Charles Spurgeon was one of the most well-known preachers in the 19th century. Yet more than anything, he desired that all who knew him would desire to know Christ. Before his congregation at the Metropolitan Tabernacle he said to himself, "My soul, never be satisfied within a shadowy Christ." He points to Philippians 3:10, where Paul says he gave up everything "That I may know [Christ]"; Spurgeon urges all who listen to do likewise.