"To the question, 'should one preach doctrine?' the Puritan answer would have been, 'Why? What else is there to preach?' Puritan preachers were not afraid to bring the profoundest theology into the pulpit if it bore on their hearers salvation...doctrinal preaching certainly bores the hypocrite; but it is only doctrinal preaching that will save Christ's sheep. The preacher's job is to proclaim the faith, not to provide entertainment for unbelievers. In other words, to feed the sheep and not amuse the goats." - A Quest for Godliness - The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life, by Dr. J.I. Packer
"Modern man would be rich if they fed off the crumbs that fell from the Puritans tables." - Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Dr. Steve Lawson once said that "In the landscape of church history, the Puritans would be the Alps, John Calvin and Martin Luther would be the Himalayas, and Jonathan Edwards would be Mount Everest." I would like to make a small change to Dr. Lawson's analogy. I would place Jonathan Edwards along side John Calvin and Martin Luther, and give Pastor Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) the distinction of being Mount Everest!
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