Spurgeon's Commentary on Matthew therefore represents the fruit of a lifetime spent in the study and exposition of Scripture. It bears all the hallmarks of the genius of one who in his day was known as 'the Prince of Preachers'- reverence for the very words of Scripture, faithful teaching, deep insight, practical application, profound simplicity and spiritual power. Above all, from start to finish, the reader is struck by the author's unbounded devotion to and commendation of the Lord Jesus Christ- the King who is himself the gospel of the kingdom.
He was converted to Christ at the age of 16 and immediately began preaching. He preached in the streets and in the fields before he was 21. In his first church, he began with 100 members. It grew until he was preaching to 10,000 people in the Surrey Music Hall. His church, the Metropolitan Tabernacle, seated 6,000 people. He withdrew from every movement among English Baptists which tended to criticize the Authorized Version 1611 in any way.
Before his death, he published more than 2,000 sermons and 49 volumes of commentaries, sayings, anecdotes, illustrations, and devotions.
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