Four Costs of Becoming a Christian
30 Jan
J.C. Ryle writes in his classic work Holiness that there are four things a person must be ready to give up if they wish to become a Christian. Beginning Monday February 1st, we will ponder Ryle’s short quotes regarding each particular cost.
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Mon 2/1: Counting the Cost: Your Self-Righteousness
Tues 2/2: Counting the Cost: Your Sins
Wed 2/3: Counting the Cost: Your Love of Ease
Thu 2/4: Counting the Cost: The Favor of the World
Fri 2/5: Summary: Contemplating the Four Costs
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From John Charles Ryle:
“Let there be no mistake about my meaning. I am not examining what it costs to save a Christian’s soul. I know well that it costs nothing less that the blood of the Son of God to provide atonement, and to redeem man from hell. The price paid for our redemption was nothing less than the death of Jesus Christ on Calvary.
“The point I want to consider is another one altogether. It is what a man must be ready to give up if he wishes to be saved. It is the amount of sacrifice a man must submit to if he intends to serve Christ. It is in this sense that I raise the question, ‘What does it cost?’ And I believe firmly it is a most important one.”
Faithfulness and Holiness: The Witness of J.C. Ryle, “The Cost”, [Wheaton: Crossway, 2002], 174.
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