) in London for 38 years. While at the Metropolitan Tabernacle he built an Almshouse, the Stockwell Orphanage and encouraged his congregation to engage actively with the poor of Victorian London. He also founded Spurgeon's College, which was named after him posthumously. Spurgeon authored sermons, an autobiography, commentaries, books on prayer, devotionals, magazines, poetry, and hymns. Many sermons were transcribed as he spoke and were translated into many languages during his lifetime. He is said to have produced powerful sermons of penetrating thought and precise exposition. His oratory skills are said to have held his listeners spellbound in the Metropolitan Tabernacle, and many Christians hold his writings in exceptionally high regard among devotional literature.