Word of God destined to Triumph – Charles Spurgeon

WHEN I have seen a text sometimes in the hand of the enemy made use of against the deity of Christ, or against the doctrine of election, or against some other important and vital doctrine, I have not felt at all inclined to give up the text or think lightly of it. I rather admire those Americans in the South, who, when they had lost some guns, were asked by the commanding officer whether they had not spiked the guns before they gave them up to the foe? “Spiked them! no,” said they, “we did not like to spoil such beautiful guns; we will take them again tomorrow.” And so they did. I would not have a text touched. Grand old text! we honor you even while we cannot keep the field, or ward you from the aggression of the invader. But shall we spoil it, or give it up as lost? Never, we will take it out of the hand of the enemy, use it for the defense of the gospel, and show that it does not mean what they think, or answer the ends to which they would apply it. Are we baffled in attack, or do we lose ground in an argument, it is for us by more diligent study, and closer research, to take the guns, the good old guns, and use those which the enemy used against ourselves—to turn them round and use them against him.