Regeneration – Need of – Charles Spurgeon

A RAW countryman having brought his gun to the gun- smith for repairs, the latter is reported to have examined it, and finding it to be almost too far gone for repairing, said, ” Your gun is in a very worn-out, ruinous, good-for-nothing condition, what sort of repairing do you want for it?” “Well,” said the countryman, ” I don’t see as I can do with anything short of a new stock, lock, and barrel; that ought to set it up again.” ” Why,” said the smith, ” you had better have a new gun altogether.” ” Ah!” was the reply, ” I never thought of that; and it strikes me that’s just what I do want. A new stock, lock, and barrel; why that’s about equal to a new gun altogether, and that’s what I’ll have.” Just the sort of repairing that man’s nature requires. The old nature cast aside as a complete wreck and good for nothing, and a new one imparted.