Building Your Happiness on Christ Crucified
Christ is always the same! It is this which makes the gospel so excellent and precious. We do not bid you depend on anything less than the tried corner-stone, the fountain whose water shall never fail – the city of refuge whose walls shall never be broken down – the sure Rock of Ages. Churches [...]
Pursue Holiness By Starting with Christ
I pity those who try to be holy without Christ! Your labor is all in vain. You are putting money in a bag with holes. You are pouring water into a sieve. You are rolling a huge round stone uphill. You are building up a wall with untempered mortar. Believe me, you are beginning at [...]
Top 25 J.C. Ryle Quotes
We are quickly approaching 500,000 views here on the J.C. Ryle Quotes site. So, from the over 800 quotes which have been placed on this site every Monday-Friday since August 1st, 2009, I thought I would provide the TOP 25 J.C. Ryle Quotes for your reading pleasure. Enjoy clicking around and viewing some of these [...]
Suffering Savior, Suffering Disciples
Suffering is a part of the process by which the children of God are made holy. They are chastened to wean them from the world, and make them partakers of God’s holiness. The Captain of their salvation was made “perfect through suffering,” and so are they (Hebrews 2:10; 12:10). There never was a great saint [...]
Looking Firmly at the Cross of Christ
Look at the cross, think of the cross, meditate on the cross, and then go and set your affections on the world if you can. I believe that holiness is nowhere learned so well as on Calvary. I believe you cannot look much at the cross without feeling your will sanctified, and your tastes made [...]
Bearded Gospel Men: J.C. Ryle
Joe Thorn is introducing a unique new series on his blog, dedicated to men from Christian history who preached the gospel and…had a beard. So, as you can imagine, the very first man featured in this series is of course, John Charles Ryle and his legendary beard. Enjoy this short post on Ryle.
The Mighty Truth of Christ’s Cross
Let us set fully before our eyes the doctrine of Christ dying in our place – His substituted death, and rest our souls on it. Let us hold on firmly to the mighty truth, that Christ on the cross: Christ on the cross: Stood in the place of His people Christ on the cross: Died [...]
Jesus Stands Ready to Save You
If you are determined to have the world and the things of the world, its pleasures and its rewards, its follies and its sins; if you must have your own way, and cannot give up anything for Christ and your soul; if this be your case, there is but one end before you. I fairly [...]
The Eye of Christ Upon Us
Let us remember that the eye of our loving Savior is upon us morning, noon, and night. He will never suffer us to be tempted above that we are able to bear. He can be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, for He suffered himself being tempted. He knows what battles and conflicts are, [...]
Persevere in Love
Practice love diligently. It is one of those graces, above all, which grow by constant exercise. Strive more and more to carry it into every little detail of daily life. Watch over your own tongue and temper throughout every hour of the day,–and especially in your dealing with children and near relatives. Remember the character [...]
