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The quote warns that self-approval can become a spiritual danger. It suggests that people harm themselves when they trust their own goodness or efforts to save themselves instead of looking beyond themselves.
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Originally said in English.
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About Charles Spurgeon
English Particular Baptist preacher
Charles Haddon Spurgeon was an English Particular Baptist preacher. He became one of the most influential Christian voices of the 19th century, and is still known in some circles as the "Prince of Preachers." He was a strong figure in the Baptist tradition, and defended the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith. He also opposed the liberal and pragmatic theological trends that were taking hold in the church in his day.
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