The Christian Race and Other Sermons

by J. C. Ryle

Publisher:

Hodder and Stoughton

, 1900

Overview

After sixty years of ministry, J. C. Ryle’s selected sermons were published in his honor. Varying from doctrinal issues—sin, redemption, regeneration, sanctification—to the practical duties of living the Christian life, Ryle’s sermons are timeless and inspirational.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Why am I telling you these things? I tell you them to show you that good education and good example cannot alone make the children of the saints good, without the grace of God, to show you how deeply rooted is the corruption of our natural dispositions.” (Pages 6–7)

“True Christians, then, are compared to sheep, and we shall find a great depth of meaning in the comparison if we look into it. Sheep are the most harmless, quiet, inoffensive creatures that God has made.” (Pages 111–112)

“What is the reason that men pay such respect to those above them upon earth?—their landlord, their master, the rich and the noble, are always treated with a proper reverence and deference; and yet the Lord God Almighty, the Maker and the Judge of all things, is honoured when it is convenient, as if it was rather a favour to attend His house and hear His ministers.” (Page 9)

“I know of two which are always at our elbows, two sins which try the most advanced Christians even to the end, and these are pride and unbelief—pride in our own difference from others, pride in our reputation as Christians, pride in our spiritual attainments: unbelief about our own sinfulness, unbelief about God’s wisdom, unbelief about God’s mercy.” (Page 160)

“What is the reason that so many use the outward forms of religion but never pray in secret” (Page 10)

Product Details

• Title: The Christian Race and Other Sermons
• Author: J. C. Ryle
• Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
• Publication Date: 1900
• Pages: 378

About J. C. Ryle

John Charles Ryle (1816-1900) began his service to the Lord as a minister of the Gospel. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, was ordained in 1841, and became a leader of the evangelical party in the Church of England. Ryle labored in parish churches within the Church of England for almost forty years. In 1880 he was designated dean of Salisbury and then became the First Bishop of Liverpool. He stayed in that role until 1900, shortly before his death.

Ryle came to international prominence as preacher, Bible expositor, and author. Today he is best known for his plain and lively writings on practical and spiritual themes. He deliberately used this style to reach ordinary people. The great aim of his ministry was to encourage strong and serious Christian living. His tracts and books sold in the millions in the late 1800s. Many of these have been republished in modern times. Ryle has been noted for his doctrinal essays and polemical writings. His bestselling titles include Expository Thoughts on Mark and Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties and Roots which can both be found in the J. C. Ryle Collection (18 vols.). He also contributed three volumes in the Crossway Classic Commentary Collection (13 vols.).

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