Christ,’ by asserting that he ‘saveth to the uttermost;’ by maintaining he will reign in our hearts alone, and subdue all things to himself.”17 Spurgeon too was warm to the words “saved to the uttermost” and asked his audiences, “How far can salvation go? What are its limits and its boundaries? Christ is a Saviour: how far is he able to save?”18 For Spurgeon, the outrageous scope of this salvation extended to the eternal security and perseverance of the saved: “Wherever I go, I hope always to bear
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