The Chocolate Soldier: Or, Heroism—the Lost Chord of Christianity
1913
The Chocolate Soldier: Or, Heroism—the Lost Chord of Christianity
1913
This is a rousing spiritual manifesto from one of the most dynamic evangelists of the early 20th century. C.T. Studd, the cricketer-turned-missionary who gave away his fortune to spread the Gospel, delivers an impassioned attack on comfortable Christianity. He introduces his now-famous metaphor: the chocolate soldier looks the part in uniform but lacks the courage to actually fight. Against allegories of biblical heroes like Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David, Studd holds up a mirror to believers who profess faith but refuse to sacrifice for it. This is not gentle encouragement. It is a wartime summons. The book thunders against passivity, complacency, and half-hearted commitment, demanding that Christians stop merely claiming allegiance to Christ and start living as if the spiritual battle is real. Over a century later, its challenge still cuts through the noise of modern religious life: are you a spectator or a soldier?
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“God's real people have always been called fanatics.””
— C. T. Studd
“WE ARE FRITTERING AWAY TIME AND MONEY IN A MULTIPLICITY OF CONVENTIONS, conferences, and retreats, when the real need is to go straight and full steam into battle, with the signal for "close action" flying.””
— C. T. Studd
“All these being men of war came with a perfect heart to make Jesus King over all the world. They were all mighty men of valor for the war! He that was least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to a thousand! They were not of double heart! Their faces were like the faces of lions! They were as swift as the roes upon the mountains (to do their Lord's commands)! Ye sought in time past, for Jesus to be King over you. NOW, THEN, DO IT (Compare 1 Chronicles 12:8, 33, 38, and 2 Samuel 3:17-18).””
— C. T. Studd
“We must divorce Chocolate and Disobedience, and marry Faith and Heroism.””
— C. T. Studd
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