Are You A Christian in Name Only?

9 Dec

“When a man is a Christian in name only, and not in reality – in outward things only, and not in his inward feelings – in profession only, and not in practice – when his Christianity in short is a mere matter of form, or fashion, or custom, without any influence on his heart or life – in such a case as this the man has what I call a ‘formal religion.’ He possesses indeed the form, or shell, or surface of religion, but he does not possess its substance or its power.”

~ J.C. Ryle

Practical Religion, “Formality”, 262, 263.


4 Responses to “Are You A Christian in Name Only?”

  1. Landry Glaubemann December 10, 2009 at 3:20 pm #

    I will Say Amen to J C Ryle Quote.
    I will also like to put this on my blog is it possible??????
    thanks

    Reply
  2. Landry Glaubemann December 10, 2009 at 3:21 pm #

    I will Say Amen to J C Ryle Quote.
    I will also like to put this on my blog is it possible??????
    thanks

    Sorry false Website, for the first post

    Reply
    • Erik December 10, 2009 at 7:11 pm #

      Landry,

      Feel free to place the above Ryle quote on your site. All you need to do is place a “HT” (Hat Tip) at the bottom the quote, where you received the quote. It’s just simple blog courtesy. That’s it.

      Reply

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