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Charles Spurgeon on Divine Heart Surgery - Traditional (Psalm 51:10)

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"'Create'—only God creates. The heart cannot cleanse itself; we need divine surgery. David asks not for improvement but new creation. Sin has corrupted the core; only the Creator can make it new. This is the prayer of every honest sinner: create in me what I cannot produce." — Charles Spurgeon. Traditional: divine creation.

Topics & Themes

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Psalm 51:10

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