Do Not Try to Go Beyond this Gospel, Brethren

Phil Johnson over at the Pyromaniacs Blog shares the weekly dose of Spurgeon, in which the sermon chosen deals with the importance of substitution in the atoning work of Jesus.

Here's some notable excerpts:

"He was there, on the cross, in our room, and place, and stead; and as the sinner, by reason of his sin deserves not to enjoy the favor of God, so Jesus Christ, standing in the place of the sinner, and enduring that which would vindicate the justice of God, had to come under the cloud, as the sinner must have come, if Christ had not taken his place."

"The modern doctrine of the apostles of 'culture' is that Jesus Christ did something or other, which, in some way or other, was, in some degree or other, connected with our salvation." (I love that one)

"...if you bring me a gospel which can only be understood by gentlemen who have passed through Oxford or Cambridge University, I know that it cannot be the gospel of Christ."

You can read the whole sermon here.